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.
My bitches wanna rock this shit
They know the time is NOW RIGHT NOW!
No doubt that they got the weak shit
All the suckas magnified by a
MILL-ION TIMES!
Now do you see, twisted in your mind
YOU KNOW IT! YOU LOVE IT! YOU BOUGHT IT! RIGHT NOW!
No way in hell I can compete with this
I know I hit the bottom because all my friends are in it
Yo does it make you nervous?
Oh it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it make you nervous?
Yo it makes me nervous
Yes it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it?
BROOKLYN!!! YOU AINT NOTHIN!!!
(x2)
Yall leave me hookin with tha truth and the fact
No beat location gonna elevate the wack
Suspension of the disbelief no longer in tact
I know what I hate and I hate where it's at
My bitches wanna rock this shit
They know the time is NOW RIGHT NOW!
No doubt that they got the weak shit
All the suckas magnified by a
MILL-ION TIMES!
Now do you see, twisted in your mind
YOU KNOW IT! YOU LOVE IT! YOU BOUGHT IT! RIGHT NOW!
No way in hell I can compete with this
I know I hit the bottom because all my friends are in it
Yo does it make you nervous?
Oh it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it make you nervous?
Yo it makes me nervous
Yes it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it?
BROOKLYN!!! YOU AINT NOTHIN!!!
(x2)
Yall leave me hookin with the truth and the fact
No beat location gonna elevate the wack
Suspension of the disbelief no longer in tact
I know what I hate and I hate where it's at
Brooklyn you got nothin cookin
When Im really workin
Everbodys hooked
WOW!!!!!!
BROOKLYN!!! YOU AINT NOTHIN!!!
(repeat til fade)
They know the time is NOW RIGHT NOW!
No doubt that they got the weak shit
All the suckas magnified by a
MILL-ION TIMES!
Now do you see, twisted in your mind
YOU KNOW IT! YOU LOVE IT! YOU BOUGHT IT! RIGHT NOW!
No way in hell I can compete with this
I know I hit the bottom because all my friends are in it
Yo does it make you nervous?
Oh it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it make you nervous?
Yo it makes me nervous
Yes it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it?
BROOKLYN!!! YOU AINT NOTHIN!!!
(x2)
Yall leave me hookin with tha truth and the fact
No beat location gonna elevate the wack
Suspension of the disbelief no longer in tact
I know what I hate and I hate where it's at
My bitches wanna rock this shit
They know the time is NOW RIGHT NOW!
No doubt that they got the weak shit
All the suckas magnified by a
MILL-ION TIMES!
Now do you see, twisted in your mind
YOU KNOW IT! YOU LOVE IT! YOU BOUGHT IT! RIGHT NOW!
No way in hell I can compete with this
I know I hit the bottom because all my friends are in it
Yo does it make you nervous?
Oh it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it make you nervous?
Yo it makes me nervous
Yes it makes me nervous
Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it? Does it?
BROOKLYN!!! YOU AINT NOTHIN!!!
(x2)
Yall leave me hookin with the truth and the fact
No beat location gonna elevate the wack
Suspension of the disbelief no longer in tact
I know what I hate and I hate where it's at
Brooklyn you got nothin cookin
When Im really workin
Everbodys hooked
WOW!!!!!!
BROOKLYN!!! YOU AINT NOTHIN!!!
(repeat til fade)
Lyrics submitted by Dragon
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I think its about when they were a small garage band playin at NYC clubs and all the bands turned out tobe generic rock n roll, hence brooklyn hype.
THIS SONG IS THE SHIT.
I think this song is about doing drugs in brooklyn cause i know "THe shit" is also used as slang for drugs. The whole "Does it make you nervous" part is about being scared about doing scary drugs like Coke and Meth!
I was in Brooklyn for five minutes and I broke my neck, ribs and tore my side open till I could see my ribs inside my skin, I think they were in a nicer part of Brooklyn, I know Lyn-Z studied art in some upscale part of it, but in the greenpoint area I got fucked up.
Brooklyn sucks.
trumbone, you're an idiot brooklynz tha shiiiiiiiiittt. Jimmy's madd niicee yo. talk to him at a show. i asked him what this song ment and i remember "all the drugs you can get in... FUCK ME.. brooklyn can make you go I WANT SEX crazy and i love this song. cuz the "does it make yuu nervous" part is about all the scary RAPE drugs out there."
i swear yelling random words at me. -.-
its like HannahMontana Turrets x]
you'd only get the HannahMontana if you went to Bamboozle. :]
trumbone, you're an idiot brooklynz tha shiiiiiiiiittt. Jimmy's madd niicee yo. talk to him at a show. i asked him what this song ment and i remember "all the drugs you can get in... FUCK ME.. brooklyn can make you go I WANT SEX crazy and i love this song. cuz the "does it make yuu nervous" part is about all the scary RAPE drugs out there."
i swear yelling random words at me. -.-
its like HannahMontana Turrets x]
you'd only get the HannahMontana if you went to Bamboozle. :]
I think it's Jimmy mocking the fans who buy all the popular stuff [which is actually terrible] and pushing better, more underground music out