Alright
You said
I cannot get there from here, baby
And I don't care where I'm goin'
Here's to your thin red line
I'm stepping over
Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a Fat City address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, and you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
And no, I don't ask for permission
This is my chance to fly
Maybe enough ain't enough for you
But it's my turn to try
Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a Fat City address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a side-swiped dress
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, and you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Woohoo
Take a look at this
Hey, man, that suit is you
Hoo wee, you'll get some leg tonight for sure
Tell us how you do
(Come on, Dave, give me a break)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, one break coming up
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained
You said
I cannot get there from here, baby
And I don't care where I'm goin'
Here's to your thin red line
I'm stepping over
Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a Fat City address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, and you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
And no, I don't ask for permission
This is my chance to fly
Maybe enough ain't enough for you
But it's my turn to try
Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a Fat City address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a side-swiped dress
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, and you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Woohoo
Take a look at this
Hey, man, that suit is you
Hoo wee, you'll get some leg tonight for sure
Tell us how you do
(Come on, Dave, give me a break)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, one break coming up
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running
Change, ain't nothing stays the same
Unchained
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Unchained Lyrics as written by Edward Van Halen Alex Van Halen
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Alrite, well the song starts off with some thick and chunky guitar work from God(Eddie) and then leads into an all out rocker as the Rhythm Section joins, as Dave does a few of his trademark shouts.
Roth starts "singing"(it is more like shouting on key for this part) with some slightly Busy guitar work in the background, but nothing too distracting.
It leads into the Pre-Chorus where the whole band sings some backup vocals, and then leads into the Chorus.
"Change" and "Unchained" are sang by all of the band members, as Eddie plays the Intro beneath it all, this time with the Rhythm Backing him up on vocals and instruments.
The solo in this song isnt some of Eddie's BEST work, but it is simple and fits the song, which is fine. With some odd articulation, he makes the song kind of jolty.
Another run through the Chorus leads into a small Bridge part, where Dave is shouting at someone(at the recording studio?). The "someone" shuts Roth up, and "one break" comes up. Leading back into the Chorus until the end. THe last chorus has a bit of simple(as far as Van Halen goes) soloing, and it ends off with another little lick.
Not sure what the song is about, im assuming maybe about leaving a girl(ball and chain) and now he is free and wants to get back to being himself again(Hits the ground(breaks up) and starts running(back to his old self).
Amazing song. Classic.
I believe that the first interpretation is correct. It makes perfect sense. Think about the prechorus:
"Thought you'd never miss me
'Til I got a fat city address"
He moves out, and she misses him. Great song.