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.
This is the Lotus
The Underground
Where all darkness meets
For the judgement of their afterlife
Six petals, One pod
And an Army full of Juggalos
Emerging from the center of the earth
Willing and able to take control
Of all unfinished situations
By leading the out-casted souls
To the power of Shangri-La
Venomous snakes magically charmed
All of disappear with the wave of a wand
Pharaohs eternally rest in they tomb
Hachets unleashed allow doom to consume
Nomads wander were do they go?
Scholars go insane at the minds of Juggalos
Sand grains burn when the sun beats down
Skin rots more as the earth spins around
I got a handful of dust
From the leaf of the Lotus
Hold it in the sky
Blow it in the air to get my focus
Cut off my fingertip
I wanna see the blood drip
Onto the tail of a possum
Close my eyes make a wish
On my knees praying to my Ali Baba!
Can you hear me every time I scream and holla!
I'm just a killer with problems
I want a f***ing release
Without the help of a therapist
My family or a priest
Ya hah ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of Kadesh
Ben laf kilpen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Ya hah ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of Kadesh
Ben laf kilpen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Floating on a magic carpet with a fat sword
It's Joe Bruce of the Lotus ward (J Tneloiv)
You can try and rub my lamp
I might float out and spike your a** like vamp
I bow to the pyramid I do confide
The secrets of the carnival are deep inside
Disrespect it, foolish, hocus pokus
I'll split your forehead and plant my Lotus
You don't know what this killer's all about
I might sever your head off and f*** your mouth
Bells and chimes ring 17 times
Faceless souls act out like mimes
Pegasus cry as gargoyles take eyeballs from heads like skinless grapes
Even kings will fall to their knees
And end up only knowing one word
Ya heh ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of cadesh
Ben laf peupen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Ya heh ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of cadesh
Ben laf peupen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Come with me to the legendary land of Ali Baba
A place of genies and flying covers
Would you wish for rub a lamp
Take a chance
In the land were the genies and the gypsies dance
Magical realms are held high visions of wishes
And I can see them all dieing cause the vision are viscous
I'm a warlock wand waver vagabond
Have you talking backwards I be
Ali Ba, Ali Baba
Frog legs, eyes of a cat, teeth of a Parana
Scale of a fish
A dream of a wish
Sight be on sight you never picture this
Talk in reverse then it shall appear
Standing in front of you with a smile ear to ear
Summon called upon from world to world
And he leaving with the souls of the boys and girls
Welcome to the dead waste land
Children of the damned
Demon throw me out a sack
To search throughout the whole profession
Black magician
For the equation
Of warlock grain wishes
Any thing your eye envisions
Freaking you without admission
Calling Ali Baba
Hit me with the savior
Pray to the father
What makes you think he'll save ya?
Now your left to burn forever
All the demons brought together
Tear your body limb for limb
Only demons call upon him
Ya hah ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of cadesh
Ben laf peupen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
The Lotus
The Underground
Where all darkness meets
For the judgement of their afterlife
Six petals, One pod
And an Army full of Juggalos
Emerging from the center of the earth
Willing and able to take control
Of all unfinished situations
By leading the out-casted souls
To the power of Shangri-La
Venomous snakes magically charmed
All of disappear with the wave of a wand
Pharaohs eternally rest in they tomb
Hachets unleashed allow doom to consume
Nomads wander were do they go?
Scholars go insane at the minds of Juggalos
Sand grains burn when the sun beats down
Skin rots more as the earth spins around
I got a handful of dust
From the leaf of the Lotus
Hold it in the sky
Blow it in the air to get my focus
Cut off my fingertip
I wanna see the blood drip
Onto the tail of a possum
Close my eyes make a wish
On my knees praying to my Ali Baba!
Can you hear me every time I scream and holla!
I'm just a killer with problems
I want a f***ing release
Without the help of a therapist
My family or a priest
Ya hah ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of Kadesh
Ben laf kilpen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Ya hah ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of Kadesh
Ben laf kilpen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Floating on a magic carpet with a fat sword
It's Joe Bruce of the Lotus ward (J Tneloiv)
You can try and rub my lamp
I might float out and spike your a** like vamp
I bow to the pyramid I do confide
The secrets of the carnival are deep inside
Disrespect it, foolish, hocus pokus
I'll split your forehead and plant my Lotus
You don't know what this killer's all about
I might sever your head off and f*** your mouth
Bells and chimes ring 17 times
Faceless souls act out like mimes
Pegasus cry as gargoyles take eyeballs from heads like skinless grapes
Even kings will fall to their knees
And end up only knowing one word
Ya heh ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of cadesh
Ben laf peupen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Ya heh ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of cadesh
Ben laf peupen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
Come with me to the legendary land of Ali Baba
A place of genies and flying covers
Would you wish for rub a lamp
Take a chance
In the land were the genies and the gypsies dance
Magical realms are held high visions of wishes
And I can see them all dieing cause the vision are viscous
I'm a warlock wand waver vagabond
Have you talking backwards I be
Ali Ba, Ali Baba
Frog legs, eyes of a cat, teeth of a Parana
Scale of a fish
A dream of a wish
Sight be on sight you never picture this
Talk in reverse then it shall appear
Standing in front of you with a smile ear to ear
Summon called upon from world to world
And he leaving with the souls of the boys and girls
Welcome to the dead waste land
Children of the damned
Demon throw me out a sack
To search throughout the whole profession
Black magician
For the equation
Of warlock grain wishes
Any thing your eye envisions
Freaking you without admission
Calling Ali Baba
Hit me with the savior
Pray to the father
What makes you think he'll save ya?
Now your left to burn forever
All the demons brought together
Tear your body limb for limb
Only demons call upon him
Ya hah ya mesh
Shaken the wilderness of cadesh
Ben laf peupen the urges
Unknown apocalypse of the seven churches
The Lotus
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