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.
THE FOREST BY KAZELOON
I be hovering over the J.W Marriott-right on top-like Big Ben looking down at Lil Joe-44G has da views dat will leave ya blowed-no need 4 da Hydro-my Magical Pickle got all the calories-and flavor to keep it kosher you don't never need no Lawry's-never out the jar what lid?-it's already airtight on top citch-I'm Da Big Ben Shoemaster I feed Baby Dills to Lil Joe-so he can grow-real green and kosher how we keep the dough-one double 0-catch more then just a eye full-you praying the missle was as big as the Tower Ifel-instead of my Rifel-I bring the Darkside to your nightscope-right along with your life and hope-my Dad told me we live in East L.A M.P-I thought it he meant Military Policemen the way he stays with the heat-plus all the pop pop popping in Da Hood this is World War 213-or more like World War 2 One and Three-I took her my Lady Kamikaze to my Trapanese Suicide Forest with my big ole trunk-now she eternally stucc-choked to death on straight hung-from my petrified anti stump-that's how I took Ally on my Magical Log Ride-now she lives in a fog in her mind-she on me like movie The Fog on white-she didn't bring a tent she sure-knows how to succ it pure-until it smells like Derrty Fert Manure-for sure-until it's unsure-in need of Sure-like hoodrats in the bathroom getting sparred out at Schurr-we tell ya fakes phoniechiwa-you won't be phoning me naw-I'm serving her like Sarah in The Forest-like a Jason Zada portrait-one million dollars will hold me-now her twin sister wants to blow me-and swallow hard balls no Rolly Pollies-chicken fed Farmadillos only-horse fed Barnadillos souly-ginuwine one of a kind whole meat-there ain't no aiding-except with my magical balls the way she ate it-I got her in my Trapstar Hole but I'm her Holy Savior-ain't no monster that can slay her-I got my Badboy Tooty it's in her head-it's in her head-my mainstream took her underground-until all is silent now-just like the Music Industry clowns-that ain't rapping or singing so loud now-run for it-Forrest run-I made them run for The Forrest now they lost and I won-no Gold Medals just DNF-Did Not Finish got swallowed up by the greedy Forrest's necc-Natalie Dormer the bad Naughty Ally in the corner-playing Lil Jacc Horner-on my Mt.Fuji-I'm from Hillside Street so you know she thinks I'm tryna strangle her with my Tooty-but I'm just to big and excited on trunk cuz of her fine ass booty-I stay on the path-like never falling off the tracc-and go with the flow-like following the yarn and rope-be careful for the baccstabbers like Mr.Kinney who will lead you to your last rope-Sarah paid the price for trusting the wrong folks-no hellucinations or maybe just a dumb ass hoe?-spun up by the living dead friendly familiar ghosts-who pose as hosts-it's a Al Film so grizzly the Lava Bear fresh out my Volcano-is Insano-like the Glory Hole in a cave doe-watch out for the Hanya playing the Hochiko Yurei role-drop you with her under the Japanese Stage and eat you up whole-don't let the hunger games be a smart tudor and achieve the goals-not fail at digging for gold-then your Mockingjay-truccing your life away-doing time in a cage-for starting a Crimewave-that went Evilsidewayz-down the One Hades Devilz Highway-she say "I Feel Old" then you should rest ya foe-The Ancient Enemy Timothy Flyte should stop flying in the town of ghosts-because the Original Yurei swallows all the ghouls, goblins, and ghosts-and gobbles em up whole-with The Forest's Lost Souls-
I be hovering over the J.W Marriott-right on top-like Big Ben looking down at Lil Joe-44G has da views dat will leave ya blowed-no need 4 da Hydro-my Magical Pickle got all the calories-and flavor to keep it kosher you don't never need no Lawry's-never out the jar what lid?-it's already airtight on top citch-I'm Da Big Ben Shoemaster I feed Baby Dills to Lil Joe-so he can grow-real green and kosher how we keep the dough-one double 0-catch more then just a eye full-you praying the missle was as big as the Tower Ifel-instead of my Rifel-I bring the Darkside to your nightscope-right along with your life and hope-my Dad told me we live in East L.A M.P-I thought it he meant Military Policemen the way he stays with the heat-plus all the pop pop popping in Da Hood this is World War 213-or more like World War 2 One and Three-I took her my Lady Kamikaze to my Trapanese Suicide Forest with my big ole trunk-now she eternally stucc-choked to death on straight hung-from my petrified anti stump-that's how I took Ally on my Magical Log Ride-now she lives in a fog in her mind-she on me like movie The Fog on white-she didn't bring a tent she sure-knows how to succ it pure-until it smells like Derrty Fert Manure-for sure-until it's unsure-in need of Sure-like hoodrats in the bathroom getting sparred out at Schurr-we tell ya fakes phoniechiwa-you won't be phoning me naw-I'm serving her like Sarah in The Forest-like a Jason Zada portrait-one million dollars will hold me-now her twin sister wants to blow me-and swallow hard balls no Rolly Pollies-chicken fed Farmadillos only-horse fed Barnadillos souly-ginuwine one of a kind whole meat-there ain't no aiding-except with my magical balls the way she ate it-I got her in my Trapstar Hole but I'm her Holy Savior-ain't no monster that can slay her-I got my Badboy Tooty it's in her head-it's in her head-my mainstream took her underground-until all is silent now-just like the Music Industry clowns-that ain't rapping or singing so loud now-run for it-Forrest run-I made them run for The Forrest now they lost and I won-no Gold Medals just DNF-Did Not Finish got swallowed up by the greedy Forrest's necc-Natalie Dormer the bad Naughty Ally in the corner-playing Lil Jacc Horner-on my Mt.Fuji-I'm from Hillside Street so you know she thinks I'm tryna strangle her with my Tooty-but I'm just to big and excited on trunk cuz of her fine ass booty-I stay on the path-like never falling off the tracc-and go with the flow-like following the yarn and rope-be careful for the baccstabbers like Mr.Kinney who will lead you to your last rope-Sarah paid the price for trusting the wrong folks-no hellucinations or maybe just a dumb ass hoe?-spun up by the living dead friendly familiar ghosts-who pose as hosts-it's a Al Film so grizzly the Lava Bear fresh out my Volcano-is Insano-like the Glory Hole in a cave doe-watch out for the Hanya playing the Hochiko Yurei role-drop you with her under the Japanese Stage and eat you up whole-don't let the hunger games be a smart tudor and achieve the goals-not fail at digging for gold-then your Mockingjay-truccing your life away-doing time in a cage-for starting a Crimewave-that went Evilsidewayz-down the One Hades Devilz Highway-she say "I Feel Old" then you should rest ya foe-The Ancient Enemy Timothy Flyte should stop flying in the town of ghosts-because the Original Yurei swallows all the ghouls, goblins, and ghosts-and gobbles em up whole-with The Forest's Lost Souls-
Lyrics submitted by KRC-Roseland Ent-The Pac-Planet9
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