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.
This is me, black and most hated in all fifty
From Genocide to Swastikas and right wing committees
This is me, the witness to governmental conspiracy
Overcrowded cells breed addicts to feed my street
This is me, the one the Aryan nation wanna touch
Burn my church, set me up, hog tie, wet me up
And at the same time my own block, hold a nine
And a bullet with my name in case I go against the grain
America sleeps, while children play with cyber sex
And my neighbor's hard to love 'cause I know he child molests
Money manifest the greed, greed manifest the murder
Murder manifest revenge to hold the cycle of the sin
But I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
Descendants of Charles Manson never seem to cease
'cause everyday man impregnates the belly of the beast
This is me, in the United States of Amnesia
Your state of a union don't address me
When my block is in the seizure
This is me, the revolution televised in the century
Millennium Armageddon, every time you ever mention
This is me, I fight holy wars with the dot coms
Raise wars and modern Vietnams, they yellin'
This is me, I circle your retreat
I'm standing at the foot of marshall law
And I watch my homies bleed
America sleeps, and money got the kids impressed
Put the president in jail, he in office having sex
Politicans ain't real, motherfuck the police
In the cells on the inside, the jails and the streets
But I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours, do you hear me?
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
Electrical towers and meteor showers
All get devoured
Expose the cowards
Chaos and power
The Devil is yours, the Lord is ours
I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, Christ compelled me
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I shot Lucifer, I shot Lucifer
I shot Lucifer, I shot Lucifer
I shot Lucifer, I shot Lucifer
From Genocide to Swastikas and right wing committees
This is me, the witness to governmental conspiracy
Overcrowded cells breed addicts to feed my street
This is me, the one the Aryan nation wanna touch
Burn my church, set me up, hog tie, wet me up
And at the same time my own block, hold a nine
And a bullet with my name in case I go against the grain
America sleeps, while children play with cyber sex
And my neighbor's hard to love 'cause I know he child molests
Money manifest the greed, greed manifest the murder
Murder manifest revenge to hold the cycle of the sin
But I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
Descendants of Charles Manson never seem to cease
'cause everyday man impregnates the belly of the beast
This is me, in the United States of Amnesia
Your state of a union don't address me
When my block is in the seizure
This is me, the revolution televised in the century
Millennium Armageddon, every time you ever mention
This is me, I fight holy wars with the dot coms
Raise wars and modern Vietnams, they yellin'
This is me, I circle your retreat
I'm standing at the foot of marshall law
And I watch my homies bleed
America sleeps, and money got the kids impressed
Put the president in jail, he in office having sex
Politicans ain't real, motherfuck the police
In the cells on the inside, the jails and the streets
But I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours, do you hear me?
I am the Alpha to the seventh power
Omega in its last hours
Electrical towers and meteor showers
All get devoured
Expose the cowards
Chaos and power
The Devil is yours, the Lord is ours
I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, we bring the truth to life
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I shot Lucifer, Christ compelled me
Christ compelled me, Christ compelled me
I shocked the world with it, shocked the world with it
A governmental conspiracy to murder me
I shot Lucifer, I shot Lucifer
I shot Lucifer, I shot Lucifer
I shot Lucifer, I shot Lucifer
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I Shot Lucifer Lyrics as written by Chris James Elsner Ako Mack
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