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.
A dead issue (a dead issue)
Don't wrestle with it (don't wrestle with it)
Deaf ears are sleeping (deaf ears are sleeping)
A guilty bliss (a guilty bliss)
So inviting (let me in)
Nailed to the cross
I feel you, relate to you
Accuse you
Wash away us all
Take us with the floods
Then throughout the night
They were raped and executed (then throughout the night)
(They were raped and executed)
Cold hearted world
Your language unheard of (your language unheard of)
The vast sound of tuning out (the vast sound of tuning out)
The rash of negativity (the rash of negativity)
Is seen one sidedly (one sidedly)
Burn away the day
The nervous, the drifting
The heaving
Wash away us all
Take us with the floods
Then throughout the day
Mankind played with grenades (then throughout the day)
(Mankind played with grenades)
Cold hearted world
And at night
They might bait the pentagram (and at night)
(They might bait the pentagram)
Extinguishing the sun
Wash away man
Take him with the floods
Flood (flood)
Flood (flood)
Don't wrestle with it (don't wrestle with it)
Deaf ears are sleeping (deaf ears are sleeping)
A guilty bliss (a guilty bliss)
So inviting (let me in)
Nailed to the cross
I feel you, relate to you
Accuse you
Wash away us all
Take us with the floods
Then throughout the night
They were raped and executed (then throughout the night)
(They were raped and executed)
Cold hearted world
Your language unheard of (your language unheard of)
The vast sound of tuning out (the vast sound of tuning out)
The rash of negativity (the rash of negativity)
Is seen one sidedly (one sidedly)
Burn away the day
The nervous, the drifting
The heaving
Wash away us all
Take us with the floods
Then throughout the day
Mankind played with grenades (then throughout the day)
(Mankind played with grenades)
Cold hearted world
And at night
They might bait the pentagram (and at night)
(They might bait the pentagram)
Extinguishing the sun
Wash away man
Take him with the floods
Flood (flood)
Flood (flood)
Lyrics submitted by -L3tH4L-, edited by joseph3or, RogueCapregime
Floods Lyrics as written by Philip Anselmo Vincent Paul Abbott
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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