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.
I've got the fuel in my head from the flesh
I need to break sweat
I've got the fuel and I might get offensive,
I might be some threat
I want backdoors, want blood on the sheets again
Give me backdoors, give me blood on sheets again
I feel the fuel like a thorn cuts in deep
I want to see cheap
Like a rose on the bed without scent I need myself spent
For shame's sake by any other name
When the seeds take: grows like weeds and spreads like flames
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Burning me up when it fires again, fires again
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Bringing me off when it cools again, cools again, cools again,... cools again
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Burning me up when it fires again, fires again
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Bringing me off when it cools again, cools again, cools again,... cools again
I need to break sweat
I've got the fuel and I might get offensive,
I might be some threat
I want backdoors, want blood on the sheets again
Give me backdoors, give me blood on sheets again
I feel the fuel like a thorn cuts in deep
I want to see cheap
Like a rose on the bed without scent I need myself spent
For shame's sake by any other name
When the seeds take: grows like weeds and spreads like flames
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Burning me up when it fires again, fires again
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Bringing me off when it cools again, cools again, cools again,... cools again
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Burning me up when it fires again, fires again
I've got the fuel, but the fuel got me
Bringing me off when it cools again, cools again, cools again,... cools again
Lyrics submitted by Super Sapien
The Fuel Lyrics as written by Ian Pickering James Horner
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Universal Music Publishing Group
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