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.
Come to me my disciples
Said the stranger who came
Healed the sick fed the poor
Spread the joy and the cure
He will rule our land
With his leading hand
We'll achieve our deliverance
Is it just an illusion
Or the mass confusion
Is it just the work of the False Messiah?
Victims of mass confusion
Fools will follow this man
He leads us to destruction
Tending us to damnation
He will rule.
Said the stranger who came
Healed the sick fed the poor
Spread the joy and the cure
He will rule our land
With his leading hand
We'll achieve our deliverance
Is it just an illusion
Or the mass confusion
Is it just the work of the False Messiah?
Victims of mass confusion
Fools will follow this man
He leads us to destruction
Tending us to damnation
He will rule.
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I agree. And what I find interesting is this line:
"Fools will follow this man He leads us to destruction Tending us to damnation"
How would Jesus lead us to destruction? People who find Jesus change in a positive way. It's this world and it's people who lead us to destruction.
Nice guys though. Hanged out with the bassplayer 2 weeks ago at a festival where I played with my band, we had a great laugh!
I'm a Christian, to say the least. Now that we cleared that out, I DISAGREE with what the two people already said up there.<br /> <br /> Why do we assume that the song is talking about Jesus? Will not the false messiah do exactly what Jesus did?! That is very Biblical! How else is he gonna fool people into following him.<br /> <br /> Why I believe this song is NOT about Jesus is simply because it says that the false messiah will bring destruction, and I FAIL to see the destruction that Jesus did.<br /> <br /> With all due respect to my brothers and sisters in Christ, think BIBLICALLY, FACTUALLY, align things with the Bible and see if they fit exegetically!!!!<br /> <br /> Again, could this not be about the false messiah the Bible tells us about?<br /> <br /> AND STOP SHOVING JESUS DOWN PEOPLE'S THROATS!!!!
I'm a Christian, to say the least. Now that we cleared that out, I DISAGREE with what the two people already said up there.<br /> <br /> Why do we assume that the song is talking about Jesus? Will not the false messiah do exactly what Jesus did?! That is very Biblical! How else is he gonna fool people into following him.<br /> <br /> Why I believe this song is NOT about Jesus is simply because it says that the false messiah will bring destruction, and I FAIL to see the destruction that Jesus did.<br /> <br /> With all due respect to my brothers and sisters in Christ, think BIBLICALLY, FACTUALLY, align things with the Bible and see if they fit exegetically!!!!<br /> <br /> Again, could this not be about the false messiah the Bible tells us about?<br /> <br /> AND STOP SHOVING JESUS DOWN PEOPLE'S THROATS!!!!