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 are bright light and animated
A demolition color scheme
Mismatched and complicated
Who put the hex on Mr. X?
Living in a big top demention
You're the stalker of the mini-world
Trapped in wonderland suspension
Transmission from the micronaut girl
(Chorus)
Where are you now?
And we'd like to think
you've found your own way home
On your own
Where's Gerrold now?
You're a visual illusion
Like Christmas
A trendsetter for the colorblind
A think fast solution - no way out
Washed away with the crimson tide
Where are you now?
And we'd like to think
You've found your own way home
On your own
Where's Gerrold now?
And we'd like to think
You've found your own way home
On your own
Transglobal spectacle
with post-mortem fame
Popsicle cannibal,
Can you hear me?
Transglobal spectacle
With post-mortem fame
Popsicle cannibal,
Can you hear me?
Rainbow dementia smiles,
Everyone smiles
The small realities
A pixie playland
Can you find yourself
With bright lights flashing
Cover my eyes,
I'm feeling sick, I'm getting paranoid
Find yourself
With bright lights flashing
With bright lights flashing
I'm feeling paranoid.
A demolition color scheme
Mismatched and complicated
Who put the hex on Mr. X?
Living in a big top demention
You're the stalker of the mini-world
Trapped in wonderland suspension
Transmission from the micronaut girl
(Chorus)
Where are you now?
And we'd like to think
you've found your own way home
On your own
Where's Gerrold now?
You're a visual illusion
Like Christmas
A trendsetter for the colorblind
A think fast solution - no way out
Washed away with the crimson tide
Where are you now?
And we'd like to think
You've found your own way home
On your own
Where's Gerrold now?
And we'd like to think
You've found your own way home
On your own
Transglobal spectacle
with post-mortem fame
Popsicle cannibal,
Can you hear me?
Transglobal spectacle
With post-mortem fame
Popsicle cannibal,
Can you hear me?
Rainbow dementia smiles,
Everyone smiles
The small realities
A pixie playland
Can you find yourself
With bright lights flashing
Cover my eyes,
I'm feeling sick, I'm getting paranoid
Find yourself
With bright lights flashing
With bright lights flashing
I'm feeling paranoid.
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
Where's Gerrold Lyrics as written by Amir Derakh Mark Atkin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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some dude named gerrold has crashed at their hotel w/them & in the morning he was gone & they were all like "where's gerrold?"
I think this song sounds like an acid trip gone terribly wrong, but maybe its just me. Anywho, I love this song an di love Orgy!
I'm not partial to this song, but there's a hidden track after this song and I was wondering if anyone would have mentioned it here or had posted whether or not it had a name.
The secret track is "The Spectrum" I think there's lyrics for it on this site.
Isn't it about some friend of the band who they're wondering where he is these days and what kinds of things he is up to? Anyway, this is the most insane trippy song I've ever heard, especially the popsicle cannibal part... so many disturbing images, so little time!
According to a past interview, Gerrold is a friend of the band who lives in New Orleans.
According to a past interview, Gerrold is a friend of the band who lives in New Orleans.
According to a past interview, Gerrold is a friend of the band who lives in New Orleans.
lol to simiankolya , watch that 'add' button. click it once and wait dude.
I read an article a while ago with Jay and the song is about a guy named gerald (duh) that the band hung out with in new orleans. They had never met him before, but they all hit it offf and they partied all night in their hotel with him. (i don't know what jay meant by party but anyway) . By morning, the guys are all like, 'where's gerald?' because he was gone. At the time of the interview Jay said they never say the guy again and they left new orleans, but i'm sure, (by now) gerlad resurefaced and is probably a good friend to the guys now.
If you've ever seen or met Gerald before (which I have) he's this raver looking guy who wears really loud industrial kind of outfits, which seems to fit all the color references in the song.