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.
If I cut off your arms and cut off your legs
Would you still love me anyway?
If you're bound and you're gagged, draped and displayed
Would you still love me anyway?
Why don't you love me anyway?
Cutting with the knife, blood is spilling everywhere
She will be my wife
Secondary spine
Incisions must be accurate
I know just what to do
My hands are trembling
I can't spare to slip up with this knife
Her beauty so illogical
The beast come gliding in
Hideous chameleon stripped down to her skin
Dance to the burning flame
Pleasure exhumes the pain
The night bursts into flame
Dance Helena... Dance
If I cut off your arms and cut off your legs
Would you still love me anyway?
There's a spot on the floor where your limbs used to be
And I close the door on my fantasies
Why don't you love me anyway
Would you still love me anyway?
If you're bound and you're gagged, draped and displayed
Would you still love me anyway?
Why don't you love me anyway?
Cutting with the knife, blood is spilling everywhere
She will be my wife
Secondary spine
Incisions must be accurate
I know just what to do
My hands are trembling
I can't spare to slip up with this knife
Her beauty so illogical
The beast come gliding in
Hideous chameleon stripped down to her skin
Dance to the burning flame
Pleasure exhumes the pain
The night bursts into flame
Dance Helena... Dance
If I cut off your arms and cut off your legs
Would you still love me anyway?
There's a spot on the floor where your limbs used to be
And I close the door on my fantasies
Why don't you love me anyway
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My favorite Misfits song all the way........It follows the concept of the "Boxing Helena" movie! A guy loves a woman so much that so she doesn't have a chance to leave him he cuts her limbs......that way she depends absolutely on him....and she can't leave him! LoL
obviously the song is about the movie boxing Helena but on a deeper level i guess the song is about lonleyness, its about wanting somone to the pint that your driven to hating them. "dance helana dance" is my favourite line in the song, its so ironic the idea is so full of spite.
The Misfits with Danzig were better, but this is a pretty rockin' song. The Old Misfits are gone, accept it and embrace the new band.....or you can just listen to the old CD's, I don't care.
well from my paranoic punk perspective i think that this dude represents everything that is wrong with the world like a political leader that lies in the face of people and he still expects for someone to believe him looking straight at the eyes when he says something, the beauty are his words promising a new world, things are gonna change but all he wants is the media attention and fuck you in the other side, when he close the door of his fantasies is because his reign of chaos is over already and he still wonders why dont you love him anyway if you're being fucked again anyway. Also when he says gagged, draped and displayed well you get the idea is like you want to do something but there's law and is all fixed to have you in a nice position, the incisions are accurate and he knows exactly what to do.
@southoffranceloveon you're right it's all about stockholm syndrome :)
Right first of all The Misfits are as good as they ever where there fucking amazing i think you people have got to reolise that people change in time and so do there taste, desires, ambitions and they way they want to write and make there music, The misfits are ad good as they ever where! Misfits fucking rule!
I think that it means he loves her so much and she doesn't love him so in order to get her to stay with him he kills her. That way he can forget about her.
it's about stockholm syndrome.
Ok, every song on here has the same argument, Danzig or Graves. I think Danzig was better but Graves is good too. Just different. And i just saw them 4 days ago at The Whiskey with Jerry singing and it was a sick show. The only thing that has changed is the voice. They are still good songs. I'm tired of people hating the new misfits for no reason other than that it isn't Glenn singing. If he is the only reason you listened to them then are you really that big of a misfits fan? Line-ups change, people leave, deal with it. Don't hate the rest of the band for continuing to play. And since Danzig was only with the band for the first 6 years. They had 6 years with him and 26 years without him. The Newfits are more of a band than the original line-up. You don't say Iron Maiden isn't really Iron Maiden because Paul Di'Anno left. And Jerry shouldn't have made Graves try and be Danzig but can you blame him? They had a great thing going and he didn't wanna lose it. So calm down everyone. They are still the Misfits, they still kick ass.
we can all agree the old misfits are better. But i think there is about 10 songs the new misfits did that are awesome and i think this is one of them. I'll keep this short. This is a love song to feed your psychotic side
Agreed. I mean, does everybody else have to stop playing just because one guy leaves? Hell no. I've heard people give Sublime shit for continuing without Bradley Nowell, and I'm just like "Uh, maybe they STILL WANT TO PLAY MUSIC."
agreed with every word
This is one of the best Misfits songs it really shows there sidistic side
haha my name IS helena. i love it