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.
It's a good day to fuckin' die
A good day A fucking good day
Truth be told the water looks cold
And the trees fly by as we drive
The sun goes down
Sometimes I wanna stay
Sometimes I wanna leave
Sometimes I gotta ride
Riding this rail I know what I'm on
But not now what I'm in for
This train to somewhere seems to never end
As far as I can tell, Hell
Before all hell breaks loose
Before the hangman's noose
And as the sun goes down
I'll say
It's a good day to die, a good day to die
Before the hangman's noose
I'll say
It's a good day to die a good day to die
No more stops, time to punch your ticket
This time this ride is one way
I can see a shadow of a man
And man it's coming my way
Riding this rail, I know what I'm on
But not now what I'm in for
This train to nowhere seems to never end
As far as I can tell, Hell
Before all hell breaks loose
Before the hangman's noose
And as the sun goes down
I'll say
It's a good day to die, a good day to die
Before the hangman's noose
I'll say
It's a good day to die a good day to die
This day it will be mine
Shit
Before all hell breaks loose
I'll say
Before the hangman's noose
I'll say
It's a good day to die, a good day to die
Before all hell breaks loose
I'll say
This day will be mine
Before all hell breaks loose
It's a good day to die
A good day A fucking good day
Truth be told the water looks cold
And the trees fly by as we drive
The sun goes down
Sometimes I wanna stay
Sometimes I wanna leave
Sometimes I gotta ride
Riding this rail I know what I'm on
But not now what I'm in for
This train to somewhere seems to never end
As far as I can tell, Hell
Before all hell breaks loose
Before the hangman's noose
And as the sun goes down
I'll say
It's a good day to die, a good day to die
Before the hangman's noose
I'll say
It's a good day to die a good day to die
No more stops, time to punch your ticket
This time this ride is one way
I can see a shadow of a man
And man it's coming my way
Riding this rail, I know what I'm on
But not now what I'm in for
This train to nowhere seems to never end
As far as I can tell, Hell
Before all hell breaks loose
Before the hangman's noose
And as the sun goes down
I'll say
It's a good day to die, a good day to die
Before the hangman's noose
I'll say
It's a good day to die a good day to die
This day it will be mine
Shit
Before all hell breaks loose
I'll say
Before the hangman's noose
I'll say
It's a good day to die, a good day to die
Before all hell breaks loose
I'll say
This day will be mine
Before all hell breaks loose
It's a good day to die
Lyrics submitted by diabolic666
Before the Hangman's Noose Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Hayne Kendrick Bradley James Fafara
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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No, Its about the inevitable. Its submitting oneself toe what we cannot control. We'll all die, There won't be anything special about your death, my death, or anyone elses death. We all end up rotting and 6 feet under.
The biggest difference here, is not the manner in which one dies. Not for what we've died, but that dammit, if we're going to die, and we are, lets might as well make today, a good fucking day to die.
Its compliant defiance. Its time to cash our chips in, time to punch our ticket. from the day we were born, we boarded the train. No one goes back, its a one way train.
OH yea, let me remind you, that today, is a good fucking day to die.
It's about being above the things and keeping your honour even in extreme situations, to behave like a winner even when you lose.
It's actually about a train... lol
Indeed it is a good day to die.
Indeed it is a good day to die.
its most certainly about the inevitable steps towards death that we all make without a choice. But I also think its a song of defiance, to look your hangman in the face and smile. If your going down for doing something your way and not someone elses then do it with pride. Think about it, why are you facing the gallows? obviously for doing something out of sync with the norm... so if you do it and get called up or caught for it, face the noose count to three and take the fall without pussying out.
if you did something defiant, be proud of it. if your to blame for something, then take the blame. if you have to face the inevitable, dont try and delay it. everyone has to face death eventually, so dont have regrets when you do.
fucking deep meanings these good old cunts have am i right?
Yes you're right... its really just about a train... and the experiences of a train ride... and not knowing that this train is going to be the death of you.
it's about taking a ride on a death train