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.
This body is riddled with ailments (this riddled with ailments)
The devil's got me in his grip (got me in his grip)
Genuflect and skin me of this payment (and skin me of this payment)
We share the same affliction everybody's gotta breathe
That's what I say
I thought your touch be the vessel to my salvation
But it drifted far beyond the shore
So I put up my sails and I searched all my days and I found out one thing
There's no love anymore
No more pouring out I swear to god I'll overflow
Until it spills over your floor's ungratified
It comes in oceanic surges (oceanic surges)
I heard they purged you of denial (I heard they purged you of denial)
But I'm lost in a sea of delusion (lost sea of delusion)
So instead I purge my abdomen of antiquated doubt
Your candle's burning to no end burning to no end
But you're relentless all the same
Please just validate this fixation
Dear just validate this fixation
No more pouring out I swear to dod I'll overflow
Until it spills over your floor's ungratified
This body is riddled with ailments
The devil's got me in his grip
This body is riddled with ailments
The devil's got me in his grip
This body is riddled with ailments
The devil's got me
We share the same affliction everybody's gotta breathe
There's is no way
No more pouring out I swear to god I'll overflow
My own deluge going to waste It leaves me restless but I will wait
Until it spills over your floor's ungratified
Your floor's ungratified
The devil's got me in his grip (got me in his grip)
Genuflect and skin me of this payment (and skin me of this payment)
We share the same affliction everybody's gotta breathe
That's what I say
I thought your touch be the vessel to my salvation
But it drifted far beyond the shore
So I put up my sails and I searched all my days and I found out one thing
There's no love anymore
No more pouring out I swear to god I'll overflow
Until it spills over your floor's ungratified
It comes in oceanic surges (oceanic surges)
I heard they purged you of denial (I heard they purged you of denial)
But I'm lost in a sea of delusion (lost sea of delusion)
So instead I purge my abdomen of antiquated doubt
Your candle's burning to no end burning to no end
But you're relentless all the same
Please just validate this fixation
Dear just validate this fixation
No more pouring out I swear to dod I'll overflow
Until it spills over your floor's ungratified
This body is riddled with ailments
The devil's got me in his grip
This body is riddled with ailments
The devil's got me in his grip
This body is riddled with ailments
The devil's got me
We share the same affliction everybody's gotta breathe
There's is no way
No more pouring out I swear to god I'll overflow
My own deluge going to waste It leaves me restless but I will wait
Until it spills over your floor's ungratified
Your floor's ungratified
Lyrics submitted by feedingtheend
Deluge Lyrics as written by Christopher Decinque Michael Barrett
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I hope they purge you of denial so instead approve me abdomen of antiquated doubt you candle's burn into no end
have a listen and see what you think of those? great job so far, this album is amazing.
I hope they purge you of denial so instead approve my abdomen of antiquated doubt you candle's burn into no end
have a listen and see what you think of those? great job so far, this album is amazing.
thanks man, someone told me the rest suppose to be from the booklet
I looked up the song title on wikipeida on and this is what I came up with:
A deluge myth or Great Flood myth is a mythical story of a great flood sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution. It is a theme widespread among many cultures, though it is perhaps best known in modern times through the biblical and Quranic account of Noah's Ark, the Hindu Puranic story of Manu, through Deucalion in Greek mythology or Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
so is this song about a flood destorying the world? correct me if I'm wrong
Oh God! This song is totally about lust, oral sex, and ejaculation.
'genuflect and skin me of this payment "we share the same affliction everybody's gotta breathe"'
Get on your knees and take this payment, because when a **** is in your mouth you can't breathe.
"There's no love anymore"
"it comes in oceanic surges i heard they purge you of denial but im lost in a sea of delusion so instead i purge my abdomen of antiquated doubt"
Lust confused for love. I mean come on. Purge my abdomen?
"no more pouring out i swear to God i'll overflow until it spills over, your floors ungratified"
Ejaculation
It's a pretty sexy song.
zipshiby I think what you said has nothing to do with what the song means not every song by closure in moscow is about sex ya know....
I'm pretty sure he says "Aren't Gratified", not "Ungratified". Not that it matters much, it still retains the same meaning. I just think it sounds more like he says "Aren't Gratified"
its ungratified