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.
A frozen Galaxy drifted
in Nature's amniotic seas
a universe of starry majesty
in the vast ocean of Space
Black planets rolled
without lustre and aim
in the yawning dark Void
It was the dawn of times
the dawn of Genesis
the age of mystery
Motionless stars
without name & knowledge
a cosmic empire
in the stifling black fluid
The world waited its own birth
in an icy, uninvaded sleep
And the Great Omnipotent slumbered
on the verge of the deep
A cosmic empire
a slumbering galaxy
A cosmic empire
in the cradle of eternity
in Nature's amniotic seas
a universe of starry majesty
in the vast ocean of Space
Black planets rolled
without lustre and aim
in the yawning dark Void
It was the dawn of times
the dawn of Genesis
the age of mystery
Motionless stars
without name & knowledge
a cosmic empire
in the stifling black fluid
The world waited its own birth
in an icy, uninvaded sleep
And the Great Omnipotent slumbered
on the verge of the deep
A cosmic empire
a slumbering galaxy
A cosmic empire
in the cradle of eternity
Lyrics submitted by Bobo192
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