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.
Hey!
What've we left to do?
With 20 Minutes?
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
We've got the rythm and we make you fuck fuck
and we put it on the record!
If we take it from them too...
What they remember?!
Then we make ourselves pretty
and we make some noise (yeah yeah yeah)
we are sex automata
we are sex automata
Now Come On!
We've got the rythm and we make you fuck fuck
and we put it on the tape
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! (Uh huh!)
It's what we have to do
with the scene and order
Keep your grammar, fools
oh baby, baby!
Yeah Yeah Yeah
then we make ourselves pretty
and we
then we go out to the city
and we stay out on the scene
we are sex automata
we are sex automata
oh baby! (Yeah yeah yeah)
And we're working out, ah-oh! (Yeah yeah yeah)
I'm gonna sleep out on the street, baby! (Yeah yeah yeah)
We are sex automata!
Yeah, we are sex automata!
Now get up!
What've we left to do?
With 20 Minutes?
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
We've got the rythm and we make you fuck fuck
and we put it on the record!
If we take it from them too...
What they remember?!
Then we make ourselves pretty
and we make some noise (yeah yeah yeah)
we are sex automata
we are sex automata
Now Come On!
We've got the rythm and we make you fuck fuck
and we put it on the tape
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! (Uh huh!)
It's what we have to do
with the scene and order
Keep your grammar, fools
oh baby, baby!
Yeah Yeah Yeah
then we make ourselves pretty
and we
then we go out to the city
and we stay out on the scene
we are sex automata
we are sex automata
oh baby! (Yeah yeah yeah)
And we're working out, ah-oh! (Yeah yeah yeah)
I'm gonna sleep out on the street, baby! (Yeah yeah yeah)
We are sex automata!
Yeah, we are sex automata!
Now get up!
Lyrics submitted by FabulousMuscles
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