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.
Your gross fabrication of pretext could bore.
Yet still I fall victim from syntax and omitted.
Just shy of something I could understand.
So blissful, I press on to the sound of the organs
Playing their most convincing tunes
As they serenade to the parade of paid off parts.
And the only thing left to discuss
Is the details of this armistice.
We’ve come to this agreement…
Check my vitals.
The truth is vile but vital to this cause.
I’ve been held hostage a captive of this passive shell.
Give me gravity, give me clarity. Give me something to rely on.
Tell me who’s pulling the strings;
Tell me who’s that move for.
We’re all puppets;
We’re all marionettes.
These body parts of plans.
Passed by my hands, my hands shake through handshakes
Forsaken by my limbs.
My limbs sing the hymns, the hymns of a tyrant
In a crumbling pantheon
As inhabitants will raise their fists and bid him disarm.
Tell me who’s pulling the strings;
Tell me who’s that you move for;
We’re all puppets
We’re all marionettes.
Oh, how I’ve been teething in light of your misleading.
You’ve caused this collapse between
The heart and the synapse.
Yet still I fall victim from syntax and omitted.
Just shy of something I could understand.
So blissful, I press on to the sound of the organs
Playing their most convincing tunes
As they serenade to the parade of paid off parts.
And the only thing left to discuss
Is the details of this armistice.
We’ve come to this agreement…
Check my vitals.
The truth is vile but vital to this cause.
I’ve been held hostage a captive of this passive shell.
Give me gravity, give me clarity. Give me something to rely on.
Tell me who’s pulling the strings;
Tell me who’s that move for.
We’re all puppets;
We’re all marionettes.
These body parts of plans.
Passed by my hands, my hands shake through handshakes
Forsaken by my limbs.
My limbs sing the hymns, the hymns of a tyrant
In a crumbling pantheon
As inhabitants will raise their fists and bid him disarm.
Tell me who’s pulling the strings;
Tell me who’s that you move for;
We’re all puppets
We’re all marionettes.
Oh, how I’ve been teething in light of your misleading.
You’ve caused this collapse between
The heart and the synapse.
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x
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===== This Armistice
The gross fabrication of pretense could bore Yet still I fall victim to syntax omitted You're just too shy of something I could understand So blissful I press on To the sound of the organs Playing the most convincing tunes As they serenade to the parade of paid off parts
Now the only thing to discuss is.. The details of this armistice We've come to this agreement
Check my vitals The truth is vile, but vital to this cause I've been held hostage A captive of this passive shell Give me gravitiy, give me clarity Give me something to rely on
We're all puppets, we're all marionettes We're all puppets, we're all marionettes
[[Tell me who's pulling the strings Tell me who's that you move for]] [[[These body parts]]]
Are parts of plans [are parts of plans] Passed by my hands, my hands, my hands shake through handshakes [handshakes] Forsaken by my limbs My limbs sing the hymns The hymns of a tyrant In a crumbling pantheon As inhabitants will raise their fists and bid him to disarm
Check my vitals The truth is vile, but vital to this cause I've been held hostage A captive of this passive shell Give me gravitiy, give me clarity Give me something to rely on
We're all puppets, We're all marionettes We're all puppets, We're all marionettes We're all puppets, We're all marionettes We're all puppets, We're all marionettes [[Tell me who's pulling the strings Tell me who's that you move for Tell me who's pulling the strings Tell me who's that you move for...]]
Now the only thing left to discuss is The details of this armistice We've come to this agreement
For now I've been teething In light of your misleading You've caused this collapse Between the heart and the synapse Oh, how I've been teething In light of your misleading You've caused this collapse Between the heart and the synapse
[[[Tell me who's pulling the strings Tell me who's that you move for Tell me who's pulling the strings Tell me who's that you move for We're all puppets We're all marionettes]]]
These strings and joints will join us together These strings and joints will join us