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.
Blood drenched execution
Carnage inspired by hatred and evil
Fatalities the final solution
Feel the fucking pain
I rip your child from your cunt
The fetus is kept alive
To die before caring eyes
Slaves in hell for me
A tortured death will set you free
The executioner
I was meant to be
Born to kill for all eternity
The exsanguination
Savage display of murder and mayhem
Causalities of primal abduction
Red is spraying from
The hole in the baby's head
The slaughter will not subside
This day a family dies
Young blood is so pure
Unborn infant is dead premature
The executioner
Has to mutilate
A fetal pulp is all that remains
Rapid blood loss
Flooding the floor
Gore is unstoppable
Rabid blood lord
Carving the whore
Extremely contemptible
Rancid rancor
Insatiable from my proclivity
Random tirade
Eternal death inevitable
Blood drenched execution
Carnage inspired by hatred and evil
Fatalities the final solution
Felt the fucking pain
I ripped our child from your cunt
The fetus was kept alive
To die before blood soaked eyes
Carnage inspired by hatred and evil
Fatalities the final solution
Feel the fucking pain
I rip your child from your cunt
The fetus is kept alive
To die before caring eyes
Slaves in hell for me
A tortured death will set you free
The executioner
I was meant to be
Born to kill for all eternity
The exsanguination
Savage display of murder and mayhem
Causalities of primal abduction
Red is spraying from
The hole in the baby's head
The slaughter will not subside
This day a family dies
Young blood is so pure
Unborn infant is dead premature
The executioner
Has to mutilate
A fetal pulp is all that remains
Rapid blood loss
Flooding the floor
Gore is unstoppable
Rabid blood lord
Carving the whore
Extremely contemptible
Rancid rancor
Insatiable from my proclivity
Random tirade
Eternal death inevitable
Blood drenched execution
Carnage inspired by hatred and evil
Fatalities the final solution
Felt the fucking pain
I ripped our child from your cunt
The fetus was kept alive
To die before blood soaked eyes
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if i was in this band i would be so flattered by highlow tool, he seems to be going out of his way to go into every song by these guys to dis them, and thats the highest form of flattery. if he dusnt like it that much why even bother wasting his time and internet hours. anyone who takes any of this shit literally and gets offended by it deserves to have everything these guys mention in their songs done to them. No lyrics are meant to be taken literally, in death metal its just an image to fit in with the brutal attitude of the music, think about it, would singing about how your girlfriend dumped you or happiness and rainbows suit blasting, fast distorted guitars and screaming? somehow i think not.