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.
When I’m dead I’ll rest.
Admit it, you lecherous douche!
You were listening to my band in 2004,
Though you claim you were reared on The Stooges.
Your entire façade is a line that you feed to anorexic actresses
Who would have laughed at your jacked up Navajo haircut less than a decade ago.
Don’t want to hear about how the latest Rihanna single
Is a post-modern masterpiece. Stop punishing me!
Fueled by a potent mixture of cocaine and latent insecurities.
Defining your own self-worth by the opinion of a stupid website
With Satan as its figurehead.
Now you pass your pestilence on to your Ritalin addled children.
Well, my mother didn’t raise no fool.
God! My blood boils at the thought of you, poser.
Die!
Again.
You’ll never cut me down again and
The crap rains down.
I’m sure you’re proud that you’ve usurped the popular kids’ table,
You son of a @#$%,
Which means you’ve forfeited your dubious “anti-cred”
By buying into your own inflated hype.
And I don’t define my enemies by the clothes they wear
Or the pretentious bands they like.
It’s about how you seek to control minds
Just to appease what you've always lacked.
Again.
You’ll never have your say again.
You’ll never wield those words again.
Caught up in it. So full of it. You’ll never have your say again
And the crap rains down.
Don’t want nobody. Don’t need nobody but me.
No ashtray life, no ant-farm university
And when I rend my skin and reveal my core you’ll see,
When I perpetrate your reversed lobotomy,
You’ll see.
I’m all I wanna be.
Don’t want nobody. Don’t need nobody but me.
Admit it, you lecherous douche!
You were listening to my band in 2004,
Though you claim you were reared on The Stooges.
Your entire façade is a line that you feed to anorexic actresses
Who would have laughed at your jacked up Navajo haircut less than a decade ago.
Don’t want to hear about how the latest Rihanna single
Is a post-modern masterpiece. Stop punishing me!
Fueled by a potent mixture of cocaine and latent insecurities.
Defining your own self-worth by the opinion of a stupid website
With Satan as its figurehead.
Now you pass your pestilence on to your Ritalin addled children.
Well, my mother didn’t raise no fool.
God! My blood boils at the thought of you, poser.
Die!
Again.
You’ll never cut me down again and
The crap rains down.
I’m sure you’re proud that you’ve usurped the popular kids’ table,
You son of a @#$%,
Which means you’ve forfeited your dubious “anti-cred”
By buying into your own inflated hype.
And I don’t define my enemies by the clothes they wear
Or the pretentious bands they like.
It’s about how you seek to control minds
Just to appease what you've always lacked.
Again.
You’ll never have your say again.
You’ll never wield those words again.
Caught up in it. So full of it. You’ll never have your say again
And the crap rains down.
Don’t want nobody. Don’t need nobody but me.
No ashtray life, no ant-farm university
And when I rend my skin and reveal my core you’ll see,
When I perpetrate your reversed lobotomy,
You’ll see.
I’m all I wanna be.
Don’t want nobody. Don’t need nobody but me.
Lyrics submitted by yurfavritwepin, edited by MaverickCD, Variax
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When I'm dead, I'll rest, I'll rest When I'm dead, I'll rest, I'll rest Admit it, you lecherous douche!
You were listening to my band in 2004 though you claim you were reared on the stooges Your entire facade is a line that you feed to anorexic actresses Who would have laughed at your jacked-up Navajo haircut, less than a decade ago Don't wanna hear about how the latest Rihanna single is a post-modern masterpiece Stop punishing me! Fueled by a potent mixture of cocaine and latent insecurity Defining your own self-worth by the opinion of a stupid website with Satan as its figurehead Now you pass your pestilence on to your riddled and addled children Well my mother didn't raise no fool God, my blood boils at the thought of you! Poser, die!
(Again! Again! Again!) You'll never cut me down again (Again! Again! Again!) You'll never cut me down And your crap reigns down And the crap reigns down And the crap reigns down And the crap reigns down
I'm sure you're proud that you've usurped the "popular kids table" You son of a (ineffable) Which means you've forfeited your dubious anti-cred by buying into your own inflated hype And I don't define my enemies by the clothes they wear or the pretentious bands they like It's about how you seek to control minds, just to appease what you've always lacked!
(Again! Again! Again!) You'll never have your say again (Again! Again! Again!) You'll never wield those words again (Again! Again! Again!) You'll never have your say again (Caught up in it! So full of it! You'll never have your say again!) And the crap reigns down! And the crap reigns down! And the crap reigns down! And the crap reigns down!
Don't want nobody, don't need nobody but me No ashtray-life, no ant-farm university When I rid my skin and reveal my core, you'll see When I perpetrate your reverse-lobotomy You'll see
I'm all, I wanna be! I'm all, That I wanna be! I'm all, I wanna be! Don't want nobody, don't need nobody but me! I'm all, I wanna be! I'm all, That I wanna be! I'm all, I wanna be! Don't want nobody, don't need nobody but me!