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.
Envision World War Two
In a land that's ruled
By hate and hunger
I guide the fading souls
As bodies drown in flames
All the world is a cemetary
A new order is dispersed
Like a brutal catharsis
This is the dawning of the
Warcurse
Echoes death's eternal call
Hatred is forever
Warcurse
Peace forever be disturbed
Violence is conquering the world
Dreams to erase
The ones that they forever dispise
Perverse ideology
From the lowest sons of the soil
I am watching ever-present
Suffers from every race
Take a look into the mirror
And you will see my face
Warcurse
Echoes death's eternal call
Hatred is forever
Warcurse
Peace forever be disturbed
Violence is conquering the world
Air raid shelters as the sirens scream
Words to ease all mortal fear
Lift the souls off on the German front
Counting cadavers on the lost
Soldiers of hate, nazi leaders and civilians
I will take them to where they belong
For I've seen many wars,
Heard a hundred calls to arms
Salvation is my name ALARM!
Pure hate
Is in the air that I breath
Pure hate
A sickness that's known as
Pure hate
Abnormal cruelty brings
No victory to this war
Pure hate
The wise saw it coming
Pure hate
The mighty paved the path
Pure hate
My kiss of death comes
As a blessing not a curse
The curse lives on and on and on and on
And on and on and on and on and on
And on and on and on
Gggggrhhhh eternal
Warcurse
Warcurse
Warcurse
Warcurse
Violence is conquering the world!
In a land that's ruled
By hate and hunger
I guide the fading souls
As bodies drown in flames
All the world is a cemetary
A new order is dispersed
Like a brutal catharsis
This is the dawning of the
Warcurse
Echoes death's eternal call
Hatred is forever
Warcurse
Peace forever be disturbed
Violence is conquering the world
Dreams to erase
The ones that they forever dispise
Perverse ideology
From the lowest sons of the soil
I am watching ever-present
Suffers from every race
Take a look into the mirror
And you will see my face
Warcurse
Echoes death's eternal call
Hatred is forever
Warcurse
Peace forever be disturbed
Violence is conquering the world
Air raid shelters as the sirens scream
Words to ease all mortal fear
Lift the souls off on the German front
Counting cadavers on the lost
Soldiers of hate, nazi leaders and civilians
I will take them to where they belong
For I've seen many wars,
Heard a hundred calls to arms
Salvation is my name ALARM!
Pure hate
Is in the air that I breath
Pure hate
A sickness that's known as
Pure hate
Abnormal cruelty brings
No victory to this war
Pure hate
The wise saw it coming
Pure hate
The mighty paved the path
Pure hate
My kiss of death comes
As a blessing not a curse
The curse lives on and on and on and on
And on and on and on and on and on
And on and on and on
Gggggrhhhh eternal
Warcurse
Warcurse
Warcurse
Warcurse
Violence is conquering the world!
Lyrics submitted by Christopherdaw
Warcurse Lyrics as written by Miland Petrozza
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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