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.
Story time
Sways away the haze
They spent contemplating, formulating, theory siring above me swimming
Pay tribute to the few we look up to
Come again
You my soul fool
Who will know us but our brothers
Those who down with us are thinking
New school, tip top, pound the feeble
Walking and talking
Low down and evil
Follow me now
Yo Vato
The nix hex is on
Would everybody just look at the hook
I took it strait from my brain
Reminds me of the time I was insane
And so I wrote it when I was loaded
And voted the least likely to turn out like a square
I'm singing it for your mind and no
I'm singing it for your ears
Jump up and down and leave the ground and know that's why your here
And they say down diggey down down, down diggey diggey down,stronger, longer
Line up your ways of know what I'm thinking say it again
And now I'm with my home team back with a good seat
I gladwick like chadwick to tell you what I mean
Were laying back on it just like good sex
Smooth yet physcodelic its called the nix hex-um
The monologue of a singalong
Las banderas de san juan piden pa ?????
"I'm feelin' fine, lord it's time"????? Go tell it on a mountain ,then again bring a friend
You'll maybe get dizzy with a scence of vertigo
Uplifted soul from the view that I'm on nothin' but love
But love
But love in my blood sonic in the vortex
This is the hip thing
Called the nix hex
Dig it
Begin
Come see me now come see me now baby
Come see me now come see me now aye
Come see me now come see me now Baby
Come see me now come see me now
I'm wickedy wild I need to put down
I come without a wreck so let's get
I'm wickedy wild I need to put down
I come without a wreck so let's get down
I want to make some music in this country
And I am the rhythm missionary with the melody
Wait a minute, just a minute
Yes yes time to rhyme and shine now rip it rip
Jump up and down cause that's the 311 style
Cruise on by the frowners, float follow me now with a smile
I got a golden ticket not gonna even pick it
I heard it he said it I heard it but it we but it went something like
The rhythm will make you want to move your body
I had it once and never ever forgot it
Sways away the haze
They spent contemplating, formulating, theory siring above me swimming
Pay tribute to the few we look up to
Come again
You my soul fool
Who will know us but our brothers
Those who down with us are thinking
New school, tip top, pound the feeble
Walking and talking
Low down and evil
Follow me now
Yo Vato
The nix hex is on
Would everybody just look at the hook
I took it strait from my brain
Reminds me of the time I was insane
And so I wrote it when I was loaded
And voted the least likely to turn out like a square
I'm singing it for your mind and no
I'm singing it for your ears
Jump up and down and leave the ground and know that's why your here
And they say down diggey down down, down diggey diggey down,stronger, longer
Line up your ways of know what I'm thinking say it again
And now I'm with my home team back with a good seat
I gladwick like chadwick to tell you what I mean
Were laying back on it just like good sex
Smooth yet physcodelic its called the nix hex-um
The monologue of a singalong
Las banderas de san juan piden pa ?????
"I'm feelin' fine, lord it's time"????? Go tell it on a mountain ,then again bring a friend
You'll maybe get dizzy with a scence of vertigo
Uplifted soul from the view that I'm on nothin' but love
But love
But love in my blood sonic in the vortex
This is the hip thing
Called the nix hex
Dig it
Begin
Come see me now come see me now baby
Come see me now come see me now aye
Come see me now come see me now Baby
Come see me now come see me now
I'm wickedy wild I need to put down
I come without a wreck so let's get
I'm wickedy wild I need to put down
I come without a wreck so let's get down
I want to make some music in this country
And I am the rhythm missionary with the melody
Wait a minute, just a minute
Yes yes time to rhyme and shine now rip it rip
Jump up and down cause that's the 311 style
Cruise on by the frowners, float follow me now with a smile
I got a golden ticket not gonna even pick it
I heard it he said it I heard it but it we but it went something like
The rhythm will make you want to move your body
I had it once and never ever forgot it
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