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.
Its name mocks its silence, a worthless beast born to
Violence ears and whiskers flapping as its yellow
Flesh comes slapping across the rank filth of this
Ancient subterranean floor. its hate knows no bounds
As its home knows no sounds (but the)
Flapping slapping splatting of its yellow flesh
I am the herald of light I withdraw a shining glory, a
Single loving-end of story, the only weakness, a grace
Like wings, my bow sings. unleashed and in the
Silver light my arrows take flight unleashed splits
Pols voices head and spills its thoughts and dreams
unleashed in crimson red across this floor
unleashed a host of yellow bodies comes crashing to
My feet neat! a host of slapping yellow bodies comes
Crashing in crimson piles a host of slapping yellow
Bodies comes crashing in crimson piles a host of
Slapping yellow bodies comes crashing in crimson piles
A host of slapping yellow bodies comes crashing in
Crimson piles running away running away running away
From your own voice running away running away running
Away from pols voice! silence! silence! silence!
Silence!
Violence ears and whiskers flapping as its yellow
Flesh comes slapping across the rank filth of this
Ancient subterranean floor. its hate knows no bounds
As its home knows no sounds (but the)
Flapping slapping splatting of its yellow flesh
I am the herald of light I withdraw a shining glory, a
Single loving-end of story, the only weakness, a grace
Like wings, my bow sings. unleashed and in the
Silver light my arrows take flight unleashed splits
Pols voices head and spills its thoughts and dreams
unleashed in crimson red across this floor
unleashed a host of yellow bodies comes crashing to
My feet neat! a host of slapping yellow bodies comes
Crashing in crimson piles a host of slapping yellow
Bodies comes crashing in crimson piles a host of
Slapping yellow bodies comes crashing in crimson piles
A host of slapping yellow bodies comes crashing in
Crimson piles running away running away running away
From your own voice running away running away running
Away from pols voice! silence! silence! silence!
Silence!
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x
Pol's Voice Lyrics as written by Call Arkenstone
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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So you're telling me that every band that uses analog-modelling keyboards are trying to sound "Nintendo"?
Their songs AREN'T about Nintendo, their songs only REFER to Nintendo characters as a metaphor. Like calling a Asian who acts like a white person a "Banana". Just because the song is named "Banana" doesn't mean the song is about a banana, you dolt. It's about an Asian who acts like a white person.
And just because the band coined the term 'Nintendocore' doesn't mean that it doesn't represent something that is entirely non-existent.
Since you've studied the band so fervently and know so much about what they have coined, you'd know that they created that term to sell people records, banking off of the whole 80's throwback phase that people seem to be eating up like McDonalds these days. I don't call that anything but really great marketing skills on the band's part. Maybe when the whole 'grunge' thing comes back into style, they'll wear nasty sweaters and cite the Pixies as huge inspirations and you can say that their songs are about the Carribean.