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.
And you say you want to live forever
And you've got all the time to kill
And you're living in the dark forever
In your own little private hell
I want to rule this world
I want to walk the night
I want to bleed this girl
want to shake it all night till the morning light
I want to lead this world
I want to wake the dead
And all the undead souls who walk the night
Are you sure you're so clean and pure
As you lie here in front of me now
And you're tempting the lord of darkness
As you see what's forbidden to see
I want to rule this world
I want to walk the night
I want to bleed this girl
want to do it all night till the morning light
I want to rule this world
I'm gonna wake the dead
And all the undead souls who walk the night
Oh yeah you know it's true
Yeah you yeah
When people say I'm from the underworld
Every kind of sin you best belive it girl
You come on over here from the other side
Come back to hell it's warm inside
I sleep through the day coz I'm into the night
I want to through the day coz I live through the night
I sleep through the day coz I'm into the night
I want to through the day coz I live through the night
Yeah you
I want to rule this world, yeah
I'm gonna walk the night
I want to rule this world
I want to rule this night
And all the undead souls I want to wake the dead
I want to get you girl
I'm gonna rule this world
It's gonna be alright
Yeah
And you've got all the time to kill
And you're living in the dark forever
In your own little private hell
I want to rule this world
I want to walk the night
I want to bleed this girl
want to shake it all night till the morning light
I want to lead this world
I want to wake the dead
And all the undead souls who walk the night
Are you sure you're so clean and pure
As you lie here in front of me now
And you're tempting the lord of darkness
As you see what's forbidden to see
I want to rule this world
I want to walk the night
I want to bleed this girl
want to do it all night till the morning light
I want to rule this world
I'm gonna wake the dead
And all the undead souls who walk the night
Oh yeah you know it's true
Yeah you yeah
When people say I'm from the underworld
Every kind of sin you best belive it girl
You come on over here from the other side
Come back to hell it's warm inside
I sleep through the day coz I'm into the night
I want to through the day coz I live through the night
I sleep through the day coz I'm into the night
I want to through the day coz I live through the night
Yeah you
I want to rule this world, yeah
I'm gonna walk the night
I want to rule this world
I want to rule this night
And all the undead souls I want to wake the dead
I want to get you girl
I'm gonna rule this world
It's gonna be alright
Yeah
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Into the Night Lyrics as written by Bob Marlette Billy Idol
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