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.
Jagged and broken look at your pieces
split every nation of insect colonies
Save one to be destroyed and one to be begun
Let the weaker bend to the will of the strong, the strong
Well you followed the swarm right out into space
and let all the buzz right out of this place
Send some to the south you know you’ll want to send one to the north
You’ll send one to each house of hand to mouth and of humans and spawn to be born
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
And though they try to suck me dry they’ll never manage to consume my feeling
of overjoy overjoy
Come let the masters feed in the fullness of time
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
Let the fuckers come and never come again
They’re hunting everyone left from the planet of men, of men
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
And though they try to suck me dry they’ll never manage to consume my feeling
of overjoy overjoy
Come let the masters feed in the fullness of time
split every nation of insect colonies
Save one to be destroyed and one to be begun
Let the weaker bend to the will of the strong, the strong
Well you followed the swarm right out into space
and let all the buzz right out of this place
Send some to the south you know you’ll want to send one to the north
You’ll send one to each house of hand to mouth and of humans and spawn to be born
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
And though they try to suck me dry they’ll never manage to consume my feeling
of overjoy overjoy
Come let the masters feed in the fullness of time
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
Let the fuckers come and never come again
They’re hunting everyone left from the planet of men, of men
And all I know and ever see are insects crawling over me
predating on their magic powers that radiate before their fingers
And though they try to suck me dry they’ll never manage to consume my feeling
of overjoy overjoy
Come let the masters feed in the fullness of time
Lyrics submitted by Thistis
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