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.
I Crawled up from the Sewer in a Quest to Eat Your Brain
Manhole for a Cranium I Bathe in Toilet Rain
Burning Red Desire Eating Out my Insides
My Jellifed Skin Stinking up the Night
Hiding from the World Until It's Time to Feed
Emerging From the Darkness Human Flesh I Need
Buglamp Eyes Aglaze Veins Pulsate with Muck
Carnivoric Frenzy Bone Marrow I Suck
Ground Up Powdered Rats Fly up My Nose
Tail in the Rail Savor Pulverized Toes
Eyes water Head Pounds Ready Up for Grub
Thinking Stinking Sewage Drinking Drown In Filthy Crud
Manhole for a Cranium I Bathe in Toilet Rain
Burning Red Desire Eating Out my Insides
My Jellifed Skin Stinking up the Night
Hiding from the World Until It's Time to Feed
Emerging From the Darkness Human Flesh I Need
Buglamp Eyes Aglaze Veins Pulsate with Muck
Carnivoric Frenzy Bone Marrow I Suck
Ground Up Powdered Rats Fly up My Nose
Tail in the Rail Savor Pulverized Toes
Eyes water Head Pounds Ready Up for Grub
Thinking Stinking Sewage Drinking Drown In Filthy Crud
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Crawled up from the Sewer Lyrics as written by Clint Bower Christopher Reifert
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"I Crawled up from the Sewer in a Quest to Eat Your Brain Manhole for a Cranium I Bathe in Toilet Rain'' (the mutants live in the sewer and the poster is them peeking out of the sewer with the sewer lid on their head) bathing in toilet rain from the sewer
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(this is the feasting scene in the sewer, daniel stern goes into the sewer, and sees 6-7 mutants eating all this gore)