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 heart is overflowing with a good theme
I recite my composition concerning the King
My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer (Selah)
My God when you came out before your people
Marched through the wilderness the earth shook below
The heavens stopped at your presence dropped rained
Five thousand years you’re still the same
So when the enemy comes at me with tactics of fear and fate
Like the Lord cracked the sky and it gave forth rain
So my enemies will be made a footstool before of the King
One by one they’ll fall as heavenly armies
march and sing
Chorus:
The Lord is warrior he’ll fight with all his might, the enemy’s frightened as triumph cries
A shout of victory, over his enemies and he’ll go forth
The Lord is like a man war, his light will shatter the darkness from night as triumph cries
The Lord is my shelter from my enemies
I will not fear what they can do to me
In the struggle I find strength for the fight
We’ll raise the banner high until we break the night
Mount up with spiritual armor
For the weapons of this warfare are far from carnal
But mighty in God for tearing down strongholds
Chorus:
We marching out brandishing arms upon
The wickedness battle goes on and on
We steady combattin from dawn to dawn my king had victory all along
We focus attention from day unto day from my troubles and unto the one that can save
My brethren cryin out charging the battle line lookin unto the God worthy of praise and hey
Runnin in the race till the day breaks and I'm throwin off weight gotta make haste
Enemy can't stay gotta vacate when the great name been proclaimed thus say the Lord
And I'm gonna fight it with a mighty mighty vigor gonna side it with the undivided
Hot up in the battle in valley of the
shadow of a gallow and I'm runnin with a fella that I’m honored just to follow
Chorus:
I recite my composition concerning the King
My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer (Selah)
My God when you came out before your people
Marched through the wilderness the earth shook below
The heavens stopped at your presence dropped rained
Five thousand years you’re still the same
So when the enemy comes at me with tactics of fear and fate
Like the Lord cracked the sky and it gave forth rain
So my enemies will be made a footstool before of the King
One by one they’ll fall as heavenly armies
march and sing
Chorus:
The Lord is warrior he’ll fight with all his might, the enemy’s frightened as triumph cries
A shout of victory, over his enemies and he’ll go forth
The Lord is like a man war, his light will shatter the darkness from night as triumph cries
The Lord is my shelter from my enemies
I will not fear what they can do to me
In the struggle I find strength for the fight
We’ll raise the banner high until we break the night
Mount up with spiritual armor
For the weapons of this warfare are far from carnal
But mighty in God for tearing down strongholds
Chorus:
We marching out brandishing arms upon
The wickedness battle goes on and on
We steady combattin from dawn to dawn my king had victory all along
We focus attention from day unto day from my troubles and unto the one that can save
My brethren cryin out charging the battle line lookin unto the God worthy of praise and hey
Runnin in the race till the day breaks and I'm throwin off weight gotta make haste
Enemy can't stay gotta vacate when the great name been proclaimed thus say the Lord
And I'm gonna fight it with a mighty mighty vigor gonna side it with the undivided
Hot up in the battle in valley of the
shadow of a gallow and I'm runnin with a fella that I’m honored just to follow
Chorus:
Lyrics submitted by ezmo311
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