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.
immortal technique disintegrates mics when i spit
i cause more casualties than sunken slave ships
fulled to capacity, i bring tragedy to rap
without my man qaddafi
the government took nazi scientists from germany
to design nuclear rockets, and ways of observing me
cuz their pathetic attempts didnt work to murder me
when this country was concesed, bastards never heard of me
but now i hold the souls of slave masters eternally
bleeding internally, burgundy, during surgery verbally
cuz im a spirit to it, devils are incompatible
i been around since the planet was inhabitable
i spit in the ocean and created microscopic animals
which evolved into two species, the righteous and the cannibals
but until then, i had alien women suck me off
when god said let there be light, i turned it the fuck off
and thats the reason earth is only 5 billion years old
i made the sunshine and permitted time to unfold
the surface was lava, but when i stepped down it became cold
fuck what you been told
my spiritual form become a swarm of molecule sickness
manifested liquid trapped inside a mountainous region
until the skies started raining continuous seasons
immortal technique at long last reincarnated
undebatably reinstated to leave you decapitated
just sweet food but my crazy words make sense
i split every pound in your body into 6 pence
im sick of simple similes about the 6th sense
i`ll leave your body drenched in the blood from all your ancestors
you`ll never be in peace like the souls of child molesters
i`ll cut you and bless your festering wounds with alcohol
drown you in a clogged toilet in a public bathroom stall
i`ll rip you down and take a chunk of you home like the berlin wall
this is the final call for all rappers that wanna brawl
immortal technique the wrong motherfucker to diss
cuz i allow god to let you motherfuckers exist
im the strong hold on your neck that doesnt let you breathe
stronger than the fake image of god in which you believe
more dangerous than your ignorant ass could ever perceive
a european virus mutated in africa overseas
transported by mosquitos and fleas to where you live
so lock yourself in your house with your wife and your kids
you`re such a bitch, somebody probably made you out of a rib
my arrest record just scratches the surface of what i did
my bit locked me up and brought my life to an end
i was forgotten, abandoned by my bitches and friends
you dont want beef with people like me, so dont pretend
i`ll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again
you get no props in hip hop like feminine men
im iller than any plague that god gave moses to send
you wanna make amends cuz im the reason that the earth shakes
burying your fam like central american earthquakes
immortal technique, harlem to canada
i`ll lyrically damage ya
i cause more casualties than sunken slave ships
fulled to capacity, i bring tragedy to rap
without my man qaddafi
the government took nazi scientists from germany
to design nuclear rockets, and ways of observing me
cuz their pathetic attempts didnt work to murder me
when this country was concesed, bastards never heard of me
but now i hold the souls of slave masters eternally
bleeding internally, burgundy, during surgery verbally
cuz im a spirit to it, devils are incompatible
i been around since the planet was inhabitable
i spit in the ocean and created microscopic animals
which evolved into two species, the righteous and the cannibals
but until then, i had alien women suck me off
when god said let there be light, i turned it the fuck off
and thats the reason earth is only 5 billion years old
i made the sunshine and permitted time to unfold
the surface was lava, but when i stepped down it became cold
fuck what you been told
my spiritual form become a swarm of molecule sickness
manifested liquid trapped inside a mountainous region
until the skies started raining continuous seasons
immortal technique at long last reincarnated
undebatably reinstated to leave you decapitated
just sweet food but my crazy words make sense
i split every pound in your body into 6 pence
im sick of simple similes about the 6th sense
i`ll leave your body drenched in the blood from all your ancestors
you`ll never be in peace like the souls of child molesters
i`ll cut you and bless your festering wounds with alcohol
drown you in a clogged toilet in a public bathroom stall
i`ll rip you down and take a chunk of you home like the berlin wall
this is the final call for all rappers that wanna brawl
immortal technique the wrong motherfucker to diss
cuz i allow god to let you motherfuckers exist
im the strong hold on your neck that doesnt let you breathe
stronger than the fake image of god in which you believe
more dangerous than your ignorant ass could ever perceive
a european virus mutated in africa overseas
transported by mosquitos and fleas to where you live
so lock yourself in your house with your wife and your kids
you`re such a bitch, somebody probably made you out of a rib
my arrest record just scratches the surface of what i did
my bit locked me up and brought my life to an end
i was forgotten, abandoned by my bitches and friends
you dont want beef with people like me, so dont pretend
i`ll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again
you get no props in hip hop like feminine men
im iller than any plague that god gave moses to send
you wanna make amends cuz im the reason that the earth shakes
burying your fam like central american earthquakes
immortal technique, harlem to canada
i`ll lyrically damage ya
Lyrics submitted by MrMojoRisin5552
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