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.
It’s a big mistake
50 days, 3 months away
I’d be laughing today
But your voice on the phone gives me no reason
Don’t take from me
My heart is barely beating
Don’t take from me
I’m falling down
All I want to do is lie in bed with you
All I really ever need is you
All I got to do is give up all I have to be with you
It’s a different day
1500 miles away
Why would you want to stay?
So take a look around
All I want to do is lie in bed with you
All I really ever need is you
All I got to do is give up all I have to be with you
All I want to do is to be close to you
All I want to do is to be next to you
All I want is you to give up all we had to be
I can’t remember why I’m here
If you’d let me spend my life with you
December’s gone
It came and went
(All I really need is you
I’m waiting here for you)
December’s gone
It came and went
50 days, 3 months away
I’d be laughing today
But your voice on the phone gives me no reason
Don’t take from me
My heart is barely beating
Don’t take from me
I’m falling down
All I want to do is lie in bed with you
All I really ever need is you
All I got to do is give up all I have to be with you
It’s a different day
1500 miles away
Why would you want to stay?
So take a look around
All I want to do is lie in bed with you
All I really ever need is you
All I got to do is give up all I have to be with you
All I want to do is to be close to you
All I want to do is to be next to you
All I want is you to give up all we had to be
I can’t remember why I’m here
If you’d let me spend my life with you
December’s gone
It came and went
(All I really need is you
I’m waiting here for you)
December’s gone
It came and went
Lyrics submitted by prayingmantis84
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its called Worst To December.... well thats what my iTunes says... anyways, its a good song.
This song was a secret for awhile. Mainly because the lyrics were a bit confessional in regards to a relationship I was going through. I feared that if my girlfriend discovered the paper with the lyrics, we'd have to confront our issues. A band from Santa Barbara called Bright Life inspired the music of this song. I always admired their use of open chords in their rock songs, something that Sugarcult doesn't do very often. Kenny's drum beat in the beginning of the song is very important. He keeps time on the rim of the tom. This is where we hear the "tick-tick tick" sound. It sounds very much like a clock and gives the track a nice ambient space. Lyrically the song is about about space and feelings of being away from home. I think these two ideas are very important to eachother and add to the songs mono verse qualities. The song's lack of bass in the verse arrangement is also something that we have never ventured into before. My favorite part of this song is the end,"December's gone, it came and went". It sums up best the way I felt about myself and the situation at the time. The song was also very difficult to record. It took three different attempts to record the rhythm guitar parts mainly because we couldn't keep our guitars in tune. Marko's intro riff is my favorite thing he played on the entire record. It was something he came up with the last night in the studio inspired by candles, coffee and chain smoking cigarettes.
(From sugarcult.com)
This song is probably my favourite off the album right now. If I'm sad I can just put it on and it cheers me up in about half a minute. Sugarcult are such an awesome band.
It's about being in a relationship that you're tired of and you know it's going to end
I dont think its about a relationship he's sick of at all. I think its one he despirately wants to have. He's willing to make all these sacrifices to be with her, but its not happening. Makes me think about my current situation
Punker whoever you got that song from is a dork lol. I have the cd, Its Worst December, not Worst to december :)
its about wanting to live closer to someone ur far away from. wanting to be so close to someone but cant, so he wants to give up all he has to be with her.
its about wanting to live closer to someone ur far away from. wanting to be so close to someone but cant, so he wants to give up all he has to be with her.
Yea, the guy is in a long distance relationship with a girl, and he has to wait three months till he can see her again"50 days, 3 months away" unless he gives up everything and goes to be with her, because he desperately wants to be with her and he thinks she might give up"Don’t take from me" he's saying don't break up with him and don't go away because she is all he really wants.
this song means a lot cuz i'm in a long distance relationship and its gonna suck over the holdidays cuz of all the love and feelings and stuff and not being with the person you love on a holiday just sucks like in Sugarcults other song "all the holidays sucked by myself cuz i'm fucked" :) i only wish they made more refrence to a crappy december in the song then just decembers gone it came and went....
When I saw Sugarcult open for Green Day back in 04 Tim was like "We dedicate this song to Green Day it's called 'Worst December' and it goes like this"