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.
In came the being-born police
To take the newly undeceased
I was the softened gaze upon a child of God
And the sky was full of teeth
It was a pain, that sweet release
I was the little engine that could
I was a courtroom bomb sniffing dog
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
Tra-lala-lala-lala-la-lang
They found a weird calling card
In a puddle of body parts
Inside a bowl of angel hearts
That the children were eating
I was a vampire hunter
I was a pregnant mother
I was a tear shed for the ones that died believing
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
Tra-lala-lala-lala-la-lang
Thunder Dome [?], broken home
Everybody dies alone
I wanna give a shout out to the innocent by standing
And at that corner of my eye
Coming out from the teeth filled sky
With eyes as red as a dog's asshole when you see it shitting
I saw the children of God
As they walked on slovenly by
The USB ports in their arms were bleeding
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
Tra-lala-lala-lala-la-lang
To take the newly undeceased
I was the softened gaze upon a child of God
And the sky was full of teeth
It was a pain, that sweet release
I was the little engine that could
I was a courtroom bomb sniffing dog
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
Tra-lala-lala-lala-la-lang
They found a weird calling card
In a puddle of body parts
Inside a bowl of angel hearts
That the children were eating
I was a vampire hunter
I was a pregnant mother
I was a tear shed for the ones that died believing
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
Tra-lala-lala-lala-la-lang
Thunder Dome [?], broken home
Everybody dies alone
I wanna give a shout out to the innocent by standing
And at that corner of my eye
Coming out from the teeth filled sky
With eyes as red as a dog's asshole when you see it shitting
I saw the children of God
As they walked on slovenly by
The USB ports in their arms were bleeding
And the blood collector collected blood
And the cannibals all sang
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
Tra-lala-lala-lala-la-lang
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