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.
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones
You're too weakened by the poison that they feed you
In the living lie, they don't believe you
Call to no one, trust in nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Punk-ass, are you listening? Can you hear me?
Or are you deaf and dumb to my language?
Do the real words seem to hurt you?
Well, put 'em up, motherfucker
Gonna feel it when I stamp it on your forehead
So you will never forget that you're a reject
And you're no one, and you're nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
I don't understand why you don't like me
Why don't you like me? Am I so different from you?
Now, does it scare you that I'm able to discern
What to love and what to burn?
I'll add your fuel to the fire now
Stand back, brother, take your hand back, leave it and I might crack
More than a smile or two, you see
You don't judge what you don't understand
You can't deny what has been given to me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Go with it now, go with it now
Go, fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
Erasing now
Hey, reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones, you know
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Fear something again
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones
You're too weakened by the poison that they feed you
In the living lie, they don't believe you
Call to no one, trust in nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Punk-ass, are you listening? Can you hear me?
Or are you deaf and dumb to my language?
Do the real words seem to hurt you?
Well, put 'em up, motherfucker
Gonna feel it when I stamp it on your forehead
So you will never forget that you're a reject
And you're no one, and you're nothing
Little impotent one
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
I don't understand why you don't like me
Why don't you like me? Am I so different from you?
Now, does it scare you that I'm able to discern
What to love and what to burn?
I'll add your fuel to the fire now
Stand back, brother, take your hand back, leave it and I might crack
More than a smile or two, you see
You don't judge what you don't understand
You can't deny what has been given to me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be innocent, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't want innocence, you know
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna let them hypnotize me
Fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Go with it now, go with it now
Go, fear awaken
Go with it now and let it overcome you
Fear awaken
Your mind is racing
Erasing now
Hey, reject, are you no one? Feel you nothing?
You know, I'll bet you think you have a good reason
To be living in the limelight
Of the fortunate ones, you know
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Fear Lyrics as written by Dan Donegan Mike Wengren
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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