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.
Come on girl, you've got one shot to be with me
You know you drive me crazy
But I know how to take your breath away so lets go
Well I don't care what's going through you
You can see me, and I can see you
So lets cut this game, we both feel the same
And I'll show you a night you're used to
All you do is run through my head
Are you getting tired yet?
Everyone's jumping up and down
I'm starring at the crowd
While the dream girls singing the words
And she looks like she needs me
Dance with me and I'll show you what you're missing
And everybody in the town, put your hands up all around
And sing this, let's sing this
Cautious, never been a burden with the bosses
Crosses, God says step up with the flow
With the dipper in my door
So saucey, running for months and my song say "woo"
Got my palm tree, I'm riding
That's right can't no bosses counter play me moves
Shoot the monsters
Party like it's 2009 up in the eye
Where they zone in the homeless
I See Stars, Little Bizzy Bone
No Shorts, No Losses
Scenes of adultery, resist the king
Queens of the fortress
Crystal ball warned us
I go rooting, there's one tonight
Give me four to the four to the beam
Kick 'em all in the foot
Play them all till they dead and Sing this
Then I bypass through the ash of my canva-see's?
Friend to me, bring the enemies
Spit it like I serve the fiends
Pussy was afraid of me?
The bastard would not come over with the thunder, raining dome bullet
I swear to the death till they park and they never forget
Henny had her hands on me, yeah I'm a motherfucker
Sing
Like a guillotine, caffienes what they give me
To kiss in the mist, with my lips in the distance
Me swerve every bump in the darkness
Stop
Sing to this, sing to this
Everyone's jumping up and down
I'm starring at the crowd
While the dream girls singing the words
And she looks like she needs me
Dance with me and I'll show you what you're missing
And everybody in the town, put your hands up all around
And sing this, let's sing this
Everyone's jumping up and down
I'm starring at the crowd
While the dream girls singing the words
And she looks like she needs me
Dance with me and I'll show you what you're missing
And everybody in the town, put your hands up all around
And sing this, let's sing this
You know you drive me crazy
But I know how to take your breath away so lets go
Well I don't care what's going through you
You can see me, and I can see you
So lets cut this game, we both feel the same
And I'll show you a night you're used to
All you do is run through my head
Are you getting tired yet?
Everyone's jumping up and down
I'm starring at the crowd
While the dream girls singing the words
And she looks like she needs me
Dance with me and I'll show you what you're missing
And everybody in the town, put your hands up all around
And sing this, let's sing this
Cautious, never been a burden with the bosses
Crosses, God says step up with the flow
With the dipper in my door
So saucey, running for months and my song say "woo"
Got my palm tree, I'm riding
That's right can't no bosses counter play me moves
Shoot the monsters
Party like it's 2009 up in the eye
Where they zone in the homeless
I See Stars, Little Bizzy Bone
No Shorts, No Losses
Scenes of adultery, resist the king
Queens of the fortress
Crystal ball warned us
I go rooting, there's one tonight
Give me four to the four to the beam
Kick 'em all in the foot
Play them all till they dead and Sing this
Then I bypass through the ash of my canva-see's?
Friend to me, bring the enemies
Spit it like I serve the fiends
Pussy was afraid of me?
The bastard would not come over with the thunder, raining dome bullet
I swear to the death till they park and they never forget
Henny had her hands on me, yeah I'm a motherfucker
Sing
Like a guillotine, caffienes what they give me
To kiss in the mist, with my lips in the distance
Me swerve every bump in the darkness
Stop
Sing to this, sing to this
Everyone's jumping up and down
I'm starring at the crowd
While the dream girls singing the words
And she looks like she needs me
Dance with me and I'll show you what you're missing
And everybody in the town, put your hands up all around
And sing this, let's sing this
Everyone's jumping up and down
I'm starring at the crowd
While the dream girls singing the words
And she looks like she needs me
Dance with me and I'll show you what you're missing
And everybody in the town, put your hands up all around
And sing this, let's sing this
Lyrics submitted by Dynamite Devil, edited by Allycattaylor
Sing This! Lyrics as written by Brent Allen Jimmy Gregerson
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Okay, so "Well I don't care whats going down here" should be "Well I don't care what's going through you"
"So lets skip this game" should be "So let's cut this game"
"And I'll show you enough to use" should be "And I'll show you a night I'm use to"
"I'm starring at the crowd, And the dream girls singing the words" should be "I'm standing on the crowd while the dream girls singing the words"
The chorus is repeated after Bizzy Bone's part.
I ADORE this song and I See Stars :) Who else is gunna see them at Warped Tour?!?!
Bizzy Bone - "Cautious, never been a burden to the bosses Crosses, God says "step up with the flow"(?) with the dipper in my door So Saucey, runnin for months and my song say EH! Got my palm tree/Got Them pumpin(?) ,Hit 'em up Thats right, cant no bosses counter play me moves Shoot the monsters party like its 2009 in the eye when they zone in the homeless(?) I See Stars (I See Stars) Little Bizzy Bone, No Shorts, No Losses Scenes of adultery-resist the king Queens of the fortress,crystal ball warns us I go roulette rooting-ing-ing-ing this one tonight give me four to the four to the beam, kick 'em all in the foot Play them all till they dead ***** Sing this Then i pass through the ash of my canva-see's?, Friend to me, bring the enemies Spit it like I serve the fiends Was the pussy afraid of me? The bastard would not come over with the thunder, raining dome bullet I swear to the death till they park and they never forget Henny had her hands on me, yeah im a muthafucker SING Like a guillotine, Caffiene's what they give me To kiss in the mist, with my lips in the distance Me swerve every bump in the darkness STOP Sing To This! Sing To This!"
anyone know the lyrics to the bizzy bone part?
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