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.
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, baby, don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door
Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen-oh minutes now
Oh, baby, I feel so down
And I don't know why
I keep walking for miles
And say, people, they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they can't understand
Your grandsons, they won't understand
On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, don't feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned round
Oh, baby, gonna be alright
It was a great big lie
'Cause I left that night, yeah
Oh, people, they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they don't understand
In spaceships, they won't understand
And me, I ain't ever gonna understand
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
See, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, little girl, I don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door
Yeah
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, baby, don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door
Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen-oh minutes now
Oh, baby, I feel so down
And I don't know why
I keep walking for miles
And say, people, they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they can't understand
Your grandsons, they won't understand
On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, don't feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned round
Oh, baby, gonna be alright
It was a great big lie
'Cause I left that night, yeah
Oh, people, they don't understand
No, girlfriends, they don't understand
In spaceships, they won't understand
And me, I ain't ever gonna understand
Last night, she said
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
See, it turns me off
When I feel left out"
So I, I turned 'round
Oh, little girl, I don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door
Yeah
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so it's about a guy with a girlfriend who doesn't stop moaning, he loses patience and in the end just leaves her cos she doesn't shut up. sad? no way. funny? hell yes.
Last night she said "Oh baby don't feel so down" Way to turn me off When I feel left out So I, I turned round, "Oh baby gonna be alright" It was a great big lie 'Cause I left that night
So she's all "Oh baby I feel so down" and keeps offloading on him, telling him how she feels and stuff which wouldn't be a bad thing apart from she's always feeling bad things and OK, it is part of being in a relationship that you have to be there for your partner, listen to them and understand them and offer advice... but offloading is never a good thing and i mean it is always annoying when people don't shut up about their problems - and that's what she's doing, and he gets pissed off and leaves. the lyrics are not meant to be taken seriously, they are amusing, and the light-hearted feel of the song illustrates this. it's amusing cos it's so hilariously bloke-ish - nobody can put up with constant whining! so perhaps there is the sad juxtaposed storyline of how he feels sad and confused and nobody understands because nobody listens, least of all his girlfriend who keeps moaning about her own problems, and that is why he leaves her, but i think it is more likely that this bit:
Oh people they don't understand No girlfriends they can't understand On top of this I aint never gonna understand In spaceships they won't understand And me I ain't ever gonna understand
is him imitating the girlfriend saying that she thinks nobody understands her problems apart from him, probably in some soppy way, and he's thinking "well i don't understand either so shut up"... ok so maybe there is a deeper meaning to this but i don't think there is. not all songs have to be sad and about internal torment and sorrow and confusion. the song is light-hearted, ironic and amusing and i love it... it is perfect... PERFECT... i mean, no joke, this is my favourite song of all time ever ever ever... even better live... it's just so reminiscent of the happiest times in my life.
This song is about being depressed and not being to know why. It's a great song because it holds all the implications of being depressed; not having anyone to understand, especially one's self. But sometimes you have to tell someone it'll be fine just for the sake of being nice but knowing deep inside that you're going to have to leave, mentally or physically. The guitars, bass, and drums are suppose(I believe) to convey that obvious subjective perception of being in a social place while feeling like this(depressed). It's a beautiful song because it's so true. It makes me happy that The Strokes can convey this feeling so accurately.
complicated stuff doesnt mean its better
it kinda pisses me off when people say "this song makes me feel so happy!"
especially when they post it right under the lyrics
which are so obviously sad and unhappy
great song, its good cos theyre not the normal idiot full of rage rcok group that the world is so filled with today (e.g. puddle of mudd) they bring style and actual talent back into the industry. KUDOS to The Strokes!
I think this song's about a guy who just leaves his girlfriend, possibly cause of pregnancy (your grandsons will never understand), and he's saying that people can't understand it, and neither can he. He just doesn't love her anymore.
At first i thought this was a really old song, man was i wrong or what!
this song is good...i like their whole album..they sound like they are a rock band from the late 70's
This song seems to have no meaning at all can someone help me
I'm thinking this song is a lot deeper than what everyone here seems to think. It's very ambiguous, but deep. It's a brief observation of how people do strange things that don't make any sense and no one can or will ever understand why. Why does a person suddenly get "down" or depressed? Why do we feel the need to walk out the door on someone in need? Why do we have that urge to just not get involved or be self-focused when it comes to other peoples troubles? We "feel left out," but only because we choose to be. <br /> <br /> The character in this song seems to have a sudden realization of the how strange it all is and he comes to the conclusion that no one will ever figure it out completely. People in general, Girlfriends or anyone you have a close, personal relationship with they don't understand, they can't. And your grandsons, the future generations, even when they're living on spaceships, they won't understand either. We don't understand ourselves and "on top of this I ain't ever gonna understand."<br /> <br /> I know that's a lot taken out of such a simple song. Maybe I'm just making something out of nothing, but a song is what you make it.
i like it, interpreted very well.
i think this song is about some guy whos girlfriend tells him she feels down and so he leaves cause he doesn't care anymore and then is walking around and feels depressed and doesn't know why and people don't understand