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.
Now, are we institutionalised
By the demands of today?
In our regalia, are we okay?
Because the flash of a blade
Is one less getting paid there in the lines
And the ice and the gold
It's just a double code, it's a paradigm
For every little thing that fashion gives you
Yeah
So the puritan on a Monday morning
Said, "Happy sad melody"
I'm waltzing on an amazing pulse
In a pornographic sea where an absent blade
Is one less in parade to throw overboard
And the ice and the gold
Is just a double code, it's a metaphor
For every little thing that fashion gives you
Yeah
I'm falling into something
That play upon the metronome in your heart
It's smoke and it's mirrors
Until the auto-cue starts
Then the dry ice comes
And we start sucking our thumbs on the TV
And the joy of people
Spirited away so merrily
It's part of every little thing
That fashion gives you yeah
Here we go
La la la, la, la la la, la la la la, la la
(Hey puritan, hey puritan)
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
(It's all smoke and mirrors)
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
(Hey puritan, hey puritan)
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
La la la, la, la la la, la
By the demands of today?
In our regalia, are we okay?
Because the flash of a blade
Is one less getting paid there in the lines
And the ice and the gold
It's just a double code, it's a paradigm
For every little thing that fashion gives you
Yeah
So the puritan on a Monday morning
Said, "Happy sad melody"
I'm waltzing on an amazing pulse
In a pornographic sea where an absent blade
Is one less in parade to throw overboard
And the ice and the gold
Is just a double code, it's a metaphor
For every little thing that fashion gives you
Yeah
I'm falling into something
That play upon the metronome in your heart
It's smoke and it's mirrors
Until the auto-cue starts
Then the dry ice comes
And we start sucking our thumbs on the TV
And the joy of people
Spirited away so merrily
It's part of every little thing
That fashion gives you yeah
Here we go
La la la, la, la la la, la la la la, la la
(Hey puritan, hey puritan)
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
(It's all smoke and mirrors)
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
(Hey puritan, hey puritan)
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
La la la, la, la la la, la
(What you gonna do about it?) la la la la la
La la la, la, la la la, la
Lyrics submitted by crazycrackah, edited by hongkongz
The Puritan Lyrics as written by David Rowntree Steven Alexander James
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