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.
Gotta get that
Gotta get that
Gotta get that
Gotta get that-that-that, that-that
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
Boom boom
Yo
I got that hit to beat the block
You can get that bass on below
I got that rock 'n' roll
That future flow
That digital spit
Next level visual shit
I got that (boom boom boom)
How the beat bang (boom boom boom)
I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try to copy my swagger
I'm on that next shit now
I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom boom boom
That future boom boom boom
Let me get it now
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
Boom boom boom
I'm on that supersonic boom
Y'all hear that spaceship zoom
When-when I step inside the room, them girls go apeshit, uh
Y'all stuck on Super 8 shit
That lo-fi stupid 8-bit
I'm on that HD flat
This beat go boom boom bap
I'm a beast when you turn me on
Into the future, Cybertron
Harder, faster, better, stronger
Sexy ladies, extra longer, 'cause
We got the beat that bounce
We got the beat that pounds
We got the beat, that 808
That boom boom in your town
People in the place
If you wanna get down
Put your hands in the air
will.i.am drop the beat now
Yep, yep
I be rockin' them beats (yep, yep)
I be rockin' them beats (yep, yep, yep, yep, ha, ha, ha)
Here we go, here we go
Satellite radio
Y'all getting hit with the (boom boom)
Beats so big, I'm steppin' on leprechauns
Shittin' on y'all with the (boom boom)
Shittin' on y'all with the (boom boom)
Shittin' on y'all with the
This beat be bumpin', bumpin'
This beat go boom boom
Let the beat rock
Let the beat rock
Let the beat rock
This beat be bumpin', bumpin'
This beat go boom boom
I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try to copy my swagger
I'm on that next shit now
I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom boom boom
That future boom boom boom
Let me get it now
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
Boom boom boom
Let the beat rock (let the beat rock)
Let the beat rock (let the beat)
Let the beat rock (let the beat rock, rock, rock, rock)
Gotta get that
Gotta get that
Gotta get that-that-that, that-that
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
Boom boom
Yo
I got that hit to beat the block
You can get that bass on below
I got that rock 'n' roll
That future flow
That digital spit
Next level visual shit
I got that (boom boom boom)
How the beat bang (boom boom boom)
I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try to copy my swagger
I'm on that next shit now
I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom boom boom
That future boom boom boom
Let me get it now
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
Boom boom boom
I'm on that supersonic boom
Y'all hear that spaceship zoom
When-when I step inside the room, them girls go apeshit, uh
Y'all stuck on Super 8 shit
That lo-fi stupid 8-bit
I'm on that HD flat
This beat go boom boom bap
I'm a beast when you turn me on
Into the future, Cybertron
Harder, faster, better, stronger
Sexy ladies, extra longer, 'cause
We got the beat that bounce
We got the beat that pounds
We got the beat, that 808
That boom boom in your town
People in the place
If you wanna get down
Put your hands in the air
will.i.am drop the beat now
Yep, yep
I be rockin' them beats (yep, yep)
I be rockin' them beats (yep, yep, yep, yep, ha, ha, ha)
Here we go, here we go
Satellite radio
Y'all getting hit with the (boom boom)
Beats so big, I'm steppin' on leprechauns
Shittin' on y'all with the (boom boom)
Shittin' on y'all with the (boom boom)
Shittin' on y'all with the
This beat be bumpin', bumpin'
This beat go boom boom
Let the beat rock
Let the beat rock
Let the beat rock
This beat be bumpin', bumpin'
This beat go boom boom
I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try to copy my swagger
I'm on that next shit now
I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom boom boom
That future boom boom boom
Let me get it now
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom (gotta get that)
Boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
That boom boom boom
Boom boom boom
Let the beat rock (let the beat rock)
Let the beat rock (let the beat)
Let the beat rock (let the beat rock, rock, rock, rock)
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It's all about being on the 'next level' compared to the other musicians/artists today.
And these are the lyrics to Taboo's part:
I'm on the supersonic boom Y'all hear the space ship zoom When when I step inside the room them girls go apeshit, uh Y'all stuck on Super-8 shit That low-fi stupid 8-bit I'm on that HD flat This beat go boom boom pow
(Super-8 was a really old format for VCR tapes, and 8-bit describes electronic sound. 8-bit is not very good - something like the old Nintendo NES sounds. Most modern games use 32 or 64-bit sound now.