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.
Your tongue
Bores me numb
Terror toma carcinoma
Speaking for you
Shallow opinion,
Acid fetish toy in the shape of YOU
Look very beautiful [beautiful]
Deranged, debauched, denuded
On that stainless steel cot.
Enter Herr Surgeon
Take up the bowie knife
And play join the dots.
[Vena Carver
Heart Starter
The Doctor is in 2x]
Your fist
Judas kiss
Writhing carcass
New Lazarus ravenous blood
Razor Devil Child
Drugged up aristocrat
Completely fucked up with formalities
Empty, Heiress, Tantrums
Psycho, with a gun
Finger heracy
Clean out the poison when you cut out your tongue
(Heart removed neatly with a bowie knife
Pick up the blade and join the dots) 4x
[Vena Carver
Heart Starter
The Doctor is insane 4x]
The Doctor is insane (4x)
Bores me numb
Terror toma carcinoma
Speaking for you
Shallow opinion,
Acid fetish toy in the shape of YOU
Look very beautiful [beautiful]
Deranged, debauched, denuded
On that stainless steel cot.
Enter Herr Surgeon
Take up the bowie knife
And play join the dots.
[Vena Carver
Heart Starter
The Doctor is in 2x]
Your fist
Judas kiss
Writhing carcass
New Lazarus ravenous blood
Razor Devil Child
Drugged up aristocrat
Completely fucked up with formalities
Empty, Heiress, Tantrums
Psycho, with a gun
Finger heracy
Clean out the poison when you cut out your tongue
(Heart removed neatly with a bowie knife
Pick up the blade and join the dots) 4x
[Vena Carver
Heart Starter
The Doctor is insane 4x]
The Doctor is insane (4x)
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This song is catchy. taps foot
Very interesting song to say the least but what does it really mean, because i doubt its actualy about heart surgery...
i absolutely love angelspit, and I love this song
lol this song is about drugs/addictions
lol as i cannot see any connection in the lyrics... you will have to take my word on this
agelspit are very creative in there lyrics
They sure do love their medical fetish.
Also, can something be done about "deauched", "denued" and "heracy"? Typos and misspellings irritate me a little.
Well "Herr" is german for some sort of respect or higher up (i honestly dont remember quite that well) but it is a very good song.
'Herr' is just a title in German, like 'Mr' in English speaking countries.
I think the song's pretty raunchy. '..fetish toy in the shape of YOU' 'Your fist Judas kiss' Etc.
Pardon me if you think I'm just plain dirty minded^^
This song is obviously about shallow, annoying shittalkers who have nothing better to do than to point out what's wrong with other people. "Your tongue bores me numb" meaning they are tired of the meaningless things that people say to critisize others, "shallow opinion" is self-explanatory, and then "clean out the poison when you cut out your tongue" pretty much means that they should change their ways and quit forming useless opinions and making negative statements about other people.
Hm. I don't know if it's meant to say "Terror toma," but that's what's on the official Angelspit page. But anyway, it's a reference to a teratoma (a giant tumor).
I personally don't see any connection to drugs... I agree with sei-kun, I've always thought it was about shallow people.