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.
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
We've got our own remote viewing
Every cell has been taught to think
Perhaps the answer to the question
Lies in the question
Perhaps you should read my thoughts
Line them up like soldiers
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
(Police yourself) can they monitor how you think?
(Police yourself) they've got their own remote viewing
(Police yourself) to get off he cries "slutty goth"
(Police yourself) but I'm a brightly colored person
Police me
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Perhaps the answer to the question
Lies in the question
Perhaps you should read my thoughts
Line them up like soldiers
Perhaps the answer to the question
Lies in the question
Perhaps you should read my thoughts
Line them up like soldiers
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Police yourself
Police me
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
We've got our own remote viewing
Every cell has been taught to think
Perhaps the answer to the question
Lies in the question
Perhaps you should read my thoughts
Line them up like soldiers
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
(Police yourself) can they monitor how you think?
(Police yourself) they've got their own remote viewing
(Police yourself) to get off he cries "slutty goth"
(Police yourself) but I'm a brightly colored person
Police me
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Storming Blackberry girl
Will you strike before he's
Loaded, full of winter you are
Perhaps the answer to the question
Lies in the question
Perhaps you should read my thoughts
Line them up like soldiers
Perhaps the answer to the question
Lies in the question
Perhaps you should read my thoughts
Line them up like soldiers
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Police yourself
Police yourself
Police me
Lyrics submitted by stentorian
Police Me Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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Perhaps the answer to the question Lies in the question.
Buzz killers. Philosophical tricks that seem like mind control.
From the song, and judging from the visualette, it's about technology. Remote viewing = security. Privacy invasion (can they monitor how you think?; police yourself, police me). Voyeurism, perhaps internet sexual gratification killing human intimacy (to get off he cries "slutty goth"; full of winter you are). How people communicate without looking at one another (blackberry girl; perhaps you should read my thoughts).
Information storage/artificial intelligence = "every cell (microchips?) have been taught to think"
(Also liking the song has very separate stanza 'moods' (3 'voices...' [or v2.5?]) - but each could be looped infinitely (like police sirens... flashing lights... authoritative and intentionally annoying.)
"Police yourself" sounds a lot like "Please yourself" ... people are doing just what they want.
"Will you strike before he's loaded? Full of winter you are" reminds me of the cold war where talk was of the tactical advantage in a "missile first strike" and the risk of "nuclear winter".
The overall feel of the song is of an increasingly isolated and grey existence where Tori feels herself to be a brightly coloured person trying to break through and communicate with other people in a world that doesn't want to listen, instead just wants to watch in an impersonal way.
sometimes artists will say things and not realize what the meaning was until years later. (especially when writing passionately) Maybe it's just me, but these lyrics oddly represent the relationship between Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer.
Talk/disjointed.
Probably the best line for me in this song
Not sure what this song means. But I'm seeing a lot of security cameras, things in black and white, and people sneaking around corners...