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.
Fear is the mind killer, fear will infest
Gratify the nihilist, begin brain arrest
Nervebomb - emaciated nervous tract
Nervebomb - to this torture I react
Panic inside cracking skull
Abrasive aggravate
Forcing through the mental path
Mind exacerbate
Multiplying psychosis
Terrifying rate
Nervebomb - emaciated nervous tract
Nervebomb - to this torture I react
Alienation - Neuropathy
Terminal chaos killing apathy
Neurons converge all as one
Detonation of nervebomb
Fit to burst the pressure mounts
Culmination brain
Overloading neural points
Crucifying pain
Nervebomb - emaciated nervous tract
Nervebomb - to this torture I react
Alienation - Neuropathy
Terminal chaos killing apathy
Neurons converge all as one
Detonation of nervebomb
Neurons conveying impulses
Sensory operate
A morbid thirst they rupture forth
Violence separates
Extreme emotion, suicide
Counting down the ticking time
Repent my florid state
My mental high
Nerve distortion, a massive scale
Mental holocaust
Explosive thoughtless terrorist
Insanity enforced
Storm that raged the human soul
Won over flesh and bone
Trapped forever, caged within
Mental post-war fall-out zone
Nervebomb.
Gratify the nihilist, begin brain arrest
Nervebomb - emaciated nervous tract
Nervebomb - to this torture I react
Panic inside cracking skull
Abrasive aggravate
Forcing through the mental path
Mind exacerbate
Multiplying psychosis
Terrifying rate
Nervebomb - emaciated nervous tract
Nervebomb - to this torture I react
Alienation - Neuropathy
Terminal chaos killing apathy
Neurons converge all as one
Detonation of nervebomb
Fit to burst the pressure mounts
Culmination brain
Overloading neural points
Crucifying pain
Nervebomb - emaciated nervous tract
Nervebomb - to this torture I react
Alienation - Neuropathy
Terminal chaos killing apathy
Neurons converge all as one
Detonation of nervebomb
Neurons conveying impulses
Sensory operate
A morbid thirst they rupture forth
Violence separates
Extreme emotion, suicide
Counting down the ticking time
Repent my florid state
My mental high
Nerve distortion, a massive scale
Mental holocaust
Explosive thoughtless terrorist
Insanity enforced
Storm that raged the human soul
Won over flesh and bone
Trapped forever, caged within
Mental post-war fall-out zone
Nervebomb.
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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