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.
there's a field of flowers, and they smell like you
and i go walking through them
well, if you remember me
you know i'd love to pick one, for my lapel
but you know, there's too many insects watching
i'm afraid they'll tell on me
and here the skies another day, no a night
in this place where i close my eyes
it's like my skin to try so hard to hold it back
there's an explosion it comes raining down
you smiled, you smiled at me
anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
anastasia, you know your absence is the thorn in my side
i think about you every night and every day
every moment sence you left here
you were the one that got away
as they say, everyone has an anastasia
anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
anastasia, you know your absence is the thorn in my side
i kept your room just how you left it
there's not a toy out of sight
just in case the fates are kind
and you come back to me
i don't wanna live without my little anastasia
anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
little anastasia, you know you're absence is the thorn in my side
little anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
little anastasia, and only you can take the thorn from my side.
and i go walking through them
well, if you remember me
you know i'd love to pick one, for my lapel
but you know, there's too many insects watching
i'm afraid they'll tell on me
and here the skies another day, no a night
in this place where i close my eyes
it's like my skin to try so hard to hold it back
there's an explosion it comes raining down
you smiled, you smiled at me
anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
anastasia, you know your absence is the thorn in my side
i think about you every night and every day
every moment sence you left here
you were the one that got away
as they say, everyone has an anastasia
anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
anastasia, you know your absence is the thorn in my side
i kept your room just how you left it
there's not a toy out of sight
just in case the fates are kind
and you come back to me
i don't wanna live without my little anastasia
anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
little anastasia, you know you're absence is the thorn in my side
little anastasia, you're disappearance is the thorn in my side
little anastasia, and only you can take the thorn from my side.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I personally asked Voltaire who the song was about in his last show at Webster Hall. He said it was about the daughter of a Russian Czar who went missing named Anastasia but, in his own imagination he wrote the song in the perspective of the father and the rest of the family being dead and existing in another realm where they don't have Anastasia because she hasn't died yet which would explain the very abstract metaphors. Since Anastasia was the youngest of the Russian Family, it would make sense if all the other members died of old age and were waiting for their daughter that went missing to die as well so they can all reunite in the other "plane of existence" where spirits live after death.
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It is likely a song about having loved and lost using the disappearance of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia as an analogy. To learn more, see wikipedia.
@TaintedDeity <br /> Russia wasn't invaded. it was a revolution and the royal family was executed.
The lyrics are a few words wrong.
But, this is such a sweet and sad song! Brilliantly written. Again, Voltaire hits that soft spot on our hearts. And he does it with such persision...
Does anyone know who this Anastasia actually is?
This is supposed to be like a ballad. Voltaire is playing Joseph (anastasias father, I think) and making this sad song because when Russia was invaded, Anastasia disappeared
Acxtually Ana Dee, I think this is a story of someone leaving and the main person of the song not know where s/he went. There aren;t enough Russia references for it to abusally be about Anastasia. And her father was Nicolas. Sorry Im a russian history major.
My personal favorite line is "Everyone has an Anastasia" Therefore saying everyone has someone/thing that left them and will never return. So touching
The lyrics are a few words wrong.
But, this is such a sweet and sad song! Brilliantly written. Again, Voltaire hits that soft spot on our hearts. And he does it with such persision...
The lyrics are a few words wrong.
But, this is such a sweet and sad song! Brilliantly written. Again, Voltaire hits that soft spot on our hearts. And he does it with such persision...
more helpful spacific things would be nice like quoting the correct lines.
Well, for one, sight should be place.