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.
Awakened, an area sealed from human thoughts
Possessed and entangled, slept incarcerated
In this cell the horror has grown
Falling, the fog clears out the stairs stained in rest
Ones light he carried, now it breeds in darkness
Crucifixion a gutter a corpse
Hospital halls the silence lies white and obscured
Artwork shaped of christ beheaded and despised
Done to fulfill a masterpiece pleasures the lord
Stalking the dark but white is the sheet that devour
Topic is to kill ordered out by will no drops was spilled
Continual murder began by hate it enters this world
Confession of the straws was abhorrent still symbolic
Trinity church of enlightenment suffers weakly
Bringer of the scissors been abliched to settle the score
Blood for the one cuts the silence void is broken
Sentimental weeps doesn't cure the inner visions
Causing the failure of sinners burning shadows
Rip and cut and mutilated the artistry is perfect
Carving the palm made by insects Gemini signing
Demonic laughs echoes through the halls
Polluting the complex, all the living creatures
Tools to obtain maximal effect
Demon, paralyses collection of jars
Blood for the legion doctrinized by silence
Medical expertise is the key of the forbidden
Slashing up a body unto empty it's intestines
Rosary filling the gutted nurse was pleading
Paint affect the viewer of the blackened face of jesus
Severed from body the scissors works out propably
Catatonic homicide unleashed to spread the madness
Raping the humans then vanish into nothing
Voices from beyond is leading feeble man conviction
I am no one many insect save your servant
Hospital halls the silence lies white and obscured
Artwork shaped of christ beheaded and despised
Done to fulfill a masterpiece pleasures the lord
Stalking the dark but white is the sheet that devour
Topic is to kill ordered out by will no drops was spilled
Continual murder began by hate it enters this world
Confession of the straws was abhorrent still symbolic
Trinity church of enlightenment suffers weakly
Bringer of the scissors been abliched to settle the score
There's only one but of silence void is broken
Catatonic homicide unleashed to spread the madness
Raping the humans then vanish into nothing
Voices from beyond is leading feeble man conviction
I am no one many insect save your servant
Possessed and entangled, slept incarcerated
In this cell the horror has grown
Falling, the fog clears out the stairs stained in rest
Ones light he carried, now it breeds in darkness
Crucifixion a gutter a corpse
Hospital halls the silence lies white and obscured
Artwork shaped of christ beheaded and despised
Done to fulfill a masterpiece pleasures the lord
Stalking the dark but white is the sheet that devour
Topic is to kill ordered out by will no drops was spilled
Continual murder began by hate it enters this world
Confession of the straws was abhorrent still symbolic
Trinity church of enlightenment suffers weakly
Bringer of the scissors been abliched to settle the score
Blood for the one cuts the silence void is broken
Sentimental weeps doesn't cure the inner visions
Causing the failure of sinners burning shadows
Rip and cut and mutilated the artistry is perfect
Carving the palm made by insects Gemini signing
Demonic laughs echoes through the halls
Polluting the complex, all the living creatures
Tools to obtain maximal effect
Demon, paralyses collection of jars
Blood for the legion doctrinized by silence
Medical expertise is the key of the forbidden
Slashing up a body unto empty it's intestines
Rosary filling the gutted nurse was pleading
Paint affect the viewer of the blackened face of jesus
Severed from body the scissors works out propably
Catatonic homicide unleashed to spread the madness
Raping the humans then vanish into nothing
Voices from beyond is leading feeble man conviction
I am no one many insect save your servant
Hospital halls the silence lies white and obscured
Artwork shaped of christ beheaded and despised
Done to fulfill a masterpiece pleasures the lord
Stalking the dark but white is the sheet that devour
Topic is to kill ordered out by will no drops was spilled
Continual murder began by hate it enters this world
Confession of the straws was abhorrent still symbolic
Trinity church of enlightenment suffers weakly
Bringer of the scissors been abliched to settle the score
There's only one but of silence void is broken
Catatonic homicide unleashed to spread the madness
Raping the humans then vanish into nothing
Voices from beyond is leading feeble man conviction
I am no one many insect save your servant
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