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.
Fear is an emotion inside us
Deeper growing my deaths content
Eating away our insides
Watching themselves and they step out of skin
So darkness it surrounds the being
Memories resurrected of pain
Remembered what?
Were reminded then
Of a the fear that's inside us and we'll give in today
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
I mend my soul without reason
Patiently conscience restrained
My life feels so nice
It seems my darkness disguised entity
Shrouded in lifetimes of misery
Turned and it swells in my fate
Repeated what?
Disregarded then
Of the visions in my mind reflected mistake
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Why!?
Hostile manner that's my fear
Sets back in my body goodnight
Relayed needles
Now floating feeling with soul striped from rine
Wrapping dead bodies accending
Vision restored to my eyes
Confidence what ??
Through defiance why ?
I've just now lifted from dead soiled time
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
I'm inside you
My hand upon you
Your life gets a clue I'm finished
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Fear its violent
Sleeping inside me
Cry out just can't sickness inside me
Sickness full of weakness in motion
Please let me free now get out of me!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
Deeper growing my deaths content
Eating away our insides
Watching themselves and they step out of skin
So darkness it surrounds the being
Memories resurrected of pain
Remembered what?
Were reminded then
Of a the fear that's inside us and we'll give in today
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
I mend my soul without reason
Patiently conscience restrained
My life feels so nice
It seems my darkness disguised entity
Shrouded in lifetimes of misery
Turned and it swells in my fate
Repeated what?
Disregarded then
Of the visions in my mind reflected mistake
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Why!?
Hostile manner that's my fear
Sets back in my body goodnight
Relayed needles
Now floating feeling with soul striped from rine
Wrapping dead bodies accending
Vision restored to my eyes
Confidence what ??
Through defiance why ?
I've just now lifted from dead soiled time
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
I'm inside you
My hand upon you
Your life gets a clue I'm finished
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Fear its violent
Sleeping inside me
Cry out just can't sickness inside me
Sickness full of weakness in motion
Please let me free now get out of me!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
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because it was, and the lyric is missing like 3 verses, heres the whole song:
mr p ? you have that funny little acidy taste in the back of your throat? like that? uh huh you can taste it? you know what that is? uh uh fear
fear is an emotion inside us deeper growing my deaths content eating away our insides watching themselves and they step out of skin so darkness it surrounds the being memories ressurected of pain remembered what ?? were reminded then of a the fear thats inside us and we'll give in today
fear fuck you fear its inside you
why am i here?because you invited me i cant help for your insecurity you cant hide it from me cause im inside of you i took it from you because your a freak show
i mend my soul without reason patiently concience restrained my life feels so nice it seems my darkness disguised entity shrouded in lifetimes of misery turned and it swells in my fate repeated what? disregarded then of the visions in my mind reflected mistake
fear fuck you fear its inside you
why am i here?because you invited me i cant help for your insecurity you cant hide it from me cause im inside of you i took it from you because your a freak show
why??
hostile manner thats my fear sets back in my body goodnight relayed needles now floating feeling with soul striped from rine wrapping dead bodies accending vision restored to my eyes confidence what ?? through defiance why ? ive just now lifted from dead soiled time
fear fuck you fear im inside you my hand upon you your life gets a clue im finished
why am i here?because you invited me i cant help for your insecurity you cant hide it from me cause im inside of you i took it from you because your a freak show
fear its violent sleeping inside me cry out just cant sickness inside me
sickness full of weakness in motion please let me free now get out of me fear fear fear fear