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.
Angel: Stefano Zarelli he's an angel in the making
And he's going straight to Heaven like me
Devil: Well that's not what I've heard and as a Devil I can say the word's
That Stefano's as rotten as can be
Angel: Well he's a man of the world, Milano, California, Switzerland, Vienna, Japan
Devil: Yeah he'll go anywhere the girls can be persuaded
To have [*ðñ×ç¯÷×í&!] sex with a man
Everyone's just a mess of contradictions
And we all write fictions each day
Angels and devils are the images we use
But they don't mean shit, they just hide the truth away
Why not learn to love your contradictions
Why not live your life to the full?
Love the snake beneath the flowers
'Cause together they're the power
Of the contradictory beauty of you!
Angel: Well he loves Woody Allen and he loves a bossa nova
And he cooks a pretty good pasta sauce
Devil: Woody Allen, exactly, and the sauce is pretty spicy
Stefano Zarelli's soul is lost
Angel: He loves warm places like tropical hothouses
There's an orchestra that plays in his head
Devil: Yeah he loves warm places, like saunas and Hades
And between the legs of every redhead
Stefano Zarelli's just a mass of contradictions
Like Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde
Angels and devils are the images we use
But they don't mean shit, they just rule and divide
Why not learn to love your contradictions
Why not live your life to the full?
Love the snake beneath the flowers
'Cause together they're the power
Of the contradictory beauty of you!
Your whole life is a mass of contradictions
And you mix up fiction with truth
Love the flowers and the force
'Cause together they're the source
Of the power and the beauty of you!
And he's going straight to Heaven like me
Devil: Well that's not what I've heard and as a Devil I can say the word's
That Stefano's as rotten as can be
Angel: Well he's a man of the world, Milano, California, Switzerland, Vienna, Japan
Devil: Yeah he'll go anywhere the girls can be persuaded
To have [*ðñ×ç¯÷×í&!] sex with a man
Everyone's just a mess of contradictions
And we all write fictions each day
Angels and devils are the images we use
But they don't mean shit, they just hide the truth away
Why not learn to love your contradictions
Why not live your life to the full?
Love the snake beneath the flowers
'Cause together they're the power
Of the contradictory beauty of you!
Angel: Well he loves Woody Allen and he loves a bossa nova
And he cooks a pretty good pasta sauce
Devil: Woody Allen, exactly, and the sauce is pretty spicy
Stefano Zarelli's soul is lost
Angel: He loves warm places like tropical hothouses
There's an orchestra that plays in his head
Devil: Yeah he loves warm places, like saunas and Hades
And between the legs of every redhead
Stefano Zarelli's just a mass of contradictions
Like Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde
Angels and devils are the images we use
But they don't mean shit, they just rule and divide
Why not learn to love your contradictions
Why not live your life to the full?
Love the snake beneath the flowers
'Cause together they're the power
Of the contradictory beauty of you!
Your whole life is a mass of contradictions
And you mix up fiction with truth
Love the flowers and the force
'Cause together they're the source
Of the power and the beauty of you!
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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