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.
Death becomes clearer through bloodshot eyes
As death from old age becomes nearer
Why can't the livestock be free
When trading soldiers for steak
Learn to evolve with the new transition
To act upon a hypocritical vision
Discard the old
And in with the new
Discard the old
In with the fashion
Learn to evolve with the new transition
To act upon a hypocritical vision
Learn to evolve
Learn to
Learn to evolve
Who is the bad guy for iron require mince?
These are the facts so eat what you murder
This is animal liberation
Eight billion killed for human pleasure
Bring on the ape farm
Demolish the monkeys
Drink up, drink up
Look down on junkies
A new hypocritical look and ambition
The time has come to make the decision, you
Drink up, Drink up
Look down
I'll hold it back
I'll hold it back
Oh!
Discard the old in with the fashion
Death becomes clearer through bloodshot eyes
Oh, death becomes clearer through bloodshot eyes
As death from old age becomes nearer
Why can't the livestock be free
When trading soldiers for steak
Learn to evolve with the new transition
To act upon a hypocritical vision
Discard the old
And in with the new
Discard the old
In with the fashion
Learn to evolve with the new transition
To act upon a hypocritical vision
Learn to evolve
Learn to
Learn to evolve
Who is the bad guy for iron require mince?
These are the facts so eat what you murder
This is animal liberation
Eight billion killed for human pleasure
Bring on the ape farm
Demolish the monkeys
Drink up, drink up
Look down on junkies
A new hypocritical look and ambition
The time has come to make the decision, you
Drink up, Drink up
Look down
I'll hold it back
I'll hold it back
Oh!
Discard the old in with the fashion
Death becomes clearer through bloodshot eyes
Oh, death becomes clearer through bloodshot eyes
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Spawn Again Lyrics as written by Ben Gillies Daniel Johns
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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this song live from melbourne 1999 is the best live footage of daniel ever, he gets so emotionally into the song.
Daniels song about his beliefs as a vegan. He's having ago at people who kill animals for meat.
this song rocks! its such a good way to get his point across without being preachy or whatever.
i love it..it was what inspired me into looking into what happens before the animal reach my plate..i didn't like what i learned and i no longer eat meat thanks to daniel =) i love him more and more each day =)
This is a great pro-vegan song. I wish more people would wake up and become vegeterians too...It's nice seeing a guy singer writing a song about it and not care what others may think!
I'd first like to thank RubberDuckieYAY for telling me about this song. It's awesome. I love it when people use there influence on society to do something with it rather than just sing about shitty unimportant things. I agree with MJK Is God that it is really great that guy singers are singing about this and not caring about what people think... its great to see them stand up for their beliefs
yay! u thanked me here too! i feel inmportant! i'm glad u liked the song...did u take the time to check out any of their out songs?
Thats not true... Could you honestly look into the face of a dying animal and say that it feels nothing. Could you kick a dog and truthfully say that it doesn't feel the pain... thats its brain doesn't understand that it was just hurt for no reason? I doubt that you could... no human is truly that insensitive... and if you are, you need serious therapy. And yeah... I did get to look at some of there other songs, I have a couple of Silverchairs c.d's... I have to admit that I do like some of there old stuff better... I hated that 'New Millenium' song... but some of the songs that I downloaded were awesome, I can understand why you would love them so much.
There's a difference between kicking a dog for no reason, and slaughtering a cow for food...I'm a total darwinist when it comes to food...if it's not as evolved as us, and is lower down on the food chain, and not closly related to us (monkeys, I would be against eating them), I say eat it...most of these creatures have brains the size of walnuts for gods sake
hmm... i respect your opinion of course, but i have to question how you can really draw the line between which animals it's ok to eat, and which animals are "too evolved" to be used for food. in some countries, cows are considered sacred beings and dogs are used as meat. so are they "wrong"?! anyway, i love this song, daniel's lyrics are so great and silverchair kicks ass!!!!!