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'll crawl for you
Hurt if you want to
I'll be the thing that you feed
I'm not asking
For love or redemption
I'll sell my guilt to your need
I'll breathe for you
Die if you want to
I'll mourn with you by my grave
I dare you to judge me
Now God has disowned me
I've come to you to be saved
They say I
Sold my soul
And we all reap
What we sow
I'll shine for you
Burn if you want to
You'll be the prize for my pain
I'll kill your God
And pray for salvation
I'll be the in to your sane
I'll lie for you
Be your conscience in you
Sacrifice reason for shame
I won't ask for
Faith or forgiveness
I'll be the blood in your veins
They say I
lost my way
I'll wait for
Judgment day
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
I'll be your darkness
In the night
I'll be a vampire calling
In the dead of night
I'll be your demon
Shadow man
I'll be your one confession
And if I can
I'll be your nightmare
And scream for you
I'll be your one possession
If you want me to
I'll be your secret
Memory
I'll be your exhibition of atrocity
They say I
Sold my soul
And we all reap
What we sow
They say I
Lost my way
I'll wait for
Judgment day
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
They kneel down, praise God
Shout 'Hallelujah'
Lift up their eyes while they pray
When children kill children
Don't it make them wonder?
Don't it make them question their faith?
Hurt if you want to
I'll be the thing that you feed
I'm not asking
For love or redemption
I'll sell my guilt to your need
I'll breathe for you
Die if you want to
I'll mourn with you by my grave
I dare you to judge me
Now God has disowned me
I've come to you to be saved
They say I
Sold my soul
And we all reap
What we sow
I'll shine for you
Burn if you want to
You'll be the prize for my pain
I'll kill your God
And pray for salvation
I'll be the in to your sane
I'll lie for you
Be your conscience in you
Sacrifice reason for shame
I won't ask for
Faith or forgiveness
I'll be the blood in your veins
They say I
lost my way
I'll wait for
Judgment day
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
I'll be your darkness
In the night
I'll be a vampire calling
In the dead of night
I'll be your demon
Shadow man
I'll be your one confession
And if I can
I'll be your nightmare
And scream for you
I'll be your one possession
If you want me to
I'll be your secret
Memory
I'll be your exhibition of atrocity
They say I
Sold my soul
And we all reap
What we sow
They say I
Lost my way
I'll wait for
Judgment day
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
Don't pray for my soul
They kneel down, praise God
Shout 'Hallelujah'
Lift up their eyes while they pray
When children kill children
Don't it make them wonder?
Don't it make them question their faith?
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