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.
I finally found myself a little paradise
Deep in the darkest depths of hell
Nobody knows I'm down here, but I like it like that
I do what I want and I lose my mind
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
I took it upon myself to build a temple here
I'm smoking and drinking far too much
You wouldn't believe the following I've got down here
I'm thinking of buying a big flash car
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
'Cos see I'm all for beating Jesus
You see I wanna take that throne
I never said that it was easy
But I can beat him on my own
It's so reassuring here that I can fool myself
Out of my head on a power trip
Legions of millions eating out of these evil hands
And I'm ready to take this show to Earth
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
'Cos see I'm all for beating Jesus
You see I wanna take that throne
I never said that it was easy
But I can beat him on my own
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
'Cos see I'm all for beating Jesus
You see I wanna take that throne
I never said that it was easy
But we can beat him on our own
Deep in the darkest depths of hell
Nobody knows I'm down here, but I like it like that
I do what I want and I lose my mind
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
I took it upon myself to build a temple here
I'm smoking and drinking far too much
You wouldn't believe the following I've got down here
I'm thinking of buying a big flash car
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
'Cos see I'm all for beating Jesus
You see I wanna take that throne
I never said that it was easy
But I can beat him on my own
It's so reassuring here that I can fool myself
Out of my head on a power trip
Legions of millions eating out of these evil hands
And I'm ready to take this show to Earth
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
'Cos see I'm all for beating Jesus
You see I wanna take that throne
I never said that it was easy
But I can beat him on my own
I always knew I was going southbound
I got a soul I had to sell
I knew I was evil for a reason
I knew I had to go to hell
'Cos see I'm all for beating Jesus
You see I wanna take that throne
I never said that it was easy
But we can beat him on our own
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