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.
My song is love
Love to the lovers shone
And it goes up
You don't have to be alone
Your heavy heart
Is made of stone
And it's so hard to see you, clearly
You don't have to be on your own
You don't have to be on your own
And I'm not gonna take it back
And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that
You're the target that I'm aiming at
And I'll get that message home
My song is love
My song is love I know
And I'm on fire for you, clearly
You don't have to be alone
You don't have to be on your own
And I'm not gonna take it back
And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that
You're the target that I'm aiming at
But I'm nothing on my own
Got to get that message home
And I'm not gonna stand and wait
Not gonna leave it until its much too late
On a platform I'm gonna stand and say
That I'm nothing on my own
And I love you, please come home
My song is love, is love I know
And I've got to get that message home
Love to the lovers shone
And it goes up
You don't have to be alone
Your heavy heart
Is made of stone
And it's so hard to see you, clearly
You don't have to be on your own
You don't have to be on your own
And I'm not gonna take it back
And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that
You're the target that I'm aiming at
And I'll get that message home
My song is love
My song is love I know
And I'm on fire for you, clearly
You don't have to be alone
You don't have to be on your own
And I'm not gonna take it back
And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that
You're the target that I'm aiming at
But I'm nothing on my own
Got to get that message home
And I'm not gonna stand and wait
Not gonna leave it until its much too late
On a platform I'm gonna stand and say
That I'm nothing on my own
And I love you, please come home
My song is love, is love I know
And I've got to get that message home
Lyrics submitted by rocketqueenz, edited by rosematazz
A Message Lyrics as written by Guy Rupert Berryman Christopher Anthony John Martin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song, to me, is about a girl who wants to hide away from feelings she has for others, but yet one person has feelings for her in the same way as she does and he wants to get the message home that she doesnt have to be on her own, even though he feels her heart is made of stone and there is no way of getting that point across, he is going to keep trying because she is 'the target he is aiming at'
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To me, this song seems to be about two people who are in denial about their feelings for eachother. Then one day, one of them just breaks down and tells the other that they love them.
I just love the part where it goes, "And I'm not gonna take it back/Oh I'm not gonna say I don't mean that." It's such an unabashed declaration of one person's love for another. Coldplay's new album rocks!
yea, I think a few of the lines are wrong.
I heard
My song is love Love to the loveless shown
and
My song is love, is love unknown
I recognised these coz they're paraphrased from an old Christian hymn (cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/y/mysongis.htm). What an awesome song tho! It's SO simple and it's lovely.
Wow I've just realized that too, because I was looking through a poetry book and it had this hymn in it and i thought, i know these lyrics!<br /> <br /> I thought I would be a smarty pants and come post it here but looks like you've beat me to it...lol :D<br /> <br /> <br /> Beautiful song, <br /> <br /> 'You don't have to be alone...'
these words are beautiful...
"on a platform im gonna stand and say that im nothing on my own..that i love you, please come home. my song is love, is love i know. and i've got to get that message home."
yeah, the meanings pretty self explanitory. beautiful music
the chorus is definitely wrong i think it should be:
And I'm not gonna take it back Oh I'm not gonna say I don't mean that Youre the target that im aiming at And I'm nothing on my own Got to get that message home
@mikeford I know it's about a mans love for a woman, but I like to think it's sung by a woman for a man. I'm sorry if I think a little wierd
To me, this song runs deep. This girl is scared. She's denying any feelings that she has for this guy and completely ignoring his dire attempts to her. It's so hard to get to her, but he can't stop... sorry i went off on my own tangent guys, thats probably not what the song is about but that's what's happening in my life easily related to thanks to chris martin
at first i didn't really like this song, but the more I listened, I fell in love with it. The simple way chris sings the last few lines is so beautiful.
This is DEFINATLY my favorite song on X&Y. I just find it so elegant, lovely, and comforting. Coldplay has always provided this for me, and this song especially. It's obviously about someone who loves a person who doesn't really show emotion. But he (the singer) loves her so much, and he won't stop at anything to have her understand that he loves her. That's his message.
This used to be my ex and I's song. Over time, it's had different and very personal meanings for me. At the beginning, I was transfixed with the "on a platform" lyric as it seemed to convey my confession of love for her and wanting to shout it from the rooftops to everyone. As time went by, our relationship slowly and selfishly became less and less about each other and I became more transfixed on the sort of heartbreaking and somber nature of it. It speaks softly but surely about a sort of unrequited, unreturned, undeserving kind of love... A love you have to give too much of yourself to have. Needless to say our relationship wasn't ever meant to be and after years of on again off again trying over and over to make it work we finally had to let go. It was awful, and it's been years since I've brought myself to listen to this song all the way through. Funny enough this is right around the time of year I first really heard it and shared it and my feelings with her so long ago, and I've got to admit it makes me really kind of sad. Especially when thinking back now on how things turned out with us, but you know things change, time goes by, you move on, you fall in love all over again, and in the end life ends up full of little bittersweet remembrances just like this damnable song.