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.
It's late
and ill tell you straight
you screw this up
and i'll make you pay
tonight
fuck your stage freight
you do your job
and ill do mine
well the lights are as high as i can have them
these images are significant
the prose have yards of flesh between them??
so ill be rich before you're on the stage
Chorus
this demon has his way with me
he was a hit in record time, please
he'll kill me when i hit my feet
cos dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
rolling in
lose weight
so fast on a plate
its standing up
????????????
well the lights are as high as i can have them
these images are significant
the prose have yards of flesh between them??
so ill be rich before you're on the stage
Chorus
this demon has his way with me
he was a hit in record time, please
he'll kill me when i hit my feet
cos dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
rolling in
sit down
you neednt shout
ill make these rules
and you play them out
now im backstage ??inp-holed?? and water
remember our last discussion dear
but ill get half is not important
ill be here as long as you can fail
Chorus
this demon has his way with me
he was a hit in record time, please
he'll kill me when i hit my feet
cos dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
rolling in
rolling in
yeeeeeeeeeaaaah
and ill tell you straight
you screw this up
and i'll make you pay
tonight
fuck your stage freight
you do your job
and ill do mine
well the lights are as high as i can have them
these images are significant
the prose have yards of flesh between them??
so ill be rich before you're on the stage
Chorus
this demon has his way with me
he was a hit in record time, please
he'll kill me when i hit my feet
cos dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
rolling in
lose weight
so fast on a plate
its standing up
????????????
well the lights are as high as i can have them
these images are significant
the prose have yards of flesh between them??
so ill be rich before you're on the stage
Chorus
this demon has his way with me
he was a hit in record time, please
he'll kill me when i hit my feet
cos dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
rolling in
sit down
you neednt shout
ill make these rules
and you play them out
now im backstage ??inp-holed?? and water
remember our last discussion dear
but ill get half is not important
ill be here as long as you can fail
Chorus
this demon has his way with me
he was a hit in record time, please
he'll kill me when i hit my feet
cos dead singers mean the money keeps rolling in
rolling in
rolling in
yeeeeeeeeeaaaah
Lyrics submitted by bennjuii
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sorry most of its wrong but this is by far their best song x
you're not wrong ;) first off, is this song not called "Loki"? and among others its "he'll kill me when i reach my peak" good effort though
its about the evils of the record industry. a very cynical song for such a young bands first demo. the chorus makes me think of how Jeff Buckley went platinum only after his untimely death
apparently it is called 'loki' when i got it was called 'lock and key' and then there was a version called 'loki god of mischief'
someone put the proper lyrics up and ill put em in