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 smell the sound of a growing gash
With pop sensibilities.
K-Q-E-D
"It's a tune that equals you."
I feel
Hallelujah I fail,
Bulemia I'm frail.
Hallelujah I fell,
Salting the back of a snail.
And...
This is worship and this is tribute
Am I crumbling, ripping and failing?
Knowing you fit, you fit, you fit in...
And, and,
You fit in!
K-Q-E-E-E-E-E-E-D
"It's a tune that equals you."
I feel
Hallelujah, I fail,
Bulemia, I'm frail.
Hallelujah, I fell,
Salting the back of a snail.
And...
Am I worshipping or am I tributing?
Loving, crumbling, ripping, and failing.
My turkish prison is knowing I fit in.
And, and,
I fit in!
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
With no rescue, girl.
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah.
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
It's cool.
Be cool, girl.
Sailor, Sailor
Sailor, Sailor
Sailor Scent
Sailor Sailor Scent Sailor Sailor Sailor Scent.
And...
worship, tribute
crumbling, ripping, and failing
Knowing you fit, you fit, you fit in...
And, and,
you fit in!
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah.
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
With no rescue, girl.
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah.
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
It's cool.
Be cool, girl.
Sailor Scent (x4)
Sailor, Sailor
With pop sensibilities.
K-Q-E-D
"It's a tune that equals you."
I feel
Hallelujah I fail,
Bulemia I'm frail.
Hallelujah I fell,
Salting the back of a snail.
And...
This is worship and this is tribute
Am I crumbling, ripping and failing?
Knowing you fit, you fit, you fit in...
And, and,
You fit in!
K-Q-E-E-E-E-E-E-D
"It's a tune that equals you."
I feel
Hallelujah, I fail,
Bulemia, I'm frail.
Hallelujah, I fell,
Salting the back of a snail.
And...
Am I worshipping or am I tributing?
Loving, crumbling, ripping, and failing.
My turkish prison is knowing I fit in.
And, and,
I fit in!
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
With no rescue, girl.
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah.
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
It's cool.
Be cool, girl.
Sailor, Sailor
Sailor, Sailor
Sailor Scent
Sailor Sailor Scent Sailor Sailor Sailor Scent.
And...
worship, tribute
crumbling, ripping, and failing
Knowing you fit, you fit, you fit in...
And, and,
you fit in!
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah.
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
With no rescue, girl.
Feeding time,
An old friend of mine
At the leper zoo, yeah yeah.
Que sera?
Erotic hurrah
It's cool.
Be cool, girl.
Sailor Scent (x4)
Sailor, Sailor
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sorry if that sounded rude, but i meant it in a good way. listen to what you like. you shouldn't care what ppl say. and if they have a problem with it, screw em. no one has the right to judge you.
I don't think anyone got the two references this song made to an obscurely known screamo band in the mid nineties called Portraits of Past. "KQED Equals Volvo" was the name of one of their songs, and in another song called Bang Yer Head, a guitar melody sounds strangely like the tune Darryl is singing when he says
"Knowing you fit in... And, and, you fit in!"
That's my two cents.
I'm so glad I'm not the only person that noticed this <3
@Arkaic Lol i really dont think it has anything to do with KQED equals Volvo. Nice conspiracy though. I mean yeah i'm a Portraits of Past fan and when i saw KQED it made me think of Portraits of Past too. But I'm sure KQED is some media outlet like a TV station or Radio Station maybe. (too lazy to google) . but it's cool how you see how Bang Yer Head correlates to this song still. That'd be cool if there actually was a connection lol. crossing my fingers and hoping you actually know the answer and are pretending to believe it's a theory
i love this song
I love this song as well.
i love this song also
get the lyrics right
does anyone know what KQED is? and what does the Turkish prison mean?
Isn't KQED like a radio/TV broadcast station?
There was a link to the KQED site somewhere... I think that's what it is.
KQED is a television station...
this song has the most feeling out of all of em on this album..i cant stop thinkin bout the lyrics. what must they mean???? eheh..im thinkin a mix of indesicion, weakness/angwish, and anger all mixed into one jumbly ball