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.
we lifted the body from the water like a gown
you took off your bra to wrap the wound
though the man was dead, and there was no need
then your face turned red, when you said to me
i'll suck the marrow out
and rape your hollow bones yoni
alone putting three coins into a washing machine
next to a caulked cracked wall
in the basement on fairmount street
putting three quarters into a washing machine
next to a caulked cracked wall
in the basement, i feel
like a loop of the last eight frames of film
before a slow motion lee harvey oswald
gets shot in the gut and killed,
alone putting three coins into a washing machine
next to a caulked cracked wall
in the basement on fairmount street
billy the kid did what he did and he died
you took off your bra to wrap the wound
though the man was dead, and there was no need
then your face turned red, when you said to me
i'll suck the marrow out
and rape your hollow bones yoni
alone putting three coins into a washing machine
next to a caulked cracked wall
in the basement on fairmount street
putting three quarters into a washing machine
next to a caulked cracked wall
in the basement, i feel
like a loop of the last eight frames of film
before a slow motion lee harvey oswald
gets shot in the gut and killed,
alone putting three coins into a washing machine
next to a caulked cracked wall
in the basement on fairmount street
billy the kid did what he did and he died
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The dead body is simply an abstraction of Ground Zero (the site of these controlled demolitions); the tourniquet is the United States' so-called "War on Terror." Here, Why? is reminding us that such retaliatory action won't bring back the loved ones we lost in these tragic controlled demolitions.
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The line about Lee Harvey Oswald being murdered is Why? drawing a parallel between 9/11 conspiracy and JFK conspiracy. It's frightening, the lengths the government and Illuminati are willing to go in order to keep the truth from us.
911Truth.com RonPaul2008.com LooseChangeTheFinalCut.com
That would make sense, except Yoni is Jewish and everyone knows the Jews did WTC.