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.
The world is fucked up and we lit the fuse
It's all used up, whatcha gonna do
There's a devil in the desert and a devil on the TV
There's a devil in the mirror and it's fuckin' with me
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Mother fucker
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife will await you
The man on the TV is all you need to see
Well freedom is our message, but money is the key
Media is a weapon, selling fear and deception
Painting propaganda and disbelief
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another fucking round
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
Shut the fuck up
Murder, shut the fuck up
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Keep the public busy so they'll never see
Keep them so busy they're full of greed
Never ask a question and never ask why
Ship them to the desert now watch them die
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head split
Mother fucker
Worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
Worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
It's all used up, whatcha gonna do
There's a devil in the desert and a devil on the TV
There's a devil in the mirror and it's fuckin' with me
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Mother fucker
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife will await you
The man on the TV is all you need to see
Well freedom is our message, but money is the key
Media is a weapon, selling fear and deception
Painting propaganda and disbelief
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another fucking round
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
Shut the fuck up
Murder, shut the fuck up
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
Keep the public busy so they'll never see
Keep them so busy they're full of greed
Never ask a question and never ask why
Ship them to the desert now watch them die
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head split
Mother fucker
Worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
Worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
Lyrics submitted by fallen_sunset
Dark Helmet Lyrics as written by Michael Kevin Kennedy Kyle D. Sanders
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Light Up The Sky
Van Halen
Van Halen
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
does anyone know what is said when it goes "when youve been instructed to do something 20 billion times (something something) fear is nothing but weakness, hate is what must be utilized" theres more but i cant make it out
"When you've been instructed to do something like this 20 billion times or more. You're conditioned to fear and hate. But fear is nothing but weakness. Hate is really what you must utilize. Through all the beatings you must stay. Your heart is your power"<br /> <br /> <br /> That's what I got anyway, hope it helped<br /> <br /> Great song btw