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.
Too long have I been hiding
running scared from the ghost you became
Giving in to the hatred inside me
ending your life will be my fucking game
So here we stand, face to face
now I'm the fear that's inside you
ripping you from the inside out
I'll fucking tear you up just to break you down
So come and get me,
I'll be waiting right fucking here
So come and get me
I will, turn your, blood into poison
I will, cease your, heart from beating
I will, never, stop till you start
to bleed from your eyes
and are fucking choking on your heart
I have become the murder
sent to destroy the destroyer
this is never ending vengeance
I will rip you from this world
my torment has come to this
heaven's tears fall from blackened skies
forever, I'll be here, waiting
to fight a ghost, that never dies
I will never die!!!
So come and get me
I'll be waiting right fucking here
running scared from the ghost you became
Giving in to the hatred inside me
ending your life will be my fucking game
So here we stand, face to face
now I'm the fear that's inside you
ripping you from the inside out
I'll fucking tear you up just to break you down
So come and get me,
I'll be waiting right fucking here
So come and get me
I will, turn your, blood into poison
I will, cease your, heart from beating
I will, never, stop till you start
to bleed from your eyes
and are fucking choking on your heart
I have become the murder
sent to destroy the destroyer
this is never ending vengeance
I will rip you from this world
my torment has come to this
heaven's tears fall from blackened skies
forever, I'll be here, waiting
to fight a ghost, that never dies
I will never die!!!
So come and get me
I'll be waiting right fucking here
Lyrics submitted by HTMLrulezd00d23
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They have tons of potential. I just wih they'd do more growling and less clean singing (like this song) as well as avoid some of the more cliché lyrics.