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.
I'm an armchair patriot
Part time revolutionary armpit
Minimum wage slave
Don't stick your fingers through my cage
I'm the wonder of our age
If life was a video game then I might engage
But I'll just call it day
Because I ain't slaving away
To try and figure things out
To try and better the world
I'll just keep my head low
And watch some telly getting smelly
With this belly i got no meaning
I'm scared to know where things might go
I'm just going with the flow
In a world of super villains and anti heroes
And you
But every once in a while
With a wince, I get a glimpse
Of something greater than me
A thing I don't want but could be
And it's pulling me in
Heart first, head last
And it forces me to think going way too fast
I'm scared to know where things might go
I'm just going with the flow
In a world of super villains and anti heroes
And you
It's said no rest for the wicked
It's said no rest for the wicked
I don't want to live in a world where
Nothing matters and I won't
Run to the comfort of hope anymore
And I don't
Want to live in a world of good and evil
And I don't want to be your soldier anymore
Part time revolutionary armpit
Minimum wage slave
Don't stick your fingers through my cage
I'm the wonder of our age
If life was a video game then I might engage
But I'll just call it day
Because I ain't slaving away
To try and figure things out
To try and better the world
I'll just keep my head low
And watch some telly getting smelly
With this belly i got no meaning
I'm scared to know where things might go
I'm just going with the flow
In a world of super villains and anti heroes
And you
But every once in a while
With a wince, I get a glimpse
Of something greater than me
A thing I don't want but could be
And it's pulling me in
Heart first, head last
And it forces me to think going way too fast
I'm scared to know where things might go
I'm just going with the flow
In a world of super villains and anti heroes
And you
It's said no rest for the wicked
It's said no rest for the wicked
I don't want to live in a world where
Nothing matters and I won't
Run to the comfort of hope anymore
And I don't
Want to live in a world of good and evil
And I don't want to be your soldier anymore
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