The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Summertime
I´m the silence as the wind blows
My land is your land we are free
Summertime
If you listen close you hear my terdrops fall
My dream is yours
Chorus:
I have time on my side
Making diamonds of coal
She put a hole, through my kevlar soul
and my heart slowly dies
It gets lonely and cold
She put a hole, through my kevlar soul
Summertime
I am violence as the rain falls
My land is my land only mine
Summertime
If I listen close I hear your teardrops fall
Your dream is mine
Chorus
I´m the silence as the wind blows
My land is your land we are free
Summertime
If you listen close you hear my terdrops fall
My dream is yours
Chorus:
I have time on my side
Making diamonds of coal
She put a hole, through my kevlar soul
and my heart slowly dies
It gets lonely and cold
She put a hole, through my kevlar soul
Summertime
I am violence as the rain falls
My land is my land only mine
Summertime
If I listen close I hear your teardrops fall
Your dream is mine
Chorus
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For me this version just can't compare to the Swedish version, sadly. The English version just feels less, well, touching. Rough translation of the chorus from the Swedish version:
"As long as my heart still beats I'll remember you when You pierced a hole through my kevlar soul And you became my wound and I'm bleeding to death Come, make a hole in my kevlar soul"
The English lyrics are - as always with Kent - quite different though, and in this case the whole 'hope' part of the song seems to have been lost:
As far as I can tell the song is about him shutting people out so as to not get hurt ("my kevlar soul"), but this girl still managed to get close to him ("She put a hole, through my kevlar soul", "My land is your land we are free"), and after the pain of their eventual breakup ("and my heart slowly dies / It gets lonely and cold") he shuts himself again ("My land is my land only mine"), but he's still grateful to have met her (this is the part that seems to be missing from the English version, but check the Swedish chorus).
I don't see how this would really have anything to do with racism though.
What does "Kevlar" mean, by the way?
Kevlar is a material used to make bulletproof vests... what a great comparison. In any case, this song's pretty straightforward. Not much to analyze in depth, just a sad, lovely song. The lines "I have time on my side, making diamonds of coal" in particular are wonderful. I don't know if that's what was said in the Swedish version... if not, those are awesome lines to find in a translation.
in swedish it says, och så blev du mitt sår, och jag blöder ihjäl, = and you became my wound, and I'm bleeding to death, so it's pretty diffrent
Jocke Berg has said that this song is about racism on a consert, but on the other side he has also said that its about browing up.
racism?
The only way this could be about racism would be if he actually with the 'my land'-part refers to an actual nation, and if the kevlar is a symbol for the fear of what you don't know, of a different cultur expanding within your own safe borders. I think that's a good description of how some people against immigration feel. This said, I do not share these thoughts and feelings, I'm simply trying to figure the lyrics out together with the possibility of them being about racism. Considering how surreal many of Kent's lyrics are, especially the originals, I wouldn't be surprised if they left it open for interpretation :) Take care.