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.
v1.
You can call me Nobue / cause when I'm on the mic I'm smokin
Bringin it so cute yet hard / I leave the moe-philes broken
And then I ride in stealthy / so you can't even find me
While the snare rolls explode / like Henrietta's P90
But the weapons in my arsenal / are drum n' bass n' vox
Though a prog knife or beam saber / would be wicked cool to rock
So we're blasting through Shinjuku / to those girls in floppy socks
J.J. Dynomite and Ultrakly / like Kirk and Mr. Spock
It's the match you've always wanted / cause we're always super raw
It's a brillant road like Angela / or maybe Shangri-la
Riding with a style that's so perfect / with out even one flaw
And thus it's only natural / the massive crowds we draw
We get love from every junglist / and all hikikomori
Cause you know we never bungle this / but yet I still implore thee
If you love the fresh style / that we're bringing to the table
Shout if you love 1337step / and we'll keep bringin fables
ch.
From the Front to the back - We have the crowd entralled
From the Front to the back - And we have never stalled
From the Front to the back - We know the siren's called
From the Front to the back - We leave your senses galled
x2
v2.
I'm already 6 foot 2 / I gotta different wish than than skeelo
I come like sick the bird flu / I rock a mask with a tuxedo
I rock this set in 2-dimensions / you can call me Stitch and Lilo
We got breakbeats by the kilo / while I bust rhyme like torpedos
All these other lesser team ups / can only deliver weak flows
J.J. rocks it so hardcore / we're like Triela vs. Rico
And we bring it to your door / Just like that party van, amigos
Only takes a nanosecond / or sometimes we're down to pico
We have a dozen exabytes / of samples in a raid
We have aliens and espers / in our SOS Brigade
J.J. brings the commense sense / and I make Onomatopeaias
J.J. Dynamite is Kyon / I am Haruhi Suzumiya
From Seattle out to D.C. / Even out to Alameda
From the Heartland of America / to Chi-town Pizzerias
We have the populous enamored / with J's breaks and my stammers
I bring Nakayosi glamour / While Dynomite drops the hammer
(ch.)
You can call me Nobue / cause when I'm on the mic I'm smokin
Bringin it so cute yet hard / I leave the moe-philes broken
And then I ride in stealthy / so you can't even find me
While the snare rolls explode / like Henrietta's P90
But the weapons in my arsenal / are drum n' bass n' vox
Though a prog knife or beam saber / would be wicked cool to rock
So we're blasting through Shinjuku / to those girls in floppy socks
J.J. Dynomite and Ultrakly / like Kirk and Mr. Spock
It's the match you've always wanted / cause we're always super raw
It's a brillant road like Angela / or maybe Shangri-la
Riding with a style that's so perfect / with out even one flaw
And thus it's only natural / the massive crowds we draw
We get love from every junglist / and all hikikomori
Cause you know we never bungle this / but yet I still implore thee
If you love the fresh style / that we're bringing to the table
Shout if you love 1337step / and we'll keep bringin fables
ch.
From the Front to the back - We have the crowd entralled
From the Front to the back - And we have never stalled
From the Front to the back - We know the siren's called
From the Front to the back - We leave your senses galled
x2
v2.
I'm already 6 foot 2 / I gotta different wish than than skeelo
I come like sick the bird flu / I rock a mask with a tuxedo
I rock this set in 2-dimensions / you can call me Stitch and Lilo
We got breakbeats by the kilo / while I bust rhyme like torpedos
All these other lesser team ups / can only deliver weak flows
J.J. rocks it so hardcore / we're like Triela vs. Rico
And we bring it to your door / Just like that party van, amigos
Only takes a nanosecond / or sometimes we're down to pico
We have a dozen exabytes / of samples in a raid
We have aliens and espers / in our SOS Brigade
J.J. brings the commense sense / and I make Onomatopeaias
J.J. Dynamite is Kyon / I am Haruhi Suzumiya
From Seattle out to D.C. / Even out to Alameda
From the Heartland of America / to Chi-town Pizzerias
We have the populous enamored / with J's breaks and my stammers
I bring Nakayosi glamour / While Dynomite drops the hammer
(ch.)
Lyrics submitted by ff3366
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