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.
Hanging and banging and cussing and bitching
And scratching and twitching at my demand
Grabbing and poking and bruising and choking
I'm sprinkled I'm tinkled I'm losing my man
I found a new way
I found a better way
I found the only way
To cure frustration
I don't care what you say
About my moral ways
Get on your knees and pray
'Cause you're slaves anyway
Coming and going and moving and groaning
And hitting that kitten and making him yowl
Wailing and flailing and trudging and flogging
And punching my doggie and making him howl
I found a new way
I found a better way
I found the only way
To cure frustration
I don't care what you say
About my moral ways
Get on your knees and pray
'Cause you're slaves anyway
My possession, my possession, my possession, mine, all mine
Kicking that butt now licking that butt
Now kneel on that gut now the red light's on
Pushing and shoving that bread in the oven
I'm paying them back for what they've done
I found a new way
I found a better way
I found the only way
To cure frustration
I don't care what you say
About my moral ways
Get on your knees and pray
'Cause you're slaves anyway
My possession, my possession, my possession, mine, all mine
And scratching and twitching at my demand
Grabbing and poking and bruising and choking
I'm sprinkled I'm tinkled I'm losing my man
I found a new way
I found a better way
I found the only way
To cure frustration
I don't care what you say
About my moral ways
Get on your knees and pray
'Cause you're slaves anyway
Coming and going and moving and groaning
And hitting that kitten and making him yowl
Wailing and flailing and trudging and flogging
And punching my doggie and making him howl
I found a new way
I found a better way
I found the only way
To cure frustration
I don't care what you say
About my moral ways
Get on your knees and pray
'Cause you're slaves anyway
My possession, my possession, my possession, mine, all mine
Kicking that butt now licking that butt
Now kneel on that gut now the red light's on
Pushing and shoving that bread in the oven
I'm paying them back for what they've done
I found a new way
I found a better way
I found the only way
To cure frustration
I don't care what you say
About my moral ways
Get on your knees and pray
'Cause you're slaves anyway
My possession, my possession, my possession, mine, all mine
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My Possession Lyrics as written by Alien Jourgensen Al Jourgensen
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This might be about sex slavery? Though I really doubt it. It seems like it is about the need to take out your anger on other people, treating them as slaves...though I am probably wrong.