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.
This twisted wretched place shadowed
By the utmost darks of hell
In dreams of black beyond the bounds
Of a withered witch's spell
Where the doors surely are locked
When the sun threatens to wane
Where shamblers dwell in dim moon light
Beyond the warmth of day
Liars line the roads at dawn
Watchful eyes are upon you held
Sacred weapons to the sacred revealed
To be unleashed upon the council of hell
Blood flows down the streets at night
Where wolves cry out for flesh
Where a horrible curse taints the woodlands nearby
With the forms of the walking dead
Unholy inversion of hope
Twisting the faith of the meek into hate
Driven insane by the dark one
To bring fourth the foul biddings he speaks
The undead are among us
At dawn they shrink back to their silken beds
They dance by night and drink the blood
Of a child's broken neck
His spires are growing taller
Still their shadows spreading throughout the land
Freeing the evils that sleep within the weaker minds of man
Into the tower never go the horrors multiply
The gears can mince the strongest ones
Leaving heroes paralyzed
The rivers flow with poison, the sands swallow you whole
The ghouls that roam this darkened wood
Are thirsting for your throat
Unholy inversion of hope
Twisting the faith of the meek into hate
Driven insane by the dark one
To bring forth the foul biddings he speaks
The undead are among us
At dawn they shrink back to their silken beds
They dance by night and drink the blood
Of a child's broken neck
His spires are growing taller
Still their shadows spreading throughout the land
Freeing the evils that sleep within the weaker minds of man
By the utmost darks of hell
In dreams of black beyond the bounds
Of a withered witch's spell
Where the doors surely are locked
When the sun threatens to wane
Where shamblers dwell in dim moon light
Beyond the warmth of day
Liars line the roads at dawn
Watchful eyes are upon you held
Sacred weapons to the sacred revealed
To be unleashed upon the council of hell
Blood flows down the streets at night
Where wolves cry out for flesh
Where a horrible curse taints the woodlands nearby
With the forms of the walking dead
Unholy inversion of hope
Twisting the faith of the meek into hate
Driven insane by the dark one
To bring fourth the foul biddings he speaks
The undead are among us
At dawn they shrink back to their silken beds
They dance by night and drink the blood
Of a child's broken neck
His spires are growing taller
Still their shadows spreading throughout the land
Freeing the evils that sleep within the weaker minds of man
Into the tower never go the horrors multiply
The gears can mince the strongest ones
Leaving heroes paralyzed
The rivers flow with poison, the sands swallow you whole
The ghouls that roam this darkened wood
Are thirsting for your throat
Unholy inversion of hope
Twisting the faith of the meek into hate
Driven insane by the dark one
To bring forth the foul biddings he speaks
The undead are among us
At dawn they shrink back to their silken beds
They dance by night and drink the blood
Of a child's broken neck
His spires are growing taller
Still their shadows spreading throughout the land
Freeing the evils that sleep within the weaker minds of man
Lyrics submitted by adeption, edited by cjkarl2169
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse Lyrics as written by John Kempainen Brian Eschbach
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A song about pure evil. The influence of this song is Castlevania II (hence "what a horrible night to have a curse).
he states live the song is about vampires and in interveiws has but the name to the game
I reckon the whole thing is about Castlevania myself =D 'A withered witches spell', 'Sacred weapons' etc. =) xx
Yeah, this song oozes with darkness and death and evil and shit. Love the vocals.
Trevor said this song is about Castlevania II
This is also the name of one of their demos.
i think its about becoming someone becoming a werewolf and turning others....but you guys are prolly right about the castlevania thing....i love the video for this song its so funny
Fucking badass song! Love the vocals.
such an AWESOME song. i know it's been said, by you guys and Trevor, it's about Castlevania, but does anyone else think he's seen some stuff demonic? probably while high...
these lyrics are tite. bdm rules
fuckin' Castlevania game, lol. really good song, btw.