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.
Sleeping in a hollow,
Beneath a bleeding moon,
Steel turns to rust ya know,
And it happens so soon,
All the saints and the sinners,
They're buried in the ground,
We're living like worms down here,
Move through the earth and we make no sound.
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT,
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS,
WHEN THE RAIN AND THE GRAVITY FALL
IT WILL SURELY CRUSH US ALL
TONIGHT.
Thought I heard tomorrow
Calling through the broken door,
I can't come down right now,
I still feel too sore,
All the saints and the sinners,
They have gone to ground,
We're living like worms down here,
Move through the earth and we make no sound.
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT,
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS,
WHEN THE RAIN AND THE GRAVITY FALL
IT WILL SURELY CRUSH US ALL
TONIGHT.
Thought I heard tomorrow
Crawling through the broken door,
oh no, I can't come down right now,
I still feel too sore,
All the things that we dig for,
They have lost their names,
But when they fall on Drop John's back
They're gonna crush him just the same.
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT,
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS,
WHEN THE RAIN AND THE GRAVITY FALL
IT WILL SURELY CRUSH US ALL
TONIGHT.
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
See me walking down the railroad track,
Drop John riding on my back.
Beneath a bleeding moon,
Steel turns to rust ya know,
And it happens so soon,
All the saints and the sinners,
They're buried in the ground,
We're living like worms down here,
Move through the earth and we make no sound.
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT,
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS,
WHEN THE RAIN AND THE GRAVITY FALL
IT WILL SURELY CRUSH US ALL
TONIGHT.
Thought I heard tomorrow
Calling through the broken door,
I can't come down right now,
I still feel too sore,
All the saints and the sinners,
They have gone to ground,
We're living like worms down here,
Move through the earth and we make no sound.
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT,
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS,
WHEN THE RAIN AND THE GRAVITY FALL
IT WILL SURELY CRUSH US ALL
TONIGHT.
Thought I heard tomorrow
Crawling through the broken door,
oh no, I can't come down right now,
I still feel too sore,
All the things that we dig for,
They have lost their names,
But when they fall on Drop John's back
They're gonna crush him just the same.
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT,
TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS,
WHEN THE RAIN AND THE GRAVITY FALL
IT WILL SURELY CRUSH US ALL
TONIGHT.
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
See me walking down the railroad track,
Drop John riding on my back.
Lyrics submitted by The Distorted
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