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.
Hey yo D, it's your nigga D
Uh-huh
What the fuck, you forgot about me?
You've been eatin' real good lately
Didn't get a shout out on your last album, what you hate me?
Arf
Said I was your dog
Said I was your nigga that let you see it all through the fog
Arrf
Said I was your mans and them
And any problem that you had I would handle them
Eh yo dog it's like this, I fuck with you lightly (uh-huh)
Cause I knew if I fucked with you too deep you'd bite me (uh)
Get mad at me, send niggas wantin' to fight me (uh)
Whole time you fucked with me you didn't like me
Oh where you hear that?
Pssh, niggas talk
Plus you know how shit flow in New York
Walls have ears, buildings heard
Supposed to be shh but spill the word
[Chorus]
Everywhere that I go, everything that I see
Every place that I touch I feel him fuckin' with me
I'm gonna fly arf
Why you lie? You told me it was Ryde or Die
I'm gonna fly arf
Eye for an eye, what happened to my piece of the pie?
Now dog, you know me better than that
I could put you ahead of the pack, instead of the back
I could have niggas sellin' tapes, instead of the crack
Could have niggas fallin' down, with lead in they back
Ain't much that I can't do when I want to
I don't really need you, nigga fuck you
What?
Nah I'm just playin', got a wife and kids
Little Dame ain't come across dem triflin' kid
Yo what you mean by that?
Mean by what?
You is a grimy nigga f'real, I see whassup
I don't even know why I fucked with you from the door
Cause you know I can give you what you wanted and more
I could of got it from him
But you would of hate to wait
But I wouldn't have the weight
c'mon, don't hate
What happened to the right hand, Light Man?
Nah that's Dark Man
Well let's get it right then
[Chorus]
Now I see for who you are, it's like I know you (uh-huh)
So I can't trust you as far as I can throw you (uh)
Oh you, don't know you are the reason
that I go through what I go through, let me show you
Didn't I promise you again, to slight your friends
Countin' these pairs of Timbs, these endless ends?
But what did it cost me? (c'mon)
My life to be taken softly, man BACK THE FUCK UP OFF ME
Don't fuck with me like that when I fuck witchu like this
Don't come at me like that when you know that you might miss
Go on about your business
If any cat you send me way, ain't gon' be no witness
Lord Jesus
c'mon dog, look who you're fuckin'
PLEASE HELP ME
Whassup dog? Man you buggin'
KEEP THE DEVIL
Thug life, thought we were tight
OUT OF MY LIFE
I'll be back aight? Psych
[Chorus: x2]
Uh-huh
What the fuck, you forgot about me?
You've been eatin' real good lately
Didn't get a shout out on your last album, what you hate me?
Arf
Said I was your dog
Said I was your nigga that let you see it all through the fog
Arrf
Said I was your mans and them
And any problem that you had I would handle them
Eh yo dog it's like this, I fuck with you lightly (uh-huh)
Cause I knew if I fucked with you too deep you'd bite me (uh)
Get mad at me, send niggas wantin' to fight me (uh)
Whole time you fucked with me you didn't like me
Oh where you hear that?
Pssh, niggas talk
Plus you know how shit flow in New York
Walls have ears, buildings heard
Supposed to be shh but spill the word
[Chorus]
Everywhere that I go, everything that I see
Every place that I touch I feel him fuckin' with me
I'm gonna fly arf
Why you lie? You told me it was Ryde or Die
I'm gonna fly arf
Eye for an eye, what happened to my piece of the pie?
Now dog, you know me better than that
I could put you ahead of the pack, instead of the back
I could have niggas sellin' tapes, instead of the crack
Could have niggas fallin' down, with lead in they back
Ain't much that I can't do when I want to
I don't really need you, nigga fuck you
What?
Nah I'm just playin', got a wife and kids
Little Dame ain't come across dem triflin' kid
Yo what you mean by that?
Mean by what?
You is a grimy nigga f'real, I see whassup
I don't even know why I fucked with you from the door
Cause you know I can give you what you wanted and more
I could of got it from him
But you would of hate to wait
But I wouldn't have the weight
c'mon, don't hate
What happened to the right hand, Light Man?
Nah that's Dark Man
Well let's get it right then
[Chorus]
Now I see for who you are, it's like I know you (uh-huh)
So I can't trust you as far as I can throw you (uh)
Oh you, don't know you are the reason
that I go through what I go through, let me show you
Didn't I promise you again, to slight your friends
Countin' these pairs of Timbs, these endless ends?
But what did it cost me? (c'mon)
My life to be taken softly, man BACK THE FUCK UP OFF ME
Don't fuck with me like that when I fuck witchu like this
Don't come at me like that when you know that you might miss
Go on about your business
If any cat you send me way, ain't gon' be no witness
Lord Jesus
c'mon dog, look who you're fuckin'
PLEASE HELP ME
Whassup dog? Man you buggin'
KEEP THE DEVIL
Thug life, thought we were tight
OUT OF MY LIFE
I'll be back aight? Psych
[Chorus: x2]
Lyrics submitted by ~*LAZARUS*~
Damien III Lyrics as written by Earl Simmons Anthony Fields
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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this should be split up into when damien is speaking and when dmx is, otherwise this is pointless i cant understand what they're saying to each other
then split it up and submit the corrections
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Well to be accurate The Omen off of Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood is the follow-up to Damien.... this song is the follow to that.
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