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.
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
Lifestyles of the young and the reckless
Checked in the real world that don't ask questions
Dodging on bullets like a fucked up western
Dragged you on a rope til you're choked out senseless
Kings or crown we're the best around
Got an underground army yeah we holding it down
We built our base and what we found
It takes blood and sweat and always moving the crowd
No skill then you're going the fast way
Let me see you dance on from the AK
Bullshit now he's dropping names,
Who you know, what you doing all sounds the same
A piece of advice quit dropping mine
You're be done way before it even it is your time
Like a stripper in a cage making minimum wage
You're be done like a dollar bill hitting the stage
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
I'm gonna wake your ass up 'cause you ain't got what it takes
You crews ridin' my nuts so tell you how my dick tastes
Yeah I'm shit faced and all black looking creepy
It's Charlie Scene this shit is way too easy
I'm gonna give it to you quick going straight to your throat
Put the burner in your mouth and turn you in to a ghost
All these people making music with nothing to show
Who doesn't have a band? Shit I don't know
What kind of sane person drops his own name
What kind of sane person boos his own band off stage
What kind of sane person drops a verse like this
Damn this ain't working I'm just too damn sick
Just you coming out here has gotten me provoked
I'm gonna cut your ass up like a line of coke
I'm gonna roll your crew up like a fat ass roach
Put you in my ashtray 'cause you just got smoked
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
Another classic case you crash and burn
And it's true you're dead now
It's light out, your last song
The world has turned it's face you'll never find
And it's true you're dead now
It's light out, your last song
Walls are closing in, their falling down
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
You're talking too loud
Who the fuck are you now?
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
Lifestyles of the young and the reckless
Checked in the real world that don't ask questions
Dodging on bullets like a fucked up western
Dragged you on a rope til you're choked out senseless
Kings or crown we're the best around
Got an underground army yeah we holding it down
We built our base and what we found
It takes blood and sweat and always moving the crowd
No skill then you're going the fast way
Let me see you dance on from the AK
Bullshit now he's dropping names,
Who you know, what you doing all sounds the same
A piece of advice quit dropping mine
You're be done way before it even it is your time
Like a stripper in a cage making minimum wage
You're be done like a dollar bill hitting the stage
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
I'm gonna wake your ass up 'cause you ain't got what it takes
You crews ridin' my nuts so tell you how my dick tastes
Yeah I'm shit faced and all black looking creepy
It's Charlie Scene this shit is way too easy
I'm gonna give it to you quick going straight to your throat
Put the burner in your mouth and turn you in to a ghost
All these people making music with nothing to show
Who doesn't have a band? Shit I don't know
What kind of sane person drops his own name
What kind of sane person boos his own band off stage
What kind of sane person drops a verse like this
Damn this ain't working I'm just too damn sick
Just you coming out here has gotten me provoked
I'm gonna cut your ass up like a line of coke
I'm gonna roll your crew up like a fat ass roach
Put you in my ashtray 'cause you just got smoked
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
Another classic case you crash and burn
And it's true you're dead now
It's light out, your last song
The world has turned it's face you'll never find
And it's true you're dead now
It's light out, your last song
Walls are closing in, their falling down
Lights out
You're talking too loud
So just shut your mouth
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Can you feel it now?
We're calling you out
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
You're talking too loud
Who the fuck are you now?
Who the fuck are you now?
Lights out
Lyrics submitted by Skorponok, edited by MonsterKhaos
Lights Out Lyrics as written by Daniel Murillo Ben B. Grosse
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Deuce, unfortunately just got owned.
Well, he made Story Of A Snitch so I guess if he's gonna wage war, they have the right to tactical nuke him. Unfortunately, SOAS isn't anything compared to this. Sucks for him but he is being childish about the whole thing-persistently too. If he was angry for the first few months-year I understand but this guy is simply milking it and he's being a bitch.
good song just strange because the band said in an interview that they were not even going to mention Deuce
this is the best album definately
I like this album better than Swan Songs becuase it has more of a rock feel, and I think that's what Danny brought to the band
I'm guessing because Deuce made Story of a Snitch and When We Ride, they just had enough and decided to make a response in the best way they knew
Actually the band never said they would not stoop to deauce's level, J3T abd DaKurlzz said they would not, and if you notice every member of the band wrote on this song...besides J3T and DaKurlzz. Though honestly I would have liked to hear a J3T rant in this song as story of a snitch is about him, and as a lyricist/writer he is easily the best in the band (and that includes deuce, who claims to have written everything J3T wrote, but you will notice in his cover of circles he had to write whole new verses for when J3T would be singing, and he still has yet to do a city, young or paradise lost cover guess J3T wrote his own stuff on all of the best songs :P).
Yeah quite obviously about Deuce, and about how vocal he has been about how HU acted. I quite like the song although not really the lyrics because Deuce is my favourite voice/style from HU. At least we have Swan Songs :/
Deuce was probably the least favorite of HU for many. I love Danny so much better. This song is amazing. That annorexic bitch deserves this...
"You crew is right on my nuts, so tell you how my dick tastes" "Deuce you coming out heres got me proved"
Its actually "Your crew's riding my nuts They'll tell you how my dick tastes" "Just you coming out here has got me provoked"
They don't actually drop Deuce's name, but it's implied.
"Kings or crown we're the best around" should be "Kings are crowedn we're the best around"
"Damn this ain't working I'm just too damn sick" should be "These damn meds ain't working, I'm just too damn sick"
"I'm gonna cut your ash up like a line of coke" should be "I'm gonna cut your ass up like a line of coke"
This is obviously about Deuce. But I really think it needed to be written. Has anyone ever heard the song 'When we ride' by Deuce. That's some fucked up shit. He straight up calls them out in his song. At least Hollywood didn't make it totally obvious that this song is about him. Great song by the way.
OK first off "Lights out,yore talking to loud! So just shut your mouth,who the fuck are you now?"-Definitely about Deuce. The "talking to loud" refers to him making a sing about Hollywood Undead and also trash talking them. And the "who the fuck are you now?" Refers to him being kicked out and not being as good as them(I'll admit,GE has good songs too.)