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.
Need more and more
Tainted misery
Bleed, battle scars
Chemical affinity
Reign, legacy
Innocence corrode
Stain, rot away
Catatonic overload
Choke, asphyxia
Snuff reality
Scorch, kill the light
Incinerate celebrity
Reaper, butchery
Karma amputee
Bloodline breeding fine
Death contagious deity
Hooked into this deceiver
Need more and more
Into the endless fever
Need more and more
New consequence machine
Burned through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
You've reached the end of the line
Time, choke the clock
Steal another day
Die faithfully
Narcissistic fade away
Twisted, jump the rail
Shout at the crowd below
Breaker, chase the ghost
From latest high to all time low
Hooked into this deceiver
Need more and more
Into the endless fever
Need more and more
New consequence machine
Burned through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
You've reached the end of the line
Drop the hourglass of time
Spinning sand we will not find
As we gather here today
We bid farewell
The slave becomes the master
The slave becomes the master
The slave becomes the master, yeah
The slave becomes the master
Need more and more
Right now and ever after
Need more and more
New consequence machine
Burned through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
Dead hourglass of time
Sand we will not ever find
We gather here today, say goodbye
'Cause you've reached the end of the line
The end of the line
The end of the line
The end of the line
You've reached the end of the line
Tainted misery
Bleed, battle scars
Chemical affinity
Reign, legacy
Innocence corrode
Stain, rot away
Catatonic overload
Choke, asphyxia
Snuff reality
Scorch, kill the light
Incinerate celebrity
Reaper, butchery
Karma amputee
Bloodline breeding fine
Death contagious deity
Hooked into this deceiver
Need more and more
Into the endless fever
Need more and more
New consequence machine
Burned through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
You've reached the end of the line
Time, choke the clock
Steal another day
Die faithfully
Narcissistic fade away
Twisted, jump the rail
Shout at the crowd below
Breaker, chase the ghost
From latest high to all time low
Hooked into this deceiver
Need more and more
Into the endless fever
Need more and more
New consequence machine
Burned through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
You've reached the end of the line
Drop the hourglass of time
Spinning sand we will not find
As we gather here today
We bid farewell
The slave becomes the master
The slave becomes the master
The slave becomes the master, yeah
The slave becomes the master
Need more and more
Right now and ever after
Need more and more
New consequence machine
Burned through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
Dead hourglass of time
Sand we will not ever find
We gather here today, say goodbye
'Cause you've reached the end of the line
The end of the line
The end of the line
The end of the line
You've reached the end of the line
Lyrics submitted by spacemonkey69
The End of the Line Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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Need More and more Tainted misery
Bleed Battle scars Chemical affinity
Reign Legacy Innocence corrode
Stain Rot away Catatonic overload
Choke Asphyxia Snuff reality
Scorch Kill the light Incinerate celebrity
Pray for butchery Coma amputee Bloodline Breathing fire Death contagious deity
Hooked into this deceiver Need more and more Into the endless fever Need more and more
New consequence machine Burn through all your gasoline Asylum over time Never mind You reach the end of the line
Time Choke the clock Steal another day
Die Faithfully Narcissistic fade away
Twisted Jump the rail Shatter the crowd below
Breakout Chase the ghost The latest high to all time low
Hooked into this deceiver Need more and more Into the endless fever Need more and more
New consequence machine Burn through all your gasoline Asylum over time Never mind You reach the end of the line
Drop the hourglass of time Spinning sand we will not find As we gather here today We bid farewell The slave becomes the master The slave becomes the master The slave becomes the master yeah!
The slave becomes the master Need more and more Right now and ever after Need more and more
New consequence machine Burn through all your gasoline Asylum over time Never mind Dead hourglass of time Sand we will not ever find We gather here today
Say goodbye 'Cos you've reached the end of the line The end of the line The end of the line The end of the line
You've reached the end of the line