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.
Blessed are he who speaks the word
Grateful that we can lead the herd
Dollars signs in the faithful eyes
Anti fate on day disguise
You're just a faker
No miracle maker
Holy behavior
Wont make you our savior
If we want a martyr
We'll come and find you
Come and find you
Done before you started
You're dead in the water
Walk on father out to sea
You're done before you started
You're dead in the water
Blessed are he who sees the word
Holiness are well rehearsed
Dollars in the faithful eyes
Anti fates on day disguised
You're just a faker
No miracle maker
Holy behavior
Wont make you a savior
If we want a martyr
We'll come and find you
Come and find you
Done before you started
You're dead in the water
Walk on father out to sea
You're done before you started
You're dead in the water
The water
The water
The water
Money made messiahs
You're televised to tell yours lies
Modern of a martyr
You're dead in the water
If we want a martyr
We'll come and find you
Come and find you
Done before you started
You're dead in the water
Walk on father out to sea
You're done before you started
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
Grateful that we can lead the herd
Dollars signs in the faithful eyes
Anti fate on day disguise
You're just a faker
No miracle maker
Holy behavior
Wont make you our savior
If we want a martyr
We'll come and find you
Come and find you
Done before you started
You're dead in the water
Walk on father out to sea
You're done before you started
You're dead in the water
Blessed are he who sees the word
Holiness are well rehearsed
Dollars in the faithful eyes
Anti fates on day disguised
You're just a faker
No miracle maker
Holy behavior
Wont make you a savior
If we want a martyr
We'll come and find you
Come and find you
Done before you started
You're dead in the water
Walk on father out to sea
You're done before you started
You're dead in the water
The water
The water
The water
Money made messiahs
You're televised to tell yours lies
Modern of a martyr
You're dead in the water
If we want a martyr
We'll come and find you
Come and find you
Done before you started
You're dead in the water
Walk on father out to sea
You're done before you started
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
You're dead in the water
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20, edited by Orangeman9, alsars1014
Dead In The Water Lyrics as written by Jesse Hasek Brian Vodinh
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I don't have the booklet, but some here are some things that I can tell by listening to the song (and by referencing a couple rules of grammar):
Dollars signs > Dollar signs (singular)
Wont make you our savior > Won't make you our savior (apostrophe)
Done before you started > Done before you've started (grammar rule, but I'm 95% sure that 'you've' is the word used in the song as well) [also applies to "You're done before you started"]
Blessed are he who sees the word > Wretched are he who sees the word ('Blessed' is used in the very first line,[are he who SPEAKS the word], but the second time is 'Wretched' [are he who SEES the word])
You’re televised to tell yours lies > You’re televised to tell your lies ('yours' should be 'your')
POSSIBLE corrections (if anyone has the lyrics booklet, feel free to validate/refute any of these)
Holiness are well rehearsed > Holiness so well rehearsed ('are well rehearsed' doesn't really make sense, and, in my opinion, it doesn't even sound like they say it in the song. "so well rehearsed" is what I hear, and it would make more sense,)
Walk on father out to sea > Walk on farther out to sea (It sounds like that to me - especially in the last part of the song. It changes the meaning of the line, but It makes a bit more sense to me)
Money made messiahs > Money-made messiahs (Grammar rule: i.e., "'messiahs' became messiahs for money", not "The money physically created the messiahs)
Again, I'm not sure about those last ones, but it's worth checking if anyone has the official lyric booklet handy
i don't want to see your gramatical corrections. the site is about interpretting lyrics.
Notice how there is a "Lyric Correction" menu option, which I very clearly selected. It's even highlighted in bright orange letters for you. This sight is primarily about interpretations, but anything in the dropdown menu has an intended purpose as well. They weren't just put there out of boredom.<br /> <br /> Slight mistakes and variations in lyrics can make a world of difference in the overall meaning. You should be aware of that before you try to interpret anything.