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.
Their eyes for many centuries
Peered in from space
Sincere the hope, their wise believed
They could teach our race
But yet on Mars, a darker side
Like all things that God made
Their tribe of war, would heed them not
"Earth they must invade"
The fire in the skies
Them devastate the land
The warlord chief commands
The humans fight and die
Our planet laid to waste
Monsters invade the earth from space
It was then, in our darkest hour
When everything seemed lost
The hearts of men would not concede
No matter what the cost
They forged a sword of sound and steel
Upon the Martian doors
The voice of war would thunder there
And "Mars would be no more"
The Martian cities fall
The death of the warrior tribe
Mars attacks, now their planet won't survive
Their world turn into ash
The terror on their face
Mars explodes, cast out as rubble into space
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Mars Attacks: monsters invade the earth from space
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Peered in from space
Sincere the hope, their wise believed
They could teach our race
But yet on Mars, a darker side
Like all things that God made
Their tribe of war, would heed them not
"Earth they must invade"
The fire in the skies
Them devastate the land
The warlord chief commands
The humans fight and die
Our planet laid to waste
Monsters invade the earth from space
It was then, in our darkest hour
When everything seemed lost
The hearts of men would not concede
No matter what the cost
They forged a sword of sound and steel
Upon the Martian doors
The voice of war would thunder there
And "Mars would be no more"
The Martian cities fall
The death of the warrior tribe
Mars attacks, now their planet won't survive
Their world turn into ash
The terror on their face
Mars explodes, cast out as rubble into space
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Mars Attacks: monsters invade the earth from space
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Lyrics submitted by LastBeliever
Mars Attacks Lyrics as written by Jerry Caiafa David Calabrese
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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totally.. you look into shit too much though. its just about the movie... mars attacks... but that was a really really cool way of looking at it!
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On misfitscentral.com it says that this song was written specifically for Mars Attacks! the film, based on the trading card game. I remember watching the movie years ago, yet I do not see any direct relation to the lyrics and the movie. This is not one of my perferred tracks to listen to off this album. I find it kind of lacking energy and formulatic, maybe that's why it was never included on the films soundtrack.
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The song was written for the movie, but is based on the trading cards released by Topps on 1962, if you compare the movie with the song some parte will not make sense to you, but if you take a look to the cards it'll make a lot of sense
here are the cards: flickr.com/photos/31558613@N00/sets/72157625601126001/
now dont bitch but i think it could compare to america and the crap we invade. like" See: the death of the warrior tribe Mars attacks, now their planet won't survive " with the tribe for the taliban and the planet for their way of life when we invaded afiganstan. as well as other lines for iraq. its my opion so please respect it. i know it was written bfore all the activity in the countries but could also be used now for that shit