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 see the things that you do
I see the people you screw
I see the world that you make
I see the mess you create
I see you contaminate
With your refusal to wait
A mouth that's dripping with greed
You destroy with your need
And there's nothing left
And there's nothing left same mo
Waste watch it grow
I see you bump into walls
I see you stand up and fall
I see you stretched out and dry
Under the new sun you fry
You stare directly ahead
To pull yourself from the red
You pull the rug from your feet
To glue the ends that you meet
And there's nothing left
And there's nothing left same mo
Waste watch it grow
Don't you fucking deprive me
You offer what you can't give
You take what once made you live
With steps you can not retrace
You need a past you erased
And there's nothing left
To this endless lie take it down
Same mo waste
Watch it grow don't you fucking deprive me
I see the people you screw
I see the world that you make
I see the mess you create
I see you contaminate
With your refusal to wait
A mouth that's dripping with greed
You destroy with your need
And there's nothing left
And there's nothing left same mo
Waste watch it grow
I see you bump into walls
I see you stand up and fall
I see you stretched out and dry
Under the new sun you fry
You stare directly ahead
To pull yourself from the red
You pull the rug from your feet
To glue the ends that you meet
And there's nothing left
And there's nothing left same mo
Waste watch it grow
Don't you fucking deprive me
You offer what you can't give
You take what once made you live
With steps you can not retrace
You need a past you erased
And there's nothing left
To this endless lie take it down
Same mo waste
Watch it grow don't you fucking deprive me
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