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.
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Fucking Liars
I'm sick of all their damn lies
That they've told me since I was young
I'm sick of all their patriotic shit
forced us to sing national anthems
And pledge allegiance to their flag
I was strong and I learned to resist
We are told that this is the land of the truth and justice
Don't believe them
We are told that we should be proud to serve our country
Don't believe them
We are told that the flag is a sign of our freedom
Don't believe them
The first step to resistance is questioning what they tell us
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Fucking Liars
If I hear another lie
About how the government helps me
I think that I'm going to explode
Everyday another law gets passed
To take away our freedom
Pretty soon we will have nothing left
We are told that this is the land of the truth and justice
Don't believe them
We are told that we should be proud to serve our country
Don't believe them
We are told that the flag is a sign of our freedom
Don't believe them
The first step to resistance is questioning what they tell us
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Fucking Liars
I'm sick of all their damn lies
That they've told me since I was young
I'm sick of all their patriotic shit
forced us to sing national anthems
And pledge allegiance to their flag
I was strong and I learned to resist
We are told that this is the land of the truth and justice
Don't believe them
We are told that we should be proud to serve our country
Don't believe them
We are told that the flag is a sign of our freedom
Don't believe them
The first step to resistance is questioning what they tell us
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Lies- They tell us
Fucking Liars
If I hear another lie
About how the government helps me
I think that I'm going to explode
Everyday another law gets passed
To take away our freedom
Pretty soon we will have nothing left
We are told that this is the land of the truth and justice
Don't believe them
We are told that we should be proud to serve our country
Don't believe them
We are told that the flag is a sign of our freedom
Don't believe them
The first step to resistance is questioning what they tell us
Lyrics submitted by bikiniekillgrrrl
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