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.
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Technologic, technologic, technologic, technologic
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Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
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Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
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Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Touch it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
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Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
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Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
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Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
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Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
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Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Technologic, technologic, technologic, technologic
Technologic, technologic, technologic, technologic
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Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Technologic, technologic, technologic, technologic
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Touch it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it
Trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it
Snap it, work it, quick, erase it
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it
Load it, check it, quick, rewrite it
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it
Drag and drop it, zip, unzip it
Lock it, fill it, curl it, find it
View it, code it, jam, unlock it
Surf it, scroll it, pose it, click it
Cross it, crack it, twitch, update it
Name it, read it, tune it, print it
Scan it, send it, fax, rename it
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it
Turn it, leave it, stop, format it
Technologic, technologic, technologic, technologic
Technologic, technologic, technologic, technologic
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Technologic Lyrics as written by Thomas Bangalter Guy Manuel Homem Christo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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