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.
Await the coming storm
Behold the sign of the sun
Chaos upon us spawn
The arrows of time pinpoints us all
Oh, well the maddening laughter
Growing louder and the memories now
Atoms like incense rising
Like a thousand candles all blown out at once
Fear tangled with despair
This ghastly symphony of malice
Breaks it the spirit sails out on waters
An intergalactic sea of sorrow
Solemn oblivion with thee
Ways of darkness
The third eye reflects the images
Of vast reluctant pasts
Ethereal eternity awaits the final act
It crawls toward the alter
Destined to collapse
Tragic legend, eerie stratum
Twisted
This mortal flesh evoked again
With echoes still haunting
The curses chanting
Embrace the outcast state of chaos
After all it's unalterable
Beweep this thought
Then arise with wisdom
Know when I hallow
In the gateway of different plains
Open your heart and let go
Oh vanish, divine infinity
Ah, this wrath I am
So many aeons ago since
Ah, I suffer eternally
The inevitable did unfold
Oh well
A collection of particles held together
By the force of a soul and its memory
Be warned
You stand on the edge of infinity
Where colored waves
Will lead the way into the void
Fear tanged with despair
This ghastly symphony of malice
Oh, well the maddening laughter
Growing louder and the memories now
Atoms like incense rising
Ways of darkness
The third eye reflects the images
Of vast reluctant pasts
Ethereal eternity awaits the final act
It crawls toward the alter
Destined to collapse
Tragic legend, eerie stratum
In between the arrows of time
I suffer eternally
Behold the sign of the sun
Chaos upon us spawn
The arrows of time pinpoints us all
Oh, well the maddening laughter
Growing louder and the memories now
Atoms like incense rising
Like a thousand candles all blown out at once
Fear tangled with despair
This ghastly symphony of malice
Breaks it the spirit sails out on waters
An intergalactic sea of sorrow
Solemn oblivion with thee
Ways of darkness
The third eye reflects the images
Of vast reluctant pasts
Ethereal eternity awaits the final act
It crawls toward the alter
Destined to collapse
Tragic legend, eerie stratum
Twisted
This mortal flesh evoked again
With echoes still haunting
The curses chanting
Embrace the outcast state of chaos
After all it's unalterable
Beweep this thought
Then arise with wisdom
Know when I hallow
In the gateway of different plains
Open your heart and let go
Oh vanish, divine infinity
Ah, this wrath I am
So many aeons ago since
Ah, I suffer eternally
The inevitable did unfold
Oh well
A collection of particles held together
By the force of a soul and its memory
Be warned
You stand on the edge of infinity
Where colored waves
Will lead the way into the void
Fear tanged with despair
This ghastly symphony of malice
Oh, well the maddening laughter
Growing louder and the memories now
Atoms like incense rising
Ways of darkness
The third eye reflects the images
Of vast reluctant pasts
Ethereal eternity awaits the final act
It crawls toward the alter
Destined to collapse
Tragic legend, eerie stratum
In between the arrows of time
I suffer eternally
Lyrics submitted by JMann
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It sounds like avant-garde carnival music. I love it.
This is about the total chaos the mankind suffers... The song is awesome. Very very different and artistic...
This song is teh win, in all its weird glory. I can't make very much out of the lyrics, though... unless this is yet another song about Satan lol.
Sounds like a reincarnated soul wandering through memories of lives long past...