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.
You say it's fair, a labor source for the masses
Providing cheap garments we can sell and brand
As a new and hopeful answer to an existence so bland
Open your eyes, as you don't need to buy
You do not have to be a coat hanger for a corporation in a market that's lost the plot
You decide if it's worth having their blood on your hands just to wear the latest Nikes
Open your eyes, as you don't need to buy
If I had a cape, that made me disappear
I'd fly around the world for days just so I could hear
The rich count their dimes whilst the Africans cry
And record it on a tape and stream it high across the sky
Open your eyes, as you don't need to buy it
Providing cheap garments we can sell and brand
As a new and hopeful answer to an existence so bland
Open your eyes, as you don't need to buy
You do not have to be a coat hanger for a corporation in a market that's lost the plot
You decide if it's worth having their blood on your hands just to wear the latest Nikes
Open your eyes, as you don't need to buy
If I had a cape, that made me disappear
I'd fly around the world for days just so I could hear
The rich count their dimes whilst the Africans cry
And record it on a tape and stream it high across the sky
Open your eyes, as you don't need to buy it
Lyrics submitted by xXlastgoodbyeXx
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Lyrics as written by Samuel Lloyd Duckworth
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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