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.
Hey there pal won't you gimme an ear
Gimme your everything and keep your fear
Godly voices telling me what to do
They're out for palpitation
Then leave you to your desperation
Take you and tie you and run over you
There's no resistance to the cry of the sirens
Calling you - a razor edge affair
You close your eyes boy
She tears your lids in two
Never even try to miss she's there
And then when the time pieces shatter
I am baptized by the attar
Right into heavens door
[Chorus:]
Sex Fire Religion
Visionary position
Angel in your temple of pleasure
Sex Fire Religion
I been granted admission
Angel in your temple of love
Wicked wild m'am with a bag full of tricks
And up shit creek there I'm stuck in a fix
Strikes like a bolt from the blue
The siren baits with lubrication
Then she steals your habitation
Rides you and ties you and runs you
Maybe she don't know love
But she knows how to make it
Divinity is running down her skin
In the city of evil we touch the sky
Let the ride to paradise begin
And when the time pieces shatter
I am baptized by the attar
Kick down into the pie
Gimme your everything and keep your fear
Godly voices telling me what to do
They're out for palpitation
Then leave you to your desperation
Take you and tie you and run over you
There's no resistance to the cry of the sirens
Calling you - a razor edge affair
You close your eyes boy
She tears your lids in two
Never even try to miss she's there
And then when the time pieces shatter
I am baptized by the attar
Right into heavens door
[Chorus:]
Sex Fire Religion
Visionary position
Angel in your temple of pleasure
Sex Fire Religion
I been granted admission
Angel in your temple of love
Wicked wild m'am with a bag full of tricks
And up shit creek there I'm stuck in a fix
Strikes like a bolt from the blue
The siren baits with lubrication
Then she steals your habitation
Rides you and ties you and runs you
Maybe she don't know love
But she knows how to make it
Divinity is running down her skin
In the city of evil we touch the sky
Let the ride to paradise begin
And when the time pieces shatter
I am baptized by the attar
Kick down into the pie
Lyrics submitted by Thegreatgod
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Oh boy I will use some vulgar language because that is unavoidable. Don't shoot me for saying this but I believe this song is about having sex, specifically anal sex. This whole idea comes from the second verse of the song, when it says "And up shit creek there I'm stuck in a fix" now this phrase has two meanings, a literal and a metaphorical. Metaphorically as many know "shit creek" means in trouble or a predicament. Now literally it actually means shit creek as in creek where something flows down, specifically shit and this stuff comes from the ass. So what he could mean here is that he is stuck in an ass. Specifically in anal sex this happens. He is stuck in it because again the other meaning is stuck in a predicament, now the next line confirms this when they say, "The siren baits with lubrication" means that using he is lubrication, usually you use it before you stick it in but apparently he did it after which kind of proves (to me at least) that he was stuck in her "I'm stuck in a fix" and then he used the lubrication to become unstuck. However that is just my second verse thoughts on what it means.