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.
Fire! fire! fire!
orange yellow and black flesh trees bloom fire fire fire
I'm trapped inside this motel 6 on fire, fire, fire
Those young fists clenched in the air
Make a million millionaires
Set fire to the ships on fire!
Set fire to the hips on fire!
constellations strung up like barbed wire, wire, wire
I'm drinking cement like it's going out of style, style, style
Those cold hooks, cemetery claws
Raking out the infants' jaws
Set fire to the horse on fire!
Set fire to the dress on fire!
Set fire to the stage on fire!
Set fire to the stars on fire!
now I'm tied to a seagull's back-yeah, fire, fire, fire
And all those black-haired bandits try to lure me down with their songs and choir, choir, choir
I'd rather shoot up a syringe filled with fire, fire, fire
Than go to bed with sounds so vacant and tired tired tired
what's the sound of a cashing check?
What's the sound of a gag reflex?
Like speakers crushed beneath an empty tank
Blowing the ugly off an airbrushed face
set fire to the drums on fire!
Set fire to the lions on fire!
Set fire to the house on fire!
Set fire to the face on fire!
orange yellow and black flesh trees bloom fire fire fire
I'm trapped inside this motel 6 on fire, fire, fire
Those young fists clenched in the air
Make a million millionaires
Set fire to the ships on fire!
Set fire to the hips on fire!
constellations strung up like barbed wire, wire, wire
I'm drinking cement like it's going out of style, style, style
Those cold hooks, cemetery claws
Raking out the infants' jaws
Set fire to the horse on fire!
Set fire to the dress on fire!
Set fire to the stage on fire!
Set fire to the stars on fire!
now I'm tied to a seagull's back-yeah, fire, fire, fire
And all those black-haired bandits try to lure me down with their songs and choir, choir, choir
I'd rather shoot up a syringe filled with fire, fire, fire
Than go to bed with sounds so vacant and tired tired tired
what's the sound of a cashing check?
What's the sound of a gag reflex?
Like speakers crushed beneath an empty tank
Blowing the ugly off an airbrushed face
set fire to the drums on fire!
Set fire to the lions on fire!
Set fire to the house on fire!
Set fire to the face on fire!
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Well, these are bit off. Corrected :
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Orange, yellow and black flesh trees bloom fire, fire, fire. I'm trapped inside this Motel 6 on fire, fire, fire. Oh, those young fists clenched in the air make a million millionaires. Set fire to the ships on fire! Set fire to the hips on fire!
Constellations strung up like barbed wire, wire, wire. I'm drinking cement like it's going out of style, style, style. Those cold hooks, cemetery claws raking at the infants' jaws. Set fire to the horse on fire! Set fire to the dress on fire! Set fire to the stage on fire! Set fire to the stars on fire!
I'm tied to a seagull's back - yeah, fire, fire, fire. And all those black-haired bandits try to lure me down with their songs and choir, choir, choir. I'd rather shoot up a syringe filled with fire, fire, fire than go to bed with sounds so vacant and tired, tired, tired. What's the sound of a cashing check? What's the sound of a gag reflex? Like speakers crushed beneath an empty tank blowing the ugly off an airbrushed face. Set fire to the drums on fire! Set fire to the lions on fire! Set fire to the house on fire! Set fire to the face on fire!
I'm probably WAY off. But by some of the lyrics, it sounds like it could be about music being fake nowadays and bands being in the music industry just for the money, especially off these little gothix-emo-scene kids.
"those young fists clenched in the air make a million millionaires"
and
"What's the sound of a cashing check?"
it makes me think of people being at a show and putting their fists in the air, and the millionaires and check-cashing part talking about how the band is making money off the kids at those shows.
"And all those black-haired bandits try to lure me down with their songs and choir, choir, choir"
It makes me think of emo kids with their black hair, and how it's such a trend now, and people are just buying into the music because of that.
"I'd rather shoot up a syringe filled with fire, fire, fire than go to bed with sounds so vacant and tired, tired, tired."
Like saying that you'd rather 'shoot up a syringe filled with fire' than listening to their music, because it's really just overdone and forced rather than something with meaning.
"Like speakers crushed beneath an empty tank blowing the ugly off an airbrushed face."
Again, this reminds me of music being overdone and fake.
Again, I could be totally wrong. That's just my take on it.
I really want to hear Vital Beach lyrics, but this seems spot on.
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These lyrics are pretty fun to sing and dance to, however, their meaning remains vague.
Maybe it's just about fire? I don't know. Great song though.
Maybe it's just about fire? I don't know. Great song though.
i agree with zammereckscore. great, great song. powerful.
i agree with zammereckscore. great, great song. powerful.
I would agree, were it not for the fact that the Blood Brothers are pretty much an Emo band. A hardcore band with more to sing about then politics. So that would pretty much do it.
How are the Blood Brothers emo MonkeyAbuser?
I agree with zammereckscore.