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.
Screaming at the window
Watch me die another day
Hopeless situation
Endless price I'll have to pay
Diary... of a madman
Walk the line,another day
Entries of confusion
Dear diary, I'm here to stay.
Sanity now and beyond me
I will always love you.
However long I stay
I will always love you.
Whatever words I say
I will always love you.
There's no choice.
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I'm hopeless
Voices in the darkness
Scream away my mental health
Can I ask a question
To help me save me from myself?
Sanity now and beyond me
I will always love you.
However long I stay
I will always love you.
Whatever words I say
I will always love you.
There's no choice.
I will always love you. (repeat 6x)
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I'm whole again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I'm whole again
I will always love you
There's no choice
Watch me die another day
Hopeless situation
Endless price I'll have to pay
Diary... of a madman
Walk the line,another day
Entries of confusion
Dear diary, I'm here to stay.
Sanity now and beyond me
I will always love you.
However long I stay
I will always love you.
Whatever words I say
I will always love you.
There's no choice.
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I'm hopeless
Voices in the darkness
Scream away my mental health
Can I ask a question
To help me save me from myself?
Sanity now and beyond me
I will always love you.
However long I stay
I will always love you.
Whatever words I say
I will always love you.
There's no choice.
I will always love you. (repeat 6x)
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I'm whole again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I'm whole again
I will always love you
There's no choice
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
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Raziel you are stupid, shut up.
I also agree that this was not on Mer De Noms since I've owned said album since a week after it's release. The cure is fairly decent, Ozzy is "interesting". A Perfect Circle is undeniably the most significant thing ever to happen to music as we know it. So by placing such songs in the hands of their past line up inevitably lead to a work of dual compositional art hardly rivaled. Have fun everyone.
hey screw you man.... that is the dopest cover song you will hear performed by APC. if you arent a fan of the cure then you can kiss my white hairy ass okay? and if you didnt notice.... the music to "lovesong" fits perfectly with "diary of..." stick to masterbating and you'll be alright. keep it real man
Ok, so maybe this is a stupid question and maybe I'm just going to look like an idiot for asking, but oh well. What album is this off of? I thought APC only had one album out? Lemme know, eh?
I think the cover(s) is brilliant. It brings two classic songs of insanity and splices them together making it totally chaotic and crazy.
I think this song is about a relashionship and hes saying that no matter how many times he fucks up, he still loves her. Sometimes the confusion brings him to the brink of insanity, he doesn't want to leave, he feels hopeless at the fact that he's in this situation and doesnt want to or cant bring himself to leave. Then at the end of the song it says 'Whenever I'm alone with you You make me feel like I'm whole again ', no matter how insane he becomes she also brings him this sense that she makes him whole. And basically whatever happens, he'll always love her, just as it says, because he loves her to much to ever go.
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this song is pure bliss, i love this song, maynard is god ;D
I can not even believe what Raziel said. This is a great cover. MAYB I REPEAT GREAT! The cure is pretty good too. Hmmm whatever though, we can all have our own opinons, even if his/her's are retarded.
The song's two osngs put together, so I don't think the two meanings of the songs are suppossed to cross... I mean, to me anyway... This is probably the best cover song I have ever heard. Diary of a Madman and Lovesong are two of may favorite songs. I adore the Cure, and to have APC do a cover is bliss. Pure bliss.