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.
Call it what you will
If pressed and pressed again
Then something surely spills
Who cleans and who forgets?
It's hard to tell if I am well
These spinning lights are disco hell
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
Pressure combusting
Aligned in redded growth
We'll choke, we'll choke
My teeth are nothing
More than shreds of bone
One __ will drain the blood
From you eyes
It's hard to tell if I am well
These spinning lights are disco hell
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
Keep myself in record shape
If pressed and pressed again
Then something surely spills
Who cleans and who forgets?
It's hard to tell if I am well
These spinning lights are disco hell
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
Pressure combusting
Aligned in redded growth
We'll choke, we'll choke
My teeth are nothing
More than shreds of bone
One __ will drain the blood
From you eyes
It's hard to tell if I am well
These spinning lights are disco hell
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
It's not an axe you have to lift
It's not a load that you can split
It's not an axe you have to lift to lift to lift
Keep myself in record shape
Lyrics submitted by indielimey
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