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.
KUAN!!
I. simple souls overload as I explode data banks 'cause the earth & space gave birth to this paleface supreme -- linguistic -- mental machine your brain cells swell - the intellects extreme fire fills my veins as eye proclaim my resistance to the mind-swapping parasites that feed off my existence as eye -- skin the burn to relearn the royal plan somewhere out beyond the edges in the depths of spirit land its authentic, apocalyptic destroyer damaging challengers -- resurrection, disorder a monument of crisis - eye strikes this - your dead line my nest with your soul -- cleansed in bloodshed
BATTLE READY! poets gonna take control
BATTLE READY souls violate parole
BATTLE READY violently invade your home
-- breaking the bones OF THOSE WHO POSE
II. commanding the mic -- striking up a verb-fest mass destruction is my function - time to put it to the test in combat --- attacking since way back in the days eye drew praise for the way that eye slayed facts formulating flows in revolutionary science its the catastrophic prophet from the anarchist alliance freaking techniques -- this creature of speech ewe feel the fury of devastation 'cause ewe ewe tasted defeat eye'm alone on my throne in this universe of fear royalty divides my soul -- in this role eye'm revered as the pinnacle -- lyrical master -- queen of disaster eye ruin brain fluid -- the UNKNOWN IS WHUT EYE'M AFTER
[chorus]
Shaking up the world -- just like the 2nd coming of Christ -- when eye write -- thrice divine with this goddess sight wurdz will flow -- wounds will grow ewe know -- bones will be exposed from the force that eye unload its THE SOUL EATER!! -- mic bleeder with the voice of chaos eye got the nectar of the gods flowing from my mental pod gather the flock -- alarm your block tell them the shepherds have come & got the keys to unlock a holy war -- through your veins it courses more lyrical artillery than the armed forces supernatural -- styles be volatile its the mind manipulator -- the WAR CHILD
[chorus]
[bridge]
COME! SHADOW SOLDIERS! we came to defy - ewe living life as a lie we embryonic satellites need our freedom to fly TO WATCH EWE DIE! -- agonizing cries are heard in stereo eye'm visualizing battlefield scenarios in the line of fire -- watching empires fall into attack position -- ELIMINATE ALL!!! MY SPECIES!!!
[chorus] [outro]
MY SPECIES! NO SURRENDER!
I. simple souls overload as I explode data banks 'cause the earth & space gave birth to this paleface supreme -- linguistic -- mental machine your brain cells swell - the intellects extreme fire fills my veins as eye proclaim my resistance to the mind-swapping parasites that feed off my existence as eye -- skin the burn to relearn the royal plan somewhere out beyond the edges in the depths of spirit land its authentic, apocalyptic destroyer damaging challengers -- resurrection, disorder a monument of crisis - eye strikes this - your dead line my nest with your soul -- cleansed in bloodshed
BATTLE READY! poets gonna take control
BATTLE READY souls violate parole
BATTLE READY violently invade your home
-- breaking the bones OF THOSE WHO POSE
II. commanding the mic -- striking up a verb-fest mass destruction is my function - time to put it to the test in combat --- attacking since way back in the days eye drew praise for the way that eye slayed facts formulating flows in revolutionary science its the catastrophic prophet from the anarchist alliance freaking techniques -- this creature of speech ewe feel the fury of devastation 'cause ewe ewe tasted defeat eye'm alone on my throne in this universe of fear royalty divides my soul -- in this role eye'm revered as the pinnacle -- lyrical master -- queen of disaster eye ruin brain fluid -- the UNKNOWN IS WHUT EYE'M AFTER
[chorus]
Shaking up the world -- just like the 2nd coming of Christ -- when eye write -- thrice divine with this goddess sight wurdz will flow -- wounds will grow ewe know -- bones will be exposed from the force that eye unload its THE SOUL EATER!! -- mic bleeder with the voice of chaos eye got the nectar of the gods flowing from my mental pod gather the flock -- alarm your block tell them the shepherds have come & got the keys to unlock a holy war -- through your veins it courses more lyrical artillery than the armed forces supernatural -- styles be volatile its the mind manipulator -- the WAR CHILD
[chorus]
[bridge]
COME! SHADOW SOLDIERS! we came to defy - ewe living life as a lie we embryonic satellites need our freedom to fly TO WATCH EWE DIE! -- agonizing cries are heard in stereo eye'm visualizing battlefield scenarios in the line of fire -- watching empires fall into attack position -- ELIMINATE ALL!!! MY SPECIES!!!
[chorus] [outro]
MY SPECIES! NO SURRENDER!
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and of course she does call for her Shadow Soldiers 'Come, Shadow Soldiers'