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.
XXX is the sign of my friends,
You know that shit will remain until the end
It's not a sign of mine but it should be a sign of the times
So pump up that vein
You going to hop on that train
You know that shit goes straight to your brain
So watch out with decisions that you make
Because you might find yourself at the bottom of a lake
(chorus)
Slanging on the corner with your bulletproof vest,
You got a slug up in your chest.
You thing your the same you think your like the rest,
you got a slug up in your chest.
And you think your so high and you think your the best,
You got a slug up in your chest.
But now your 6 feet down hangin' with the rest, you got a Slug up in your chest.
(MIKE'S VERSE)
I once saw a man with an X on his hand;
Talkin about the 'Firestorm', the 'All Out War" plan.
That's when it hit me the straight edge is with me
Stripped of the corruption's that destroy your society
XXX not the porno type, the straight edge type, the drug free type
You'll be dead soon I'll be here till the end
The thoughts in my head, you can't comprehend.
(Chorus same as the first, but a little bit louder and a little bit worse)
To the D and to the A and to the V backwards E,
You know that's me representing the OCG.
I cant say that I live without sin, but my body aint got no poison.
Living clean living clean, is the way to be,
And this aint no mutha f~~king dream.
What I do I don't fuck with the feds, yo my man Mike.......... I Got Staight Edge !!!!!!!!!!
You know that shit will remain until the end
It's not a sign of mine but it should be a sign of the times
So pump up that vein
You going to hop on that train
You know that shit goes straight to your brain
So watch out with decisions that you make
Because you might find yourself at the bottom of a lake
(chorus)
Slanging on the corner with your bulletproof vest,
You got a slug up in your chest.
You thing your the same you think your like the rest,
you got a slug up in your chest.
And you think your so high and you think your the best,
You got a slug up in your chest.
But now your 6 feet down hangin' with the rest, you got a Slug up in your chest.
(MIKE'S VERSE)
I once saw a man with an X on his hand;
Talkin about the 'Firestorm', the 'All Out War" plan.
That's when it hit me the straight edge is with me
Stripped of the corruption's that destroy your society
XXX not the porno type, the straight edge type, the drug free type
You'll be dead soon I'll be here till the end
The thoughts in my head, you can't comprehend.
(Chorus same as the first, but a little bit louder and a little bit worse)
To the D and to the A and to the V backwards E,
You know that's me representing the OCG.
I cant say that I live without sin, but my body aint got no poison.
Living clean living clean, is the way to be,
And this aint no mutha f~~king dream.
What I do I don't fuck with the feds, yo my man Mike.......... I Got Staight Edge !!!!!!!!!!
Lyrics submitted by KngCloudis
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heh...this song is so funny. such a great sXe song...
i was playing this song before physics this past year, and this doper girl who listens to mest and good charlotte and thinks she's punk rock asked me who it was...and i replied "one cool guy"..."oh yeah, i've heard of them, what's this song about?"..."being sXe"..."eww god, they suck!"...she never had the experience of an OCG show.
OCG played the first show i ever went to. i saw them a bunch of times...was too sad they broke up. good to see some of them have new projects now. i saw mike a few months back at a show my friend put on and i helped with...it was funny, as i was wearing an OCG shirt hehe, and i got out of my car and he was right there.
anyways, good times. great song about being sXe; the only way to go. ocg, we miss you :(