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.
Their walls have stood too long
We must break them down
Can't wait for this corruption
To spread further than it has
Their darkened forces spread
Surrounding countries bear arms
To fight the war that comes forth
And set us free
One by one
We follow each other in battle
Hatred fills our eyes with blood
They will take our homes
Our families
Mass destruction will form
And genocide
And genocide
We must form a plan of action
You must rememeber
Not to showthem mercy
They have none for you
If they're still breathing
Don't leave them alive
They serve no purpose
If you look deep inside their hearts
You'll see there's so much hatred
Built up inside themselves
Nothing has meaning
We see so much more
So much more from life
In my life
I've seen the world take form of greed
Never have a i felt so naive and untrue
Everything a fabrication in our lives
We must fight back to stay alive
To stay alive
We must fight back
To stay alive
We must fight back
Your very life will be on the line
As you fight this battle
Cowards that try to run away
Will be shot down for being unfaithful
When you enter the warzone
You'll shoot to kill with every intention To protect your home
The way you live your life
They're trying to take away
Their hope is to see us fall
In their seduction
And submit to their facism
We must not fall victim
We must not cower
To the mistakable purification
Locking us in cells
Awaiting the massacre
Do not fall in the tempting
Deceiving lies
There will be blood
We can't let them take away
All that was
We fought for
So long and died for
No choice but to fight back
Or they have already made us
Submit to their cause
We must break them down
Can't wait for this corruption
To spread further than it has
Their darkened forces spread
Surrounding countries bear arms
To fight the war that comes forth
And set us free
One by one
We follow each other in battle
Hatred fills our eyes with blood
They will take our homes
Our families
Mass destruction will form
And genocide
And genocide
We must form a plan of action
You must rememeber
Not to showthem mercy
They have none for you
If they're still breathing
Don't leave them alive
They serve no purpose
If you look deep inside their hearts
You'll see there's so much hatred
Built up inside themselves
Nothing has meaning
We see so much more
So much more from life
In my life
I've seen the world take form of greed
Never have a i felt so naive and untrue
Everything a fabrication in our lives
We must fight back to stay alive
To stay alive
We must fight back
To stay alive
We must fight back
Your very life will be on the line
As you fight this battle
Cowards that try to run away
Will be shot down for being unfaithful
When you enter the warzone
You'll shoot to kill with every intention To protect your home
The way you live your life
They're trying to take away
Their hope is to see us fall
In their seduction
And submit to their facism
We must not fall victim
We must not cower
To the mistakable purification
Locking us in cells
Awaiting the massacre
Do not fall in the tempting
Deceiving lies
There will be blood
We can't let them take away
All that was
We fought for
So long and died for
No choice but to fight back
Or they have already made us
Submit to their cause
Lyrics submitted by LoserxAndxSmile
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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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