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.
Watch the vultures as they open their eyes
Can you please, please give them something
Play the heavens with the Devil?s dice
Can you serve them, feed ?em with your king
You?ve never seen anything like this before
You will never see a clockwork sunrise no more
I bring no shelter? cause I
I will deny you
This world belongs to me
You try to fake it
But all wounds are there to see
Death Dies Hard
Watch as the Devil gets sold to me
Death Dies Hard
Enter hell and use the bone of God as key
The lotus withers as the insects thrive
Can you please please give them something
The pulse of darkness brings God alive
Can your black crimes be carried on white wings
You've never felt anything like this before
A sulphur storm brings the victims upon the shore
I bring no shelter ?cause I
I will deny you
This world belongs to me
You try to fake it
But all wounds are there to see
Death Dies Hard
Watch as the Devil gets sold to me
Death Dies Hard
Enter hell and use the bone of God as key
Can you please, please give them something
Play the heavens with the Devil?s dice
Can you serve them, feed ?em with your king
You?ve never seen anything like this before
You will never see a clockwork sunrise no more
I bring no shelter? cause I
I will deny you
This world belongs to me
You try to fake it
But all wounds are there to see
Death Dies Hard
Watch as the Devil gets sold to me
Death Dies Hard
Enter hell and use the bone of God as key
The lotus withers as the insects thrive
Can you please please give them something
The pulse of darkness brings God alive
Can your black crimes be carried on white wings
You've never felt anything like this before
A sulphur storm brings the victims upon the shore
I bring no shelter ?cause I
I will deny you
This world belongs to me
You try to fake it
But all wounds are there to see
Death Dies Hard
Watch as the Devil gets sold to me
Death Dies Hard
Enter hell and use the bone of God as key
Lyrics submitted by rawrimatoaster_x
Death Dies Hard Lyrics as written by Emil Nodtveidt Andreas Bergh
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Anyone have an idea to what this song is about?
Whiplasher said something in an interview about this being about losing your innocense as you grow older.
Thanks, pal. Now I understood it all, thanks to you.
Ok, it's clear that it's some kind of an religious thing about this.
First verse, "Feed 'em with your king" (the vultures)
I will deny you..
"Watch as the Devil gets sold to me"
"The lotus withers as the insects thrive"
I guess the song would be clearer if I got who the "I" is in this song.. anyone? :9
first verse:<br /> <br /> 'watch the vultures...em with ur king'<br /> <br /> meaning:-<br /> <br /> <br /> my opinion:-<br /> <br /> some antichrist song
first verse:<br /> <br /> 'watch the vultures...em with ur king'<br /> <br /> meaning:-<br /> <br /> <br /> my opinion:-<br /> <br /> some antichrist song
'Whiplasher said something in an interview about this being about losing your innocense as you grow older.' <br /> <br /> Well, when I read this, everything became clear to me. <br /> <br /> 'Watch the vultures as they open their eyes' - The vultures where asleep, the vultures are the not innocent people. The person is innocent, till it opens its eyes.<br /> <br /> 'You've never seen anything like this before' The innocent begins to "see" the world from a new point of view, with new eyes (the eyes of the vulture). <br /> <br /> 'You've never felt anything like this before' It is that horrifying feeling, that frightens the teenager, man, or child when he becomes conscious of the innocence he has lost.<br /> <br /> 'I will deny you this world belongs to me' Here, the 'voice that talks' could be the concience, the bad part of the being, the un-innocent part. It tells the innocent part that it (the bad part of the human being) is the one that rules now.<br /> <br /> 'You try to fake it but all wounds are there to see' The innocent are unspotted from the world, but they mix with it, and they suffer, they feel great pain and then the veil is taken. The 'wounds are there to see', the innocent part of the being tries to hide the bad part, the evil in the person, but it cannot do it.<br /> <br /> It is not an antichrist song, it is just a song about people loosing their innocence, and it's one of the best lyrics I ever read.
At TheVirusInYourHeart;<br /> <br /> The "Bad" Part of you your mind, or Conscience, is called Thanatos. The "Good" Part of your Conscience is Id. Both control how you feel towards certain things, for many people have Thanatos controlling more or Id controlling more. Think of it as a classic 1v1 Conquest over a certain counrty/continent/world.<br />
In my opinion ... the author tries to outwit death, so I guess it'' I will deny you, this world belong to me ...'' perhaps the woman in black in the video it is intended to represent a death and writer wants to outsmart her by before she destroys his ... So I understand it, but I am not sure about the real meaning of this song ... Any another thoughts?