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.
Something's wrong today
I cross the barricade
The police lines evaporate
What will I do with all this empty space
Seas part for my parade ?
Traffic stops to give me the right of way
How will I fill all this empty space
Just hold my breath and dive in
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
The hole is so big and the gap is so wide
Now you're humpin' me
With hip-hop beats every night
Put a cloud up over all I've done
And now I'm coming back
?
Hit the ball before they're gonna forget
No matter who I am
And see how low I can go
This beat could win me a grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
In the hole all alone
I want a sympathy vote
I'll take a promenade
I'll take the scenic route
And I can't put a band aid over the ?
No matter who I am, I fucking am, just can't
Because I'm over remembering her
And her romeo
I wish I didn't know
This beat could win me a Grammy
Voices and memories
Like wind in dried grass
What will I do with all this broken glass
7 years of good luck
This beat could win me a grammy
I cross the barricade
The police lines evaporate
What will I do with all this empty space
Seas part for my parade ?
Traffic stops to give me the right of way
How will I fill all this empty space
Just hold my breath and dive in
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
The hole is so big and the gap is so wide
Now you're humpin' me
With hip-hop beats every night
Put a cloud up over all I've done
And now I'm coming back
?
Hit the ball before they're gonna forget
No matter who I am
And see how low I can go
This beat could win me a grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
This beat could win me a Grammy
In the hole all alone
I want a sympathy vote
I'll take a promenade
I'll take the scenic route
And I can't put a band aid over the ?
No matter who I am, I fucking am, just can't
Because I'm over remembering her
And her romeo
I wish I didn't know
This beat could win me a Grammy
Voices and memories
Like wind in dried grass
What will I do with all this broken glass
7 years of good luck
This beat could win me a grammy
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I though this song was about Mike Patton thinking about his own stardom and how others see him, and about all the new metal bands who keep coopting the genre he co-started ("humping me with hip hop beats every night) with few other bands. Just a thought.
The '?' says "What would I do with all this empty space
This song is so cool.....Mike Patton is god.......next to Maynard James Keenan.
Patton is FAR more talented than Maynard James Keenan. Invalid comparison.
how crazy does he go when "this beat could win me a grammy" comes up.
patton kicks ass !!!
p.s...... keenan got fuck all on Patton, Patton is way more diverse as a vocalist....keenan may be doin different styles but he always sounds the same.
but im a fan of both singers....i just dont like it when people compare them
The last couple lines ("Voices collaborate / Like wind in dry grass / What will I do with all this broken glass?") are a reference to T.S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men," lines 5-9: "Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass Or rats' feet over broken glass"
"Hollow Men" takes place in a sort of purgatory/limbo "twilight kingdom" which is neither heaven nor hell, and is full of the denizens of the modern world who live empty/meaningless lives. The speaker of "Pop 1" is kind of in a similar situation, he sees everything (seas, traffic) weirdly making room for him so he has unimpeded movement, but his dominant feeling is of emptiness rather than freedom. His victories are meaningless.