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.
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Sometimes when it's late at night
And you have no one to talk to
Here's what you do, you go through that
Raggedy cell phone 'bout two or three times
Tracy ain't home, Tina ain't home
The Love Below starts talkin' to ya
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher (doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
The circumcision has already begun
Desensitizing the very thing or thang that
Brought you into this motherfucker in the first place (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And when I say "motherfucker" I do mean "mother fucker" (doo-ooh)
Because Mother Earth is dying
And we continue to fuck her death (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Play with your own score sheet (doo-ooh)
Become the master of your own
And Yes, God is watching you
But no need to be embarrassed (doo-doo, doo-doo)
For the future is in your hands (doo-ooh)
No the future is in your hand
Play with your own score sheet
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
(L-O-V-E)
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When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
(Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Sometimes when it's late at night
And you have no one to talk to
Here's what you do, you go through that
Raggedy cell phone 'bout two or three times
Tracy ain't home, Tina ain't home
The Love Below starts talkin' to ya
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher (doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-ooh)
The circumcision has already begun
Desensitizing the very thing or thang that
Brought you into this motherfucker in the first place (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And when I say "motherfucker" I do mean "mother fucker" (doo-ooh)
Because Mother Earth is dying
And we continue to fuck her death (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Play with your own score sheet (doo-ooh)
Become the master of your own
And Yes, God is watching you
But no need to be embarrassed (doo-doo, doo-doo)
For the future is in your hands (doo-ooh)
No the future is in your hand
Play with your own score sheet
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
Every boy and girl, woman to man
When you feel you've done about the best you can
Motherfuck the wagon, come join the band
Vibrate, vibrate higher
(L-O-V-E)
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Vibrate Lyrics as written by Andre Benjamin
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
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I think the end is a sarcastic message to just play with yourselves instead of bringing in more unloved babies!!!