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 3:18, mouth tastes like the corpse of every pregnant teen.
The minutes are hours, the hours are days.
I feel infected by your presence, you speak in tounges.
I smell the lies, dancing on your blackened lungs.
I whispered in her ear:
"Fear me dear, for I am Death.
I'll take your hope, your dreams, your love
till there's nothing left."
I whispered in her ear:
"You better fear me dear, for I am Death.
And I'll take that shit you call a life,
in a single fucking breath."
I'll take your hope.
I'll take your fucking dreams.
I'll take your love.
I'll take everything, you fucking bitch.
I'll steal the diamonds from your eyes.
I'll turn your promises into lies.
I'll steal the diamonds from your eyes.
I'll turn your promises into lies.
It's 3:18, mouth tastes like the corpse of every pregnant teen.
The hours are days, the days are dead.
I feel infected by your presence, you speak in tounges.
I smell the lies, dancing on your blackened lungs.
I hear the fear in your voice, but you shouldn't feel a thing.
Your life's already worse than any pain that I could bring.
That I could bring.
That I could bring.
I could make it December every day.
But you're so blind, it may as well be May.
And I whispered in her ear:
"You better fear me dear, for this is Death."
And I whispered in her ear:
"Fear me, 'cause I am Death."
One more time!
I whispered in her ear:
"Fear me dear, for I am Death.
I'll take everything you ever loved."
I whispered in her ear:
"You better fear me, for I am Death.
For I am Death.
For I am Death."
Bitch!
The minutes are hours, the hours are days.
I feel infected by your presence, you speak in tounges.
I smell the lies, dancing on your blackened lungs.
I whispered in her ear:
"Fear me dear, for I am Death.
I'll take your hope, your dreams, your love
till there's nothing left."
I whispered in her ear:
"You better fear me dear, for I am Death.
And I'll take that shit you call a life,
in a single fucking breath."
I'll take your hope.
I'll take your fucking dreams.
I'll take your love.
I'll take everything, you fucking bitch.
I'll steal the diamonds from your eyes.
I'll turn your promises into lies.
I'll steal the diamonds from your eyes.
I'll turn your promises into lies.
It's 3:18, mouth tastes like the corpse of every pregnant teen.
The hours are days, the days are dead.
I feel infected by your presence, you speak in tounges.
I smell the lies, dancing on your blackened lungs.
I hear the fear in your voice, but you shouldn't feel a thing.
Your life's already worse than any pain that I could bring.
That I could bring.
That I could bring.
I could make it December every day.
But you're so blind, it may as well be May.
And I whispered in her ear:
"You better fear me dear, for this is Death."
And I whispered in her ear:
"Fear me, 'cause I am Death."
One more time!
I whispered in her ear:
"Fear me dear, for I am Death.
I'll take everything you ever loved."
I whispered in her ear:
"You better fear me, for I am Death.
For I am Death.
For I am Death."
Bitch!
Lyrics submitted by Haunted Devil
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Probably describing the shock immediately after the betrayal of a loved one- the time seems like it's dragging on and on... She (I'm going to assume it's a she) is probably trying to say sorry, get back with the person, but it makes him even more mad ("infected by your presence"). Whatever she says doesn't make sense anymore ("you speak in tounges"), and he basically cannot trust her at all anymore ("I smell the lies...")
"I whispered in her ear: Fear me dear, for I am Death, I'll take your hope, your dreams, your love, Till there's nothing left"
He is so mad that his main aim becomes taking revenge on her, it's all he's consumed with. He wants to take everything away from her, to properly punish her.
"And I'll take that shit you call a life, In a single fucking breath"
Same idea, he wants to take her pointless life away as quickly and painfully as possibly.
"I hear the fear in your voice, but you shouldn't feel a thing, Your life's already worse than any pain that I could bring, That I could bring, That I could bring,"
I think he means that her life is so empty, shallow and dirty that even when he takes away everything from her it wouldn't even make a difference.
"I could make it December every day, But you're so blind, it may as well be May,"
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Thanks if you read this far:) And this is only MY opinion you don't have to agree.. I hate when people attack me for posting my opinions =]
wow. This is probably the best and most relevant answer I've heard on all this website. People are always ranting on about their complaints of the song title and/or how much bmth sucks (which they don't). Nice interpretation.