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.
Before the story begins, is it such a sin
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design
Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that somethin' would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true
I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears
Conjuring her deepest fears (come here you fucking bitch)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleepin'
Now she's just so perfect I've never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on and on and on
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
Baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved
Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears
Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it (eat the shit out of it)
Now that it's done, I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
'Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
I will suffer for so long (what will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (well, then, I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough (if it's not enough, if it's not enough)
If it's not enough (not enough)
Try again (try again)
And again (and again)
Over and over again
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life
Yes, I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life
I do
I now pronounce you
Becuse I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start, oh
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design
Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that somethin' would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true
I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears
Conjuring her deepest fears (come here you fucking bitch)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleepin'
Now she's just so perfect I've never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on and on and on
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
Baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved
Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears
Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it (eat the shit out of it)
Now that it's done, I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
'Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
I will suffer for so long (what will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (well, then, I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough (if it's not enough, if it's not enough)
If it's not enough (not enough)
Try again (try again)
And again (and again)
Over and over again
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life
Yes, I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life
I do
I now pronounce you
Becuse I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start, oh
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
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I think people are taking the lyrics a bit too seriously. I think it's more of a metaphor of a dysfunctional relationship. Due to his excessive paranoia, maybe he got abusive or controlling. He says at the beginning how "Something would go wrong,Before the possibilities came true, I took all possibility from you" Basically, this explains how he would stop her ever being able to leave him/cheat on him whatever. The abuse/controlling is expressed by the 'stabbing'. Her stabbing him, in return, I believe is her leaving him. It's like a fuck-you for being like that, I'm off, and that pain symbolises his 'stabbing'. After this, he says he must "apologise from somewhere far beyond the grave" I think the 'far beyond the grave' symbolises the grave of their relationship, ie. after things ended. After that, they rekindle their love and get married, explaining the wedding ceremony. Where it says "We're coming back, coming back We'll live forever, live forever Let's have wedding, have a wedding Let's start the killing, start the killing" I believe the 'start the killing' says that they both accept they were wrong in the relationship, but as it's now them BOTH 'killing' it may be some sort of agreement to maybe take their problems out on OTHER people instead of each other.
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The song is about a couple, The man Is insecure, So he kills her. Then he has sex with her corpse. She comes back from the grave and kills him. He apologizes and they Get married, Or whatever it is demons do. They then Murder people. The end. It was you that was over thinking it, The lyrics don't have any "hidden meaning". "Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times" means that he stabbed her, Fifty times.
However you got that message, I find your explanation to be the clearest, best, and most meaningful.
Interesting way to look at it, very deep too, but in the end, I think it suppose just to be taken literately so you can be like "wtf" Not everyone can think of deep meaning like that, so that's why I believe it is just suppose to be taken literately, nice to think that there can be meaning behind it though, haha.
And how does raping her corpse fit into your ex
Jesus, at last, one interpretation that isn't an exact copy of the lyrics. Thank you.
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dude falls in love with chick. he's afraid she might one day leave him so he kills her before she gets the chance. he keeps her body young and rapes her corpse. her soul comes back reposesses her body and kills him. they both spend eternity trying to make it up to each other. then i guess they come back to earth from, hell and start killing people? that part with the demon voice came out of nowhere.
allright imma try the song seems about that he was so inlove with the girl that he was scared tat she might break up with him so he killed her then he kept her body preserved hence ill keep u young forever with a fountain to sray on ur youth and hes gonna keep sleeping with her shes never been this good n bed even when she was sleeping ive never been so fucking deep in so he keeps heating up her thighs so it feels like shes alive then her soul comes back and kill him hence the second time its she must have stabed HIM 50 times then he feels bad so thre both dead and hes gonna spend in eternaty trying to make it up 2 her well thats all the thought i feel like puting into it now lets c what some one else does ;lol
wow, nice job. srsly...
this song always confused me, but this seems to sum it up exactly! :D
I came here looking for a meaning what I find is people stating the obvious.
does no one watch the music videos for the songs they look up? its about a guy who falls in love with a women and wants to propose to her but she turns him down. "I was weak with fear that something would go wrong" saying he thought that might happen and he was dreading it.
this song is fucking amazing the revs voive is awsome in this 2 lol
the rev sounds like marilyn manson! lol
Halloween acid trip doesn't even begin to describe this song. I cannot listen to this song without seriously laughing my ass off for how amazingly fucked up some of these lyrics are. I mean seriously "’Cause I really always knew that my little crime would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs" it does not get any sicker than that haha
now to talk about that song, guys r really simple minded maybe just maybe they released the lyrics and secondly wtf!!!! i never thought a7x would use the lyrics lol all well song looks sick cant wait
He seems like a crazy sadist because he laughs as he kills her and enjoys her fear. And when she comes back she smiles as she murders him. Doesn't seem like there's a lot of love in their relationship at the time of her murder. There's also a hint of insanity when you listen to the laughing, and then at points it's grave and he feels remorse. Or it could be some obsession type thing on his part and simply revenge on hers, and then his remorse.
It's a lot to consider and the song itself is pretty confusing. And I love it!
its about necraphilia :D and the rev is a sadistic sob..well he was when he was alive and he wrote the 8 minutes of amazingness in this song and he did the laughing...so yes hahaha
the entire cd has been leaked via MTV for a few days now...and yea, the song is 8:02 long
A guy kills his wife/girlfriend, eats her hearth, fucks the corpse and then the girl comes back from hell and kills the guy, and eats his heart. They marry in hell, and they live happily ever after.
i agree with raff :))) and... i think it's a tim burton movie... BRILLIANT !!!