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.
Seems everything I did was wrong and now everything's gone
Alone and silent, now this time is just for me
I never wanted a part of this that got inside of me
I thought I could get rid of youâ?¦ it's not true
I wanted to get away I've never known what to say
You were behind me but never all the way
And now I'll put up a fight this is destined to end tonight
A course of action, execution, start the sequence go!
One, two, I'll start with you because you had the most to lose
Three, four, on the ground, humanity is going down
Five, six, now attack, this time with no touchbacks
Seven, eight, in spite of all our instincts we must strike
Mass of destruction lies in my wake, all this is for me to take
You were beside me but this revenge is just for me
This tidal wave of obsessive rage needing to satiate
The forces behind a hostile state
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
All bets are off this time we're shutting off
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
And now, that's right, you all fall down
Taking my attack stance right now
Making sure you all get knocked down
Don't try anything that gets in my way
This time no one gets a say
One, two, I'll start with you because you had the most to lose
Three, four, on the ground, your whole world crashing down
Five, six, now attack, it's time for payback
Seven, eight, now I know everyone has got to go, now strike!
Alone and silent, now this time is just for me
I never wanted a part of this that got inside of me
I thought I could get rid of youâ?¦ it's not true
I wanted to get away I've never known what to say
You were behind me but never all the way
And now I'll put up a fight this is destined to end tonight
A course of action, execution, start the sequence go!
One, two, I'll start with you because you had the most to lose
Three, four, on the ground, humanity is going down
Five, six, now attack, this time with no touchbacks
Seven, eight, in spite of all our instincts we must strike
Mass of destruction lies in my wake, all this is for me to take
You were beside me but this revenge is just for me
This tidal wave of obsessive rage needing to satiate
The forces behind a hostile state
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
All bets are off this time we're shutting off
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
And now, that's right, you all fall down
Taking my attack stance right now
Making sure you all get knocked down
Don't try anything that gets in my way
This time no one gets a say
One, two, I'll start with you because you had the most to lose
Three, four, on the ground, your whole world crashing down
Five, six, now attack, it's time for payback
Seven, eight, now I know everyone has got to go, now strike!
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