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.
immortal technique disintegrates mics when i spit
i cause more casualties than sunken slave ships
fulled to capacity, i bring tragedy to rap
without my man qaddafi
the government took nazi scientists from germany
to design nuclear rockets, and ways of observing me
cuz their pathetic attempts didnt work to murder me
when this country was concesed, bastards never heard of me
but now i hold the souls of slave masters eternally
bleeding internally, burgundy, during surgery verbally
cuz im a spirit to it, devils are incompatible
i been around since the planet was inhabitable
i spit in the ocean and created microscopic animals
which evolved into two species, the righteous and the cannibals
but until then, i had alien women suck me off
when god said let there be light, i turned it the fuck off
and thats the reason earth is only 5 billion years old
i made the sunshine and permitted time to unfold
the surface was lava, but when i stepped down it became cold
fuck what you been told
my spiritual form become a swarm of molecule sickness
manifested liquid trapped inside a mountainous region
until the skies started raining continuous seasons
immortal technique at long last reincarnated
undebatably reinstated to leave you decapitated
just sweet food but my crazy words make sense
i split every pound in your body into 6 pence
im sick of simple similes about the 6th sense
i`ll leave your body drenched in the blood from all your ancestors
you`ll never be in peace like the souls of child molesters
i`ll cut you and bless your festering wounds with alcohol
drown you in a clogged toilet in a public bathroom stall
i`ll rip you down and take a chunk of you home like the berlin wall
this is the final call for all rappers that wanna brawl
immortal technique the wrong motherfucker to diss
cuz i allow god to let you motherfuckers exist
im the strong hold on your neck that doesnt let you breathe
stronger than the fake image of god in which you believe
more dangerous than your ignorant ass could ever perceive
a european virus mutated in africa overseas
transported by mosquitos and fleas to where you live
so lock yourself in your house with your wife and your kids
you`re such a bitch, somebody probably made you out of a rib
my arrest record just scratches the surface of what i did
my bit locked me up and brought my life to an end
i was forgotten, abandoned by my bitches and friends
you dont want beef with people like me, so dont pretend
i`ll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again
you get no props in hip hop like feminine men
im iller than any plague that god gave moses to send
you wanna make amends cuz im the reason that the earth shakes
burying your fam like central american earthquakes
immortal technique, harlem to canada
i`ll lyrically damage ya
i cause more casualties than sunken slave ships
fulled to capacity, i bring tragedy to rap
without my man qaddafi
the government took nazi scientists from germany
to design nuclear rockets, and ways of observing me
cuz their pathetic attempts didnt work to murder me
when this country was concesed, bastards never heard of me
but now i hold the souls of slave masters eternally
bleeding internally, burgundy, during surgery verbally
cuz im a spirit to it, devils are incompatible
i been around since the planet was inhabitable
i spit in the ocean and created microscopic animals
which evolved into two species, the righteous and the cannibals
but until then, i had alien women suck me off
when god said let there be light, i turned it the fuck off
and thats the reason earth is only 5 billion years old
i made the sunshine and permitted time to unfold
the surface was lava, but when i stepped down it became cold
fuck what you been told
my spiritual form become a swarm of molecule sickness
manifested liquid trapped inside a mountainous region
until the skies started raining continuous seasons
immortal technique at long last reincarnated
undebatably reinstated to leave you decapitated
just sweet food but my crazy words make sense
i split every pound in your body into 6 pence
im sick of simple similes about the 6th sense
i`ll leave your body drenched in the blood from all your ancestors
you`ll never be in peace like the souls of child molesters
i`ll cut you and bless your festering wounds with alcohol
drown you in a clogged toilet in a public bathroom stall
i`ll rip you down and take a chunk of you home like the berlin wall
this is the final call for all rappers that wanna brawl
immortal technique the wrong motherfucker to diss
cuz i allow god to let you motherfuckers exist
im the strong hold on your neck that doesnt let you breathe
stronger than the fake image of god in which you believe
more dangerous than your ignorant ass could ever perceive
a european virus mutated in africa overseas
transported by mosquitos and fleas to where you live
so lock yourself in your house with your wife and your kids
you`re such a bitch, somebody probably made you out of a rib
my arrest record just scratches the surface of what i did
my bit locked me up and brought my life to an end
i was forgotten, abandoned by my bitches and friends
you dont want beef with people like me, so dont pretend
i`ll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again
you get no props in hip hop like feminine men
im iller than any plague that god gave moses to send
you wanna make amends cuz im the reason that the earth shakes
burying your fam like central american earthquakes
immortal technique, harlem to canada
i`ll lyrically damage ya
Lyrics submitted by MrMojoRisin5552
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This song does have a meaning yall just in case you dont know what hes talkin about. He's talking about his spirit, his motive, his beliefs, and his determination for revolution. That spirit that lies within him is what is causing all the havoc that you hear in sayin like...
the government took nazi scientists from germany to design nuclear rockets, and ways of observing me cuz their pathetic attempts didnt work to murder me when this country was concesed, bastards never heard of me but now i hold the souls of slave masters eternally bleeding internally, burgundy, during surgery verbally cuz im a spirit to it, devils are incompatible i been around since the planet was inhabitable i spit in the ocean and created microscopic animals which evolved into two species, the righteous and the cannibals
The way he thinks and the way he looks at the world is what separates the good from the bad, the riders from the punks, the right from the wrong, and the real and the fake. I dont feel I have to express the meaning to this any further but there is more elaborating that I could do. Bottom line Tech is a genius, whether you like it or not and the revolution is coming...silently J.J MiC
This song gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. And it leaves me feeling good, you know. I can never explain in words what this song does to me, but it is awesome. I am yet to hear anything, any type of song that can do what this song does.
you said it first, I totally agree...holy shiiii!
IT is clearly an amazing lyracist. I think this whole track is basically a flex rhyme. Just hyping himself up but stayed intellectual in his way of going about it. In my books he can honestly do no wrong.. but thats just me lol
are you seriouse?? you think he cant do harm as in he cant hurt anyone? after graduating university he got locked up in prison for cracking a guys cheekbone, breaking his jaw and knocking his teeth out.......
he said that he "can do no wrong" not "no harm"
Immortal Technique is great. Industrial Revolution and Bin Laden are my favorites.
other rap groups of this vein: The Coup, Dead Prez, Paris, Jedi Mind Tricks
yo this song is so fing sick none can changle him cept the wu or necro or tupac or biggie they r all legendry lol. but this song is really really wicked the part when it says"when god said let there be light i turned it the fuck off"that was a sick line
IM is lyricaly inferior. to be able to talk about real issues that nobody will in song form. man i hope he blows up quick and people have to hear what he says. i did the lyrics for "underground railroad " read it and post a comment on it
its a great song and the lyrics are fucking incredible. rabbit 87 is just ignorant to the facts. if u like immortal u gotta check out the guys from gravel records in the chi like verbal kent and babble
"i`ll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again"
that line seriously made me gasp technique is amazing
My favorite line is "When god said 'Let there be light' I turned it the fuck off." Lol. Good stuff. IT is a god.