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.
Open your eyes and you’ll see brightly
Provocative shapes make me surrender
Far and away she’s an old structure
Rapidly talks so you can fuck her
Call it all off call her to censor
Thinking of fun, we never enter
Cant escape I cant escape
The control it takes, control it takes
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
You came to fight
She moves in circles and
Works undercover
To live for the night
She's always working and planing to hurt
Precision is sought from every member
Imagine her shock when she remembers
Far and away from all that hurt her
Adrenaline wins from all the torture
The team is surprised verses suspense
One always wins she’ll take a guess
I cant escape i cant escape
The control it takes the control it takes
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
You came to fight
She moves in circles and
Works undercover
To live for the night
She's always working and planing to hurt
She's human after all
She makes me lust for everything
I'm feeling visceral
I'm cleaning all the innocent
She's human after all
She makes me lust for everything
She’s human after all, again
She makes me lust for everything
She’s human after all, again
She's human after all
She makes me lust for everything
I'm feeling visceral
I'm cleaning the innocent
You came to fight
She moves in circles and
Works undercover
To live for the night
She's always working and planing to hurt
Provocative shapes make me surrender
Far and away she’s an old structure
Rapidly talks so you can fuck her
Call it all off call her to censor
Thinking of fun, we never enter
Cant escape I cant escape
The control it takes, control it takes
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
You came to fight
She moves in circles and
Works undercover
To live for the night
She's always working and planing to hurt
Precision is sought from every member
Imagine her shock when she remembers
Far and away from all that hurt her
Adrenaline wins from all the torture
The team is surprised verses suspense
One always wins she’ll take a guess
I cant escape i cant escape
The control it takes the control it takes
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
I am I am I am a woman
I am I am I am a human
Take it all off, take it all off
That's what she wants
That's what she wants
You came to fight
She moves in circles and
Works undercover
To live for the night
She's always working and planing to hurt
She's human after all
She makes me lust for everything
I'm feeling visceral
I'm cleaning all the innocent
She's human after all
She makes me lust for everything
She’s human after all, again
She makes me lust for everything
She’s human after all, again
She's human after all
She makes me lust for everything
I'm feeling visceral
I'm cleaning the innocent
You came to fight
She moves in circles and
Works undercover
To live for the night
She's always working and planing to hurt
Lyrics submitted by deathb4birth
Human After All Lyrics as written by Barry Nicholas Mckenna Craig Ernest Kneale
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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