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.
Adam enters sedated Eve beneath wisdomless tree
Death spell of the beckoning of the serpent
Forked tongue wags as his mouth it spews his wretchedness
A paradise of pain
An obscene Eden insane blood drips near the base of his erection
Down her palish thigh much to the satyr's satisfaction
Impart these burdens to all man, corruptively
Poisoned the apple shines in hand, so rottenly
At the tree of life with noose in hand, horrendously
Divine insanity begins
Absurd our innocence was lost
Eternal is the cost
Transgress at the tree of good and evil
Estowing shame and guilt into the hearts of his created fools
All truths will be revealed
Mortality is sealed
In god's name it's believed that we should thank him
When on this blackened day by his foul curse we were forsaken
Impart awareness to all man condemningly
Luring temptation placed in hand pervertedly
The tree of wisdoms deviant in mockery
Conceive our blasphemy
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
Shamed in our nakedness forever we're the blamed
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
One in the same are they a fiend of many names
Pillaged hymen perforates
It sorely gives away
Unto the blood engorged lust
Of sick humanity
Swallow whole the both of them
O Luciferian snake
And so was spawned the soulless world
When foul semen met poisoned egg
Carnality unending the torment in divine
In this garden of delight
Depravity unceasing eternity defined
Innocence left behind in this garden of delight
Slithering gold majestic snake
As who would hiss one thousand lies
Coiling around the first created
Constrict them of their mortal lives
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
Shamed in our nakedness forever we're the blamed
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
One in the same are they a fiend of many names
Death spell of the beckoning of the serpent
Forked tongue wags as his mouth it spews his wretchedness
A paradise of pain
An obscene Eden insane blood drips near the base of his erection
Down her palish thigh much to the satyr's satisfaction
Impart these burdens to all man, corruptively
Poisoned the apple shines in hand, so rottenly
At the tree of life with noose in hand, horrendously
Divine insanity begins
Absurd our innocence was lost
Eternal is the cost
Transgress at the tree of good and evil
Estowing shame and guilt into the hearts of his created fools
All truths will be revealed
Mortality is sealed
In god's name it's believed that we should thank him
When on this blackened day by his foul curse we were forsaken
Impart awareness to all man condemningly
Luring temptation placed in hand pervertedly
The tree of wisdoms deviant in mockery
Conceive our blasphemy
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
Shamed in our nakedness forever we're the blamed
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
One in the same are they a fiend of many names
Pillaged hymen perforates
It sorely gives away
Unto the blood engorged lust
Of sick humanity
Swallow whole the both of them
O Luciferian snake
And so was spawned the soulless world
When foul semen met poisoned egg
Carnality unending the torment in divine
In this garden of delight
Depravity unceasing eternity defined
Innocence left behind in this garden of delight
Slithering gold majestic snake
As who would hiss one thousand lies
Coiling around the first created
Constrict them of their mortal lives
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
Shamed in our nakedness forever we're the blamed
Of god and serpent of spectre and snake
One in the same are they a fiend of many names
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Of God and Serpent, Of Spectre and Snake Lyrics as written by Brandon Ellis Alan Cassidy
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