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.
We shape the future
We rape the world
Fallen icons left to burn
The depiction of a naked deformity
Another long lost tragedy
The man in the moon is looking right at you
With a face of death He follows the future
While you sleep we destroy our planet
And somewhere in space the dead are smiling
Beautiful disease
The worm is crawling beneath your skin
Beautiful disease
The worm is feeding on your lies within
Dissintegration
Deterioration
Television slave generation
Deformation
Devastation
Electronic mind mutation
"Lost in your own illusion, sick from your own disease,
you drained the world in your search of knowledge
All questions are answers
Hidden within their own reality
Open your eyes
And the truth shall set you free!"
We shape the future
We rape the world
Fallen icons left to burn
The depiction of a naked deformity
Another long lost tragedy
Beautiful disease
The worm is crawling beneath your skin
Beautiful disease
The worm is feeding on your lies within
We rape the world
Fallen icons left to burn
The depiction of a naked deformity
Another long lost tragedy
The man in the moon is looking right at you
With a face of death He follows the future
While you sleep we destroy our planet
And somewhere in space the dead are smiling
Beautiful disease
The worm is crawling beneath your skin
Beautiful disease
The worm is feeding on your lies within
Dissintegration
Deterioration
Television slave generation
Deformation
Devastation
Electronic mind mutation
"Lost in your own illusion, sick from your own disease,
you drained the world in your search of knowledge
All questions are answers
Hidden within their own reality
Open your eyes
And the truth shall set you free!"
We shape the future
We rape the world
Fallen icons left to burn
The depiction of a naked deformity
Another long lost tragedy
Beautiful disease
The worm is crawling beneath your skin
Beautiful disease
The worm is feeding on your lies within
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