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.
Society failed to tolerate me
And I have failed to tolerate society
Still I can't find what you adore
Inside I hear the echoes of an inner war
Nothing can take the horror from me
Your sick world the loss of all morality
My hate has grown as strong as my confusion
My only hope my only solution
Is a violent revolution
Violent revolution, violent revolution
Reason for the people to destroy
I do not need a cause for my rage
I just despise the nature of the human race
When all I see is repulsion and hate
Violence becomes my only friend, my saving grace
When love is lost beyond your control
A pale shadow of lust can not enlight your soul
So keep your ice cold bitter illusions
I don't need your empty world my only solution
Is a violent revolution
Violent revolution, violent revolution
Reason for the people to destroy
Beauty is no more it's all gone
And utopia will not come
Trust I can not feel, only pain
And my burning mind has gone insane
And I have failed to tolerate society
Still I can't find what you adore
Inside I hear the echoes of an inner war
Nothing can take the horror from me
Your sick world the loss of all morality
My hate has grown as strong as my confusion
My only hope my only solution
Is a violent revolution
Violent revolution, violent revolution
Reason for the people to destroy
I do not need a cause for my rage
I just despise the nature of the human race
When all I see is repulsion and hate
Violence becomes my only friend, my saving grace
When love is lost beyond your control
A pale shadow of lust can not enlight your soul
So keep your ice cold bitter illusions
I don't need your empty world my only solution
Is a violent revolution
Violent revolution, violent revolution
Reason for the people to destroy
Beauty is no more it's all gone
And utopia will not come
Trust I can not feel, only pain
And my burning mind has gone insane
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"I had all and then most of you"
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"Some and now none of you"
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Amazing
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Since there's no editing, I'll point out here what a god awful job this guy did of transcribing the lyrics to this song.
First off, "formorality" and "amputopia" aren't words. In the context of the song, these should be (among the other corrections):
Line 3: Still I can't find what you adore Line 4: Inside I hear the echoes of an inner war Line 6: Your sick world, the loss of all morality Line 14: I just despise the nature of the human race Line 19: So keep your ice cold bitter illusion Line 20: I don't need your empty world, my only solution is a Line 24: And utopia will not come
Apologies, but the blatant inaccuracy has bothered me for a while. There really should be some QC here...
Kreator made a nice come back with this album, if only all the songs could have been as good as this one :(
Mille may not be much of a poet, but he has a way with words:
"Society failed to tolerate me, and I have failed to tolerate society" \m/
'society failed to tolerate me and i have failed to tolerate society' great opener for a super song! this one had a big influence on my thinking a while ago it became an anthem love the way it sounds so hateful Kreator rules .their lyrics are pessimistic and antisocial but at the same time introverted and with a dose of hope. like them
i dig the guitar in this song. awesome thrash.
Some of the best Thrash lyrics ever.
KREATOR FUCKIN RULES!!! haha the best Trash of The World... It's like that... the plainly frustrating and twisted the life has came to be nowadays... all those values lost, all those shattered dreams... but you know there is one thing you can do about it... and That's Start a Violent Revolution!
They made a video for this.
You know the irony of this? Many, if not most, of the people who say to love their songs are in fact part of the problems Mille Petrozza sings about: carnism and all it entails (the torture and murder of sentient beings, the destruction of Earth, etc.)
He is vegan!
For crying out loud, watch the video; don't you get it???
oh, this one is sooo good! i really love it. the lyrics are kind of hateful against the society and the common pepole. i love the rage in this song.