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 saw it all
A piece in games
It sets in slow descend
Just when I thought I saw everything
You showed me something new
You thought that I would never understand
But now I know how to
Understand you
To see you
To realize the rot inside
You're evil
But placid
I feel sick 'cause I did not see
Nothing at all through all the excess
Destroyed it all and took all the rest
I was misled and nothing less
It's all the same, in love with distress
Somehow the starts retain our innocence
Disappointment in how things have gone
But inside the eyes of every living man
Steep stairways leading down to God
Show your face so you'll convince all of us
You invade daydreams
And ruin everything
Forever, you'll stay the same
Forced us to go insane
There is no place for you in this
Can you find your way back away from us?
Can you adhere and show us strength?
You fucked us all, done nothing straight
Still we won't crawl and we won't fall
Yeah we gave you something to keep
All this again
Not again
Took the long road but got out
I'll show you something
You fucker
Just raise your chin like this
Fuck scrape out his eyes
Yeah, now shave his head and face and ass
Just get him ready
'Cause I want to make this last
It's fucking perfect, show the world
Still we won't crawl and we won't fall
There is no place for you in this
Can you find your way back away from us?
Can you adhere and show us strength?
You fucked us all, done nothing straight
Still we won't crawl and we won't fall
A piece in games
It sets in slow descend
Just when I thought I saw everything
You showed me something new
You thought that I would never understand
But now I know how to
Understand you
To see you
To realize the rot inside
You're evil
But placid
I feel sick 'cause I did not see
Nothing at all through all the excess
Destroyed it all and took all the rest
I was misled and nothing less
It's all the same, in love with distress
Somehow the starts retain our innocence
Disappointment in how things have gone
But inside the eyes of every living man
Steep stairways leading down to God
Show your face so you'll convince all of us
You invade daydreams
And ruin everything
Forever, you'll stay the same
Forced us to go insane
There is no place for you in this
Can you find your way back away from us?
Can you adhere and show us strength?
You fucked us all, done nothing straight
Still we won't crawl and we won't fall
Yeah we gave you something to keep
All this again
Not again
Took the long road but got out
I'll show you something
You fucker
Just raise your chin like this
Fuck scrape out his eyes
Yeah, now shave his head and face and ass
Just get him ready
'Cause I want to make this last
It's fucking perfect, show the world
Still we won't crawl and we won't fall
There is no place for you in this
Can you find your way back away from us?
Can you adhere and show us strength?
You fucked us all, done nothing straight
Still we won't crawl and we won't fall
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33, edited by Ian Equinox
Hidden Hands Lyrics as written by Matthew Francis Holt Christopher Bradlee Houck
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Perhaps hes singing about/to "god"... "There is no place for you in this. Can you find your way back away from us? You invade daydreams and ruin everything" Could be saying he doesnt want god in peoples lives so hes just telling him to leave us all alone. "YOU'RE EVIL BUT PLACID" god is evil but placid... cant be seen. But the most convincing line is... "Steep stairways leading down to God. SHOW YOUR FACE so you'll convince all of us." but tahts just my OPINION