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.
If you ever get close to a human
And human behavior
Be ready, be ready to get confused
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
To human behavior
But yet so, yet so irresistible
And there is no map
They're terribly, terribly, terribly moody
Oh, human behavior
Then all of a sudden turn happy
But, oh, to get involved in the exchange
Of human emotions
Is ever so, ever so satisfying
Oh, oh, and there is no map
Human behavior, human
Human, human behavior, human
Human, human behavior, human
Human behavior, human
And there is no map
And the compass
Wouldn't help at all
Human behavior, human, human
Human behavior, human
Human behavior, human
Human behavior
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic (human, human, human behavior)
Human (human behavior)
Human (human, human behavior)
Human
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
Human, human, human, human
And human behavior
Be ready, be ready to get confused
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
To human behavior
But yet so, yet so irresistible
And there is no map
They're terribly, terribly, terribly moody
Oh, human behavior
Then all of a sudden turn happy
But, oh, to get involved in the exchange
Of human emotions
Is ever so, ever so satisfying
Oh, oh, and there is no map
Human behavior, human
Human, human behavior, human
Human, human behavior, human
Human behavior, human
And there is no map
And the compass
Wouldn't help at all
Human behavior, human, human
Human behavior, human
Human behavior, human
Human behavior
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic (human, human, human behavior)
Human (human behavior)
Human (human, human behavior)
Human
There's definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
Human, human, human, human
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her "primal screams" if you will between verses make this song worthwhile. the moral of the story is don't mess with a human - she's all about perspective, she mixes up her perspective like nobody else in the business. that's talent to me.
Well let's face it. We polute the nature, which created us. Polute the things we eat, so we can get cancer, and allergies, make wars, and kill eachother. Humans are unpredictable. Humiliate, and hurt eachother So yeah, there's really no logic, to human behaviour.
i love her i love her i love her. i haven't seen the video yet.. but i love the echoing sound of 'ever' in the beginning.. and this song makes me wanna poo my pants..in a very very good way though.
Great psuedo tribal beats in the intro mixed with the awesome musicality of the nonverbal parts. Awesome. And she can act as well. (in that one movie) Great song.
Peace
beautiful song and amazing video, too.
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