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 awaken -- deep in the grasp of frozen pines
Not a shred of clothing, yet I feel no cold
The woods envelope my soul
Perception multiplies
My senses heighten to extremes
My heart beat ever increasing
The only sound aside from the wailing of the wind through the trees
I know no fear
Boundaries of mortal human flesh have abandoned me as I am renewed
I dreamt of such a mutation for countless winter nights
My essence became that of a beast
I gracefully cut through the forest
Free of my former husk
Unfettered by the hindrances of past
My purpose manifests, I am void of delusion
I am born into this wolven form in seek of human flesh
Lead by vampiric hunger
I will to feast upon the bones of the meek
The marrow of my enemies
Lusting to be bathed in the blood of a child
To quench my maw with shreds of virgin flesh
To tear apart he who I once was
To rid the world of his feeble lies
For days I travel north, leaving a trail of hollowed bodies in my frigid wake
Finding my way back home to stalk amongst the feeble mortals
In the clothing of a sheep
Envenomed, I am the blackest incarnation
The end of their disease
On my arrival, vengeance swings a heavy hand
Crushing the will of god
For countless winter nights I have dreamt of such a day
I'd watch the humans crawl 'neath a swirling den of pain
The plight of all creation
The fall of their existence
Extinction, the will of humanity
Forsaken by my hand
Oh weep, the angels shall be destroyed
As claws remove their wings
Jaws sodden in the purest blood
In the purest fucking blood I bathe!
This blackened hand shall reap
Shall reap insurmountable
Undying, cleaving the sickly hearts of mortals true
Earth falls as heaven shall
Crumbing as god has taken knee and felt his creation's pain
The humans' fucking pain
Our lord has birthed the perfect evil unto this fragile earth
The sands of time now weigh against you
Pounding your weathered backs
Impending dread is cast upon you to swallow whole your faith
The boundaries of your mortality are the only remorse you'll be shown
I arrive unwritten to blacken the work of your lord
Your god so feeble, allowed for this end to be born
Your god so feeble, trampled 'neath my wrath
To die crushed beneath my fist
To fall as heaven shall
My purpose manifests, I am void of delusion
I am born into this wolven form in seek of human fucking flesh
Not a shred of clothing, yet I feel no cold
The woods envelope my soul
Perception multiplies
My senses heighten to extremes
My heart beat ever increasing
The only sound aside from the wailing of the wind through the trees
I know no fear
Boundaries of mortal human flesh have abandoned me as I am renewed
I dreamt of such a mutation for countless winter nights
My essence became that of a beast
I gracefully cut through the forest
Free of my former husk
Unfettered by the hindrances of past
My purpose manifests, I am void of delusion
I am born into this wolven form in seek of human flesh
Lead by vampiric hunger
I will to feast upon the bones of the meek
The marrow of my enemies
Lusting to be bathed in the blood of a child
To quench my maw with shreds of virgin flesh
To tear apart he who I once was
To rid the world of his feeble lies
For days I travel north, leaving a trail of hollowed bodies in my frigid wake
Finding my way back home to stalk amongst the feeble mortals
In the clothing of a sheep
Envenomed, I am the blackest incarnation
The end of their disease
On my arrival, vengeance swings a heavy hand
Crushing the will of god
For countless winter nights I have dreamt of such a day
I'd watch the humans crawl 'neath a swirling den of pain
The plight of all creation
The fall of their existence
Extinction, the will of humanity
Forsaken by my hand
Oh weep, the angels shall be destroyed
As claws remove their wings
Jaws sodden in the purest blood
In the purest fucking blood I bathe!
This blackened hand shall reap
Shall reap insurmountable
Undying, cleaving the sickly hearts of mortals true
Earth falls as heaven shall
Crumbing as god has taken knee and felt his creation's pain
The humans' fucking pain
Our lord has birthed the perfect evil unto this fragile earth
The sands of time now weigh against you
Pounding your weathered backs
Impending dread is cast upon you to swallow whole your faith
The boundaries of your mortality are the only remorse you'll be shown
I arrive unwritten to blacken the work of your lord
Your god so feeble, allowed for this end to be born
Your god so feeble, trampled 'neath my wrath
To die crushed beneath my fist
To fall as heaven shall
My purpose manifests, I am void of delusion
I am born into this wolven form in seek of human fucking flesh
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I am born into this wolfen form in seek of human flesh!!
Obviously about a man who has recently been reborn as a werewolf/vampire (doesn't really matter) and is getting used to his new form and is feeling the hunger.
A bit more epic than that. Werewolf seems right, but he's gained incredible power, to the point where he plans to bring down heaven, God, Humanity, everything. Amazing song.
Most definitely a werewolf. "I awaken, deep in the grasp or frozen pines, not a shred of clothing, yet I feel no cold". Werewolves are a lot of the time written and spoken about in a cold climate. ie frozen pines. And he has not a shred of clothing yet he feels no cold. Obviously he is covered in fur so it insulates him. And the most obvious indication that it is about a werewolf is the line, "I am born into this wolfen form, in seek of human flesh".
an amazing song. i'm pretty sure it's about a newly born werewolf, feeling the 'hunger' for human flesh for the first time. i also love the idea of werewolves, so this song is perfect!
As anarkiska said it’s more then just turning into a werewolf, to me, it’s about how the fact he turns into this creature demonstrates Gods weakness and how his very existence undermines Gods infallibility and his unholy rampage destroys the notion of an invincible and caring God. He is compelled to be the destroyer and is “Envenomed” by this task.