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.
We all create this imagery. We all increase this lunacy.
Floating, melting open sores for exploration
Exploding worlds surrounding imaginations?
This will conclude our story the first date
Of existence seems to be changing we are their property,
We are their slaves, we surround all bodies focus-time stands still
Keeper of the stars, I hope to never find
We are just mortal souls left to die.
We all create this imagery.
We all increase this lunacy.
All Bodies
Contortion
Ego controlled killing the tables have turned
Obviously a poor creature of existence
We die one by one we overlooked our control fire
Swarming, engulfing, transforming human restoration incomplete the end.
This beautiful scenario can't last forever
We must go see the conclusion
Starting a new species, classify nothing
Life grows with trees on high nature create this mechanical lust
Nature form this force fed trust cancellation motivation creativity
We will soon live in peace we will soon die in peace.
All Bodies
Contortion
Floating, melting open sores for exploration
Exploding worlds surrounding imaginations?
This will conclude our story the first date
Of existence seems to be changing we are their property,
We are their slaves, we surround all bodies focus-time stands still
Keeper of the stars, I hope to never find
We are just mortal souls left to die.
We all create this imagery.
We all increase this lunacy.
All Bodies
Contortion
Ego controlled killing the tables have turned
Obviously a poor creature of existence
We die one by one we overlooked our control fire
Swarming, engulfing, transforming human restoration incomplete the end.
This beautiful scenario can't last forever
We must go see the conclusion
Starting a new species, classify nothing
Life grows with trees on high nature create this mechanical lust
Nature form this force fed trust cancellation motivation creativity
We will soon live in peace we will soon die in peace.
All Bodies
Contortion
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All Bodies Lyrics as written by Daniel Lanford Briggs Cartland Blake Richardson
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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note the line before it:
"Keeper of the stars, I hope to never find We are just mortal souls left to die"
The inflection of the second line there, when you listen to it, obviously relates the line to the one before it. The voice isn't hoping to "never find" the keeper of the stars. It's desperate, not apathetic. He hopes never to find that the God-like "keeper of the stars" has abandoned him/humanity, but he isn't sure what he believes about it. He isn't sure of anything yet. He lapses into reflection on the human race and his tone is a shameful, or humble perspective of human lunacy... chaos... distortion.... digression
@ Cartography<br /> I had never thought of it like that when I heard it. But that makes so much sense hearing it.