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.
1, 2, fuck this place up.
We turn desire to fire electric spark to the wire
Highered the stakes when we brought this monster
Life prevail by daring to fail others content just to sail
Hail the future we bring
We bring chaos to blocks like riots to watts blow up spots
Taking the crown off the top notch
Create the pace that you all will follow
Sporadic flow buckles up like a calico
We do smoke sensmilla vodka and see-O-K-E is the real deal
You flubber, never had to suffer
Life's gettin harder and it's only getting rougher
Save some for me can't stop what were going to be
[Chorus]
Walk with me and take this seed a fire for you so dare to fail will you
When my pen hits pad it results in catastrophe
Words and verbs come to form a disaster
If you want it, you got it never hit I spot it
Now come and watch me rise
All the tools, that blew more money than Latrell
You tell, I don't know you think I know you too well you fell
And stumbled laughin' as you tumbled
I guess you forgot about the power we rock
'Cause "all hate the" Machine Head battery
The good, the bad, the ugly
Damaging your battery yeah you been fucked stuck in a rut
Your life has been sucked your tail has been tucked
Save some for me can't stop what were going to be
Just watch as as I demonstrate the reason we dominate
[Chorus]
If we stand alone and believe it all and you tell me it's all I believe in
Yes we stand alone and believe it all if you tell me it's all we believe in
Because we we'll chew and spit you out
And pray upon the weaker
Take what we want
[Chorus]
We turn desire to fire electric spark to the wire
Highered the stakes when we brought this monster
Life prevail by daring to fail others content just to sail
Hail the future we bring
We bring chaos to blocks like riots to watts blow up spots
Taking the crown off the top notch
Create the pace that you all will follow
Sporadic flow buckles up like a calico
We do smoke sensmilla vodka and see-O-K-E is the real deal
You flubber, never had to suffer
Life's gettin harder and it's only getting rougher
Save some for me can't stop what were going to be
[Chorus]
Walk with me and take this seed a fire for you so dare to fail will you
When my pen hits pad it results in catastrophe
Words and verbs come to form a disaster
If you want it, you got it never hit I spot it
Now come and watch me rise
All the tools, that blew more money than Latrell
You tell, I don't know you think I know you too well you fell
And stumbled laughin' as you tumbled
I guess you forgot about the power we rock
'Cause "all hate the" Machine Head battery
The good, the bad, the ugly
Damaging your battery yeah you been fucked stuck in a rut
Your life has been sucked your tail has been tucked
Save some for me can't stop what were going to be
Just watch as as I demonstrate the reason we dominate
[Chorus]
If we stand alone and believe it all and you tell me it's all I believe in
Yes we stand alone and believe it all if you tell me it's all we believe in
Because we we'll chew and spit you out
And pray upon the weaker
Take what we want
[Chorus]
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