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.
Here we go
Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey I'm the hitman
Stand aside
I'm the hitman
I want your life
Ain't no escaping
Don't run and hide
There goes the neighborhood
I'm gonna kill for your love
that's right
Hitman
Now don't you cry
I'm just it man
And you might get fried
Gun in my pocket
Don't get me wrong
I'll be your hitman
I'm a fool for your love
I'm a head shredder
That's better
Baby baby baby
I'm a hitman hitman hitman
Yeah - trouble in the East troubled in the West
Struggle with the beast - what a thief what a pest
Come back mother
Nuke that sucker
Yeah yeah yeah
Who knows what I'm talking about
Waste that brother
All right
Ooh
That's the way to do it
I'm the hitman
I'm your prize
But this hitman can cut you down to size
Love me (baby)
Don't be so cool
Love me love me baby
I've been to the hitman school
Yeah yeah
You're gonna make my day
Gonna blow you away
That's when the fun begins (hitman)
Are you ready for the sting
Gonna waste that thing (hitman)
Hitman is king
Go go
Oh hitman hitman
Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey I'm the hitman
Stand aside
I'm the hitman
I want your life
Ain't no escaping
Don't run and hide
There goes the neighborhood
I'm gonna kill for your love
that's right
Hitman
Now don't you cry
I'm just it man
And you might get fried
Gun in my pocket
Don't get me wrong
I'll be your hitman
I'm a fool for your love
I'm a head shredder
That's better
Baby baby baby
I'm a hitman hitman hitman
Yeah - trouble in the East troubled in the West
Struggle with the beast - what a thief what a pest
Come back mother
Nuke that sucker
Yeah yeah yeah
Who knows what I'm talking about
Waste that brother
All right
Ooh
That's the way to do it
I'm the hitman
I'm your prize
But this hitman can cut you down to size
Love me (baby)
Don't be so cool
Love me love me baby
I've been to the hitman school
Yeah yeah
You're gonna make my day
Gonna blow you away
That's when the fun begins (hitman)
Are you ready for the sting
Gonna waste that thing (hitman)
Hitman is king
Go go
Oh hitman hitman
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Apparantly thia song is again a reference to the virus that was killing Freddie. I like this song apart from that one awful line "I've been to the hitman school"...well Queen still kicks ass.
Apparantly thia song is again a reference to the virus that was killing Freddie. I like this song apart from that one awful line "I've been to the hitman school"...well Queen still kicks ass.
yeah, i can kinna see that myself. It was writen by freddie first, then brian took it under his wing and did work to it. Great song
c i love that line, but what was it, hitman school , or good old fasioned school of lover boys?? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For all the Queen songs speculated to be about aids, this one ACTUALLY is. Cool and rather scary. 'I've been to the hitman school'=I've acquired the 'hitman' virus in my opiion.
Does anyone how how Freddie was infected with it...?
He stepped on a syringe in 1967.
Other stories suggest he got it from his car, but I disagree with that.
He stepped on a syringe in 1967.
Other stories suggest he got it from his car, but I disagree with that.
Chris, lol... 24 years??? wit no medicine? lol he got it from his cats..... sorry, really i think that people shouldn´t make fun about freddie´s aids. or everybody elses... WEll maybe in a slight way but anyway
Queen? Hard rock? Final album? Surprisingly amazing? DAMN YOU AIDS!!