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 Hide Inside, So Not Okay
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
What If You Remember More Today
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
The Phone Rings But There's Too Much To Say
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Tell Them To Go When You Wish They Would Stay
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Disproportionate Reactions Just Won't Fade
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Every Dude You See Puts You In A Rage
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Or Stupid Shit Just Maks You Cry
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Your Friends Are Worried You Won't Tell Them Why
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Look Up To The Sky, Sky, Sky
Take Back Your Own Tonight
You'll Find More Than You See
It's Time Now Now Get Ready
So You Can Taste That Sweet Sweet Cake
And Feel The Warm Water In A Lake Ya Know
What About That Nice Cool Breeze
And Hear The Buzzing Of The Bumble Bees
Just Live Beyond Those Neighborhood Lives
And Go Past The Yard Outside
And Push Through Your Greatest Fears
And Live Past Your Memories Ters 'cause
You Don't Need To Scratch Inside
Just Please Hold Onto Your Pride And
So Don't Let Them Bring You Down
And Don't Let Them Fuck You Around 'cause
Those Are You Arms, That Is Your Heat
And No No They Can't Tear You Apart
They Can't Take It Away, No
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
What If You Remember More Today
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
The Phone Rings But There's Too Much To Say
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Tell Them To Go When You Wish They Would Stay
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Disproportionate Reactions Just Won't Fade
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Every Dude You See Puts You In A Rage
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Or Stupid Shit Just Maks You Cry
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Your Friends Are Worried You Won't Tell Them Why
Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
You Gotta Keep On, Keep On Livin'
Look Up To The Sky, Sky, Sky
Take Back Your Own Tonight
You'll Find More Than You See
It's Time Now Now Get Ready
So You Can Taste That Sweet Sweet Cake
And Feel The Warm Water In A Lake Ya Know
What About That Nice Cool Breeze
And Hear The Buzzing Of The Bumble Bees
Just Live Beyond Those Neighborhood Lives
And Go Past The Yard Outside
And Push Through Your Greatest Fears
And Live Past Your Memories Ters 'cause
You Don't Need To Scratch Inside
Just Please Hold Onto Your Pride And
So Don't Let Them Bring You Down
And Don't Let Them Fuck You Around 'cause
Those Are You Arms, That Is Your Heat
And No No They Can't Tear You Apart
They Can't Take It Away, No
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
This Is Your Time This Is Your Life And
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
Keep On Livin'
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Holiday
Bee Gees
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
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How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
This song means so much to me. For me, it is about depression and how you want to hide inside and everything seems meaningless. But Le Tigre tells us to keep on living, and try and enjoy the little things like that cool breeze or the buzzing of the bumble bees, and so on. I think the line "you don't need to scratch inside" etc. means that you don't need to hate yourself or self-harm because you are valuable and beautiful. This song means a lot to me, because I've been suffering from depression for over 20 years. It all started out when I was a kid and I still haven't recovered. Bikini Kill was my favourite band when I was 20, and this song by Le Tigre gives me hope and is about the essential things that you need to do when your depression tries to take the best of you. Keeping on living. Taking joy in the small things. Remembering that life has meaning and that you are worthy of love, and that your existence is good. No matter what horrible things you've experienced, there is a reason to go on. I recommend Team Dresch's "Remember who you are" on that note.