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.
In the name of GWAR, in the name of love
In the name of the blood dripping out of the sun
I call out your God, till before me he stands
But don't send me Jesus, he's only a man
Meat Sandwich!!!
I have come as a feral thing, clutching at your bloated underbelly
Let the agony, of the is to be
Be the shrieks, the warnings of the death screams
Pummeling the wretched, crushing the defiler
Pummeling the wretched-aye!
Slay them all let them come, let them come, let them come
They've come for
Meat Sandwich (crucify)
I have come as a feral thing, snapping at your bloated underbelly
To crucify, shrieks of the crucified
Let the agony, of the is to be
Be the shrieks, the warning of the death screams
Pummeling the wretched (you know who)
Crushing the defiler (you know who you are)
Pummeling the wretched-aye! (you know who)
Slay them all let them come, let them come, let them come
They come for
Meat Sandwich!
In the name of the blood dripping out of the sun
I call out your God, till before me he stands
But don't send me Jesus, he's only a man
Meat Sandwich!!!
I have come as a feral thing, clutching at your bloated underbelly
Let the agony, of the is to be
Be the shrieks, the warnings of the death screams
Pummeling the wretched, crushing the defiler
Pummeling the wretched-aye!
Slay them all let them come, let them come, let them come
They've come for
Meat Sandwich (crucify)
I have come as a feral thing, snapping at your bloated underbelly
To crucify, shrieks of the crucified
Let the agony, of the is to be
Be the shrieks, the warning of the death screams
Pummeling the wretched (you know who)
Crushing the defiler (you know who you are)
Pummeling the wretched-aye! (you know who)
Slay them all let them come, let them come, let them come
They come for
Meat Sandwich!
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Meat Sandwich Lyrics as written by C. Orr B. Roberts
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mmm meatsandwich and its a awsome song too i give the song a 10 thumbs up if i had that many thumbs and no offense to the punks but the new punk music sucks its all emo like anyway GWAR RULES!!!!
emo sucks dillywank
its kind of like the time i was hungry in my sleep and i yelled out MEAT SANDWICH and woke everyone up in my house.
best song ever
Haha, this song rocks everything.
Does anyone Actually Care one way or the other??
Billabong Punk? Man Ill bet you have colored hair, and wear your hat sideways. Shit thats punk man. GO BLINK, Yeah.!!!!1!
hah gotta love the pseudo-punks
Gwar is NOT punk what so ever if they were punk i would kill...millions of people they are like shock rock err something like that defantely NOT punk
gwar is closest to thrash/comedy type joke, they rock ass though, new genre crash??? trashedy??? something like that, a little punk too, in fact, gwar =music seeing as they have everything, even a couple of genuine good songs, not just cool ones
plus, anyone who badmouths GWAR just wishes they were even half as cool