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.
The queen of light took her bow
And then she turned to go
The prince of peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone
Oh, dance in the dark of night
The dark lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe
Side by side we wait the night
The darkest of them all
Ah
Oh
I hear the horses' thunder
Down in the valley below
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon
Waiting for the eastern glow
The apples of the valley hold
The seas of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care
Repay, do not forget
The apples turn to brown and black
The tyrant's face is red, ohhhh
Oh, war is the common cry
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know, ohhh
Ohh
Oh, well, the night is long
The beads of time pass slow
Tired eyes on the sunrise
Waiting for the eastern glow
The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall
The ring wraiths ride in black
Sing as you raise your bow
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold
Oh, dance in the dark of night
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back
Bring it back
Oh
At last the sun is shining
The clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes
Oh oh Oh, ah ah ah ah
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Oh
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Oh
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Oh
Huh huh huh [Repeat: x 28]
And then she turned to go
The prince of peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone
Oh, dance in the dark of night
The dark lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe
Side by side we wait the night
The darkest of them all
Ah
Oh
I hear the horses' thunder
Down in the valley below
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon
Waiting for the eastern glow
The apples of the valley hold
The seas of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care
Repay, do not forget
The apples turn to brown and black
The tyrant's face is red, ohhhh
Oh, war is the common cry
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know, ohhh
Ohh
Oh, well, the night is long
The beads of time pass slow
Tired eyes on the sunrise
Waiting for the eastern glow
The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall
The ring wraiths ride in black
Sing as you raise your bow
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold
Oh, dance in the dark of night
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back
Bring it back
Oh
At last the sun is shining
The clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes
Oh oh Oh, ah ah ah ah
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Oh
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Bring it back,
Oh
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Oh now,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Bring it,
Oh
Huh huh huh [Repeat: x 28]
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Re: snowprincess
It is SOOOO fucking predictable that some left-wing freak with BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) is going to offer their shiteating interpretation of this song. Guess what? It's possible to dig rock'n'roll and still love America and hate medieval religious fanatics who fly planes into buildings, chop off heads and hide their women under sacks. Did you hear about the latest al-Quaeda torture chamber they found in Iraq? Why don't you have a problem with Iran's madman president who kills gays and women (for letting themselves get raped) and wants nuclear weapons so he can blow up Israel? No, your irrational hatred of Bush (who, in case you haven't noticed, has bent over backwards trying to use diplomacy and work through the U.N. before resorting to force) blinds you to the very real darkness and evil gathering in the world. When an Islamic nuke destroys an American city, and Americans are living under Islamic shari'a law, you'll be wishing that "cowboy" had used his six-guns a little more.
Sorry for the political rant but I am just so sick of this left-wing shit I want to puke.
And I'm so sick of your kind. You really think it's like this "medieval religious fanatics who fly planes into buildings, chop off heads and hide their women under sacks" in middle east?! Than you are even more narrow minded brainwashed idiot than I thought. You think than you're so much better than everyone else, that you are cradle of civilization while the rest of the world is primitive jungle that requires your tutelage?! And what you really do under the mask of "tutelage" and righteousness is bullying, theft, war crime, extortion of the entire world... the list goes on indefinitely. I hate to generalize and I hate to say this (because there is vast number of really good people in USA too, but they are silent): but maybe it wouldn't be such a terrible thing to nuke you, just like you did Japan 65 years ago.