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.
Come to Candyland, meet the Sugar Band, sweet and saccharine are we
Ride our unicorns, blow our summer horns, in our cotton candy dreams
Could it be that what you see says more of you than it ever could of me
Feed on honey dew, cream and toffee too, syrup’s the blood in our veins
Bounce with the Gummi Bears, dance until the moon appears, suck our big candy canes
Could it be that what you see says more of you than it ever could of me
Hip hip hooray, they’re here aren't they great
Oh, when they sing they’re the angels come down
Between the lines, there behind the man
Hides in the dark our creative spark
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
No, no we know what it means to have
A fire burning inside
A final constant desire
Blind men, the absence of light does command
To try in a rock ’n’ roll band
Trusting that poesy wings our flight
In the year long foundation of night
Hip hip hooray, we’re here aren't we great
Oh, when we sing we’re the angels come down
Between the lines, there behind the man
Here in the dark’s our creative spark
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
Oh no...
Get down, black it up and then never fall in love, oh man
We don’t need a teacher, honey, this is the major league
Race you to the top my friend, first place on to fairyland
Half a heart in reality, half lost in a dream
Come to Candyland, meet the Sugar Band
Heart of mystery that’s our recipe
Two pinches of love, the gift from above
A sprinkle of fairydust that’s the cure for the
Blues, man, play it honestly, blue notes fake immortality
Swim in synchronicity, all so fresh so clean
Brave new world, we’d rather be dinosaurs of the old machine
We bake our cake with fantasy, like back in '63
Come to Candyland, meet the Sugar Band
Heart of mystery that’s our recipe
More than you know, more than we show
Meaning slips away so easy now
Could it be so, the point of it all
Has never been the truth but something more
Hip hip hooray, we’re here aren't we great
Oh, when we sing we’re the angels come down
Between the lines, there behind the man
Here in the dark’s our creative spark
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar,
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
Blind men the absence of light does command
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
Ride our unicorns, blow our summer horns, in our cotton candy dreams
Could it be that what you see says more of you than it ever could of me
Feed on honey dew, cream and toffee too, syrup’s the blood in our veins
Bounce with the Gummi Bears, dance until the moon appears, suck our big candy canes
Could it be that what you see says more of you than it ever could of me
Hip hip hooray, they’re here aren't they great
Oh, when they sing they’re the angels come down
Between the lines, there behind the man
Hides in the dark our creative spark
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
No, no we know what it means to have
A fire burning inside
A final constant desire
Blind men, the absence of light does command
To try in a rock ’n’ roll band
Trusting that poesy wings our flight
In the year long foundation of night
Hip hip hooray, we’re here aren't we great
Oh, when we sing we’re the angels come down
Between the lines, there behind the man
Here in the dark’s our creative spark
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
Oh no...
Get down, black it up and then never fall in love, oh man
We don’t need a teacher, honey, this is the major league
Race you to the top my friend, first place on to fairyland
Half a heart in reality, half lost in a dream
Come to Candyland, meet the Sugar Band
Heart of mystery that’s our recipe
Two pinches of love, the gift from above
A sprinkle of fairydust that’s the cure for the
Blues, man, play it honestly, blue notes fake immortality
Swim in synchronicity, all so fresh so clean
Brave new world, we’d rather be dinosaurs of the old machine
We bake our cake with fantasy, like back in '63
Come to Candyland, meet the Sugar Band
Heart of mystery that’s our recipe
More than you know, more than we show
Meaning slips away so easy now
Could it be so, the point of it all
Has never been the truth but something more
Hip hip hooray, we’re here aren't we great
Oh, when we sing we’re the angels come down
Between the lines, there behind the man
Here in the dark’s our creative spark
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar,
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
Blind men the absence of light does command
Some say the world is just lost on the Sugar Band
Lyrics submitted by wasp2020
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