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.
Yeah, that's right.
Skrillex, Bare Noize, Foreign Beggars.
L.A., London, Dubai
'Bout to get rowdy right now.
Yeah. I'm an all time factor, I make the next guy look like an actor.
So the mandam wail like they matter, when I touch mic I see the men scatter,
And they wanna talk big, but when it comes to big it they bout to get splatter,
So I tell them to relax yourself, go home to your mom and stop being a catta
Many guys wanna parr, many guys lookin to take this thing far
Many guys lookin to be some big star, but soon enough them man about to get slappa
So there's no need for chatter, no need for anything cheap and that's that
Anybody making a ting to get smacked up, back up, fam no need to sound back
When I touch mic I see the men scatta
Scatta, as if I had a clutch on a magnum
You're just another pawn in my game, another god figure pour in the rain,
I'm a raw one, too much of a force to contain,
And I'm forced to repay all the thoughts of the brain,
By any means I ain't putting pure spits to shame,
What I depict on scripts too much for the mandem,
And I keep calm when more shits a spray,
And when I'm letting off as if I had a clutch on a magnum.
See you making at me in the fashion,
Most of these mc's are straight gassin,
Yeah they getting paid on the JSA,
Like its something like guy got draper from Mad Men.
Bagging up while I'm racking hits by the minute,
I'm sick with the lyrics, so you best be backin up
Chatta with a little more flex,
doesn't matta cos when I ratatat bars watch the bare man scatta
When I touch mic I see the men scatta
Scatta, as if I had a clutch on a magnum
Skrillex, Bare Noize, Foreign Beggars.
L.A., London, Dubai
'Bout to get rowdy right now.
Yeah. I'm an all time factor, I make the next guy look like an actor.
So the mandam wail like they matter, when I touch mic I see the men scatter,
And they wanna talk big, but when it comes to big it they bout to get splatter,
So I tell them to relax yourself, go home to your mom and stop being a catta
Many guys wanna parr, many guys lookin to take this thing far
Many guys lookin to be some big star, but soon enough them man about to get slappa
So there's no need for chatter, no need for anything cheap and that's that
Anybody making a ting to get smacked up, back up, fam no need to sound back
When I touch mic I see the men scatta
Scatta, as if I had a clutch on a magnum
You're just another pawn in my game, another god figure pour in the rain,
I'm a raw one, too much of a force to contain,
And I'm forced to repay all the thoughts of the brain,
By any means I ain't putting pure spits to shame,
What I depict on scripts too much for the mandem,
And I keep calm when more shits a spray,
And when I'm letting off as if I had a clutch on a magnum.
See you making at me in the fashion,
Most of these mc's are straight gassin,
Yeah they getting paid on the JSA,
Like its something like guy got draper from Mad Men.
Bagging up while I'm racking hits by the minute,
I'm sick with the lyrics, so you best be backin up
Chatta with a little more flex,
doesn't matta cos when I ratatat bars watch the bare man scatta
When I touch mic I see the men scatta
Scatta, as if I had a clutch on a magnum
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Great version of a great song,
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aye, I love this song, and I can't stand mainstream rap. I just love that line, "When i touch mic, I see the men (them all) scatta, Scatta, as if I had a clutch on the Magnum."