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.
Innocence Burned, Alive on the Stage
Tortured and Dumped in nameless graves
Centuries weighed, authority died
Scattering seeds of bleach and lye
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Child molesters and Jesuits
Holding secret conference
Underneath the pontiff's nose
And only god will ever know
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Give us this day our daily bread
And then you'll see we'll not forget
Lick the wounds, cleanse the land
The modern world rejects your hands
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Tortured and Dumped in nameless graves
Centuries weighed, authority died
Scattering seeds of bleach and lye
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Child molesters and Jesuits
Holding secret conference
Underneath the pontiff's nose
And only god will ever know
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Give us this day our daily bread
And then you'll see we'll not forget
Lick the wounds, cleanse the land
The modern world rejects your hands
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
Sinister Rouge
Coming back for more to even the score
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But Clark I disagree with the sentiment that Greg knows everything about religion simply because he's a doctor. Plenty of doctors happen to be Christian too, you know. None of his degrees even cover religion.