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.
Flesh on flesh
Running through red lights
Maybe I'm okay
It's just my appetite
Wash your mouth
Is what they'll say to me
Don't keep me in your prayers
'Cause I am not a patient here
(and you scare the sin right out of me)
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels good to me
Good to me
Bite my tongue
So I can feel again
Skin me in my sleep
Scream until I make it end
Burn like hell
Is what they'll say to me
Don't you waste those prayers
'Cause I am not a patient here
(and you scare the sin right out of me)
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels good to me
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels, feels good to me
And fuck the sin right out of me
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels good to me
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
Running through red lights
Maybe I'm okay
It's just my appetite
Wash your mouth
Is what they'll say to me
Don't keep me in your prayers
'Cause I am not a patient here
(and you scare the sin right out of me)
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels good to me
Good to me
Bite my tongue
So I can feel again
Skin me in my sleep
Scream until I make it end
Burn like hell
Is what they'll say to me
Don't you waste those prayers
'Cause I am not a patient here
(and you scare the sin right out of me)
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels good to me
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels, feels good to me
And fuck the sin right out of me
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
The bad feels good to me
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together
Keep it, keep it
Keep it together, kid
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The first line is "flesh on flesh".
"Cause I am not a Patient Here."
Heres what i got
Bless, oh, bless Running through red lights Maybe I'm okay Its just my appetite Wash your mouth Is what they'll say to me Don't keep me in your prayers 'Cause I am not a patient here
(and you scare the sin right out of me) Keep it, keep it Keep it together Keep it, keep it Keep it together, kid The bad feels good to me Good to me
Bite my tongue So I can feel again Skin me in my sleep Scream until I make it end Burn like hell Is what they'll say to me Don't you waste those prayers 'Cause I am not a patient here
(and you scare the sin right out of me) Keep it, keep it Keep it together Keep it, keep it Keep it together, kid The bad feels good to me Keep it, keep it Keep it together Keep it, keep it Keep it together, kid
The bad feels, feels good to me And fuck the sin right out of me
Keep it, keep it Keep it together Keep it, keep it Keep it together, kid The bad feels good to me Keep it, keep it Keep it together Keep it, keep it Keep it together, kid
loooooooove the new song btw, cant stop listnin to the devils tongue cant wait for the new album! 2010 cant come fast enough
I think this song is about the writer's agnostic but obsessive views on religion. he scoffs cathlocism and the concept of sin and the devil, yet he's sort of haunted and affected by it anyway. "keep it together, kid"... is the sort of guilt thats still kind of there and bothering him, but he still lives his life how he wants, having sex and doing w/e, because "the bad feels good to me".
I agree. It's almost like he's trying to be a good person by saying "keep it together" but at the same time he doesn't like the people telling him how to live his life cause he doesn't give a damn what they think is right and wrong.
it's "scream into my naked ear".