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 line drawn in the sand
And we both know
I'm not about to bury myself
Sinking in my footsteps
But not coming up for air
A firm foundation of beating hearts
Is blistering enough on the surface
Closing in and holding out my breath
Hoping to mend the wounds
Opened by years of digging out
We fight fire with fire
And you'll run back to your
Circles of friends
They won't help you now
We drew a line in the sand
And this time it's now or never
Go ahead and burn your bridges
But only if you can swim
Deep in the sea of disbelief
This time your screams won't be heard
You will fight this battle
But we'll take you out so quickly
That you and your so-called army
Couldn't see us coming
Fight this battle
We'll tear you down to the ground
We can't stop now
We were born for battle
Without vision we will die
We were born for battle
Against the tide of compromise
There is life in this
The places so close can take you so far
We won't trust our eyes to keep us there
And we both know
I'm not about to bury myself
Sinking in my footsteps
But not coming up for air
A firm foundation of beating hearts
Is blistering enough on the surface
Closing in and holding out my breath
Hoping to mend the wounds
Opened by years of digging out
We fight fire with fire
And you'll run back to your
Circles of friends
They won't help you now
We drew a line in the sand
And this time it's now or never
Go ahead and burn your bridges
But only if you can swim
Deep in the sea of disbelief
This time your screams won't be heard
You will fight this battle
But we'll take you out so quickly
That you and your so-called army
Couldn't see us coming
Fight this battle
We'll tear you down to the ground
We can't stop now
We were born for battle
Without vision we will die
We were born for battle
Against the tide of compromise
There is life in this
The places so close can take you so far
We won't trust our eyes to keep us there
Lyrics submitted by EmoAmmunition
Death to Traitors Lyrics as written by Mark Hennessy Grant Fitch
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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this IS a cool song indeed. first off, i really like the whole "beach.. tide.. sand" metaphor running through that
the lyrics that stuck out to me the most were: We were born for battle, without vision we will die. We were born for battle, against the tide of compromise.
How crazy is it that we float through our lives so often not recognizing that we are not just here "just because" but we have a purpose we have a point to our lives, "without vision we will die," so many days i am just lazy and waste my days away. what is the point of that?..we were born for battle.
due to the fact that the lyrics say "against the tide of comprimise" i would interpret this to be talking about the way someone is called to live as they are following Christ. everything Christ taught was so paradox to normal thought- love those who hate you, put yourself last not first,- also-- paul, an apostle (an old dude in the Bible) said "to live is Christ to die is gain... is that not against the tide of comprimise? without vision we will die, you guys.
in regards to the rest of the lyrics, they are awesome, i just wished to comment on my favorite, i would love to hear some more opinions on the song.