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.
I'm chaos international
The writing on the wall
A Lazarus in parable
A dark and sullen lullaby
Whispered softly as you die
Promising torments are nigh
Danger warning levels hissed out loud
I saw the silver lining hidden in a mushroom cloud
Now I'm reeling from the shock at ground zero
If yesterday you would have stood up proud
Then why tonight have you thrown in with the stoning crowd?
I'll breathe through the foetus of a new day kicking...
The foetus of a new day kicking
It's true that Jesus cannot save
I'm rising from the grave
To put my double cross to shame
A poison rush, a heart attack
A white assassin painted black
You'll fear this reaper coming back
Danger warning levels hissed out loud
I saw the silver lining hidden in a mushroom cloud
Now I'm reeling from the shock at ground zero
If yesterday you would have stood up proud
Then why tonight have you thrown in with the stoning crowd?
I'll breathe through the foetus of a new day kicking...
On a night like this
You laid the serpent's kiss
In this garden of Gethsemane
You played the traitor well...
In a dawn to come
I will blind the sun
To grant you pardon as my enemy
Before damning you to hell...
The writing on the wall
A Lazarus in parable
A dark and sullen lullaby
Whispered softly as you die
Promising torments are nigh
Danger warning levels hissed out loud
I saw the silver lining hidden in a mushroom cloud
Now I'm reeling from the shock at ground zero
If yesterday you would have stood up proud
Then why tonight have you thrown in with the stoning crowd?
I'll breathe through the foetus of a new day kicking...
The foetus of a new day kicking
It's true that Jesus cannot save
I'm rising from the grave
To put my double cross to shame
A poison rush, a heart attack
A white assassin painted black
You'll fear this reaper coming back
Danger warning levels hissed out loud
I saw the silver lining hidden in a mushroom cloud
Now I'm reeling from the shock at ground zero
If yesterday you would have stood up proud
Then why tonight have you thrown in with the stoning crowd?
I'll breathe through the foetus of a new day kicking...
On a night like this
You laid the serpent's kiss
In this garden of Gethsemane
You played the traitor well...
In a dawn to come
I will blind the sun
To grant you pardon as my enemy
Before damning you to hell...
Lyrics submitted by cradleoffilth1
The Foetus of a New Day Kicking Lyrics as written by Daniel Lloyd Davey Charles Hedger
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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Agreed Peace. Best of them all in my opinion. <br /> <br /> I watched an interview with Dani on FUSE one time and he was talking about Thornography. Point blank the interviewer asked him what Foetus of a New Day Kicking was about. He told her that the song was about preserverance. You get knocked down you get right back up. It was his way of saying the old line "Oh Well Tomorrow is another day".
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whos going to see cradle on 18/12/06 if you are see ya there if not well to bad to be honest
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I dunno I think riveroflethe is on to something but I'm not sure if the interpretation provided is 100% accurate... It could be that the point of view changes from Jesus to Judas (or someone else) throughout the song... I believe the first verse, chorus and final verse is from the perspective of Jesus (although the chorus is ambigous and could be from either's point of view) and the second verse is possibly from Judas' perspective (due to the references to the traitor kiss and the silver lining in the mushroom cloud)
oh yeah I think this is one of the better tracks of the album with Byronic Man, even though its kinda different, I dunno I just like that song...
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riveroflethe, what came to my mind when i read the lyrics of this song was 9/11. i think dani refers to the chaos it caused, the torment people felt;
A dark and sullen lullaby Whispered softly as you die Promising torments are nigh
i think this is saying that people pray for there loved ones to be alright and they are just being tormented with promises that they will be ok.
these are very moving lyrics and dani has impressed yet again
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