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.
"My perfect reflection swims
through the drowning pool. The sky is gone.
My world is in deconstruction"
The fallen that dreams suicide
Takes the needle, instead of the gun
The victim who self crucifies can't realize
Christ is a weapon that chisels at our lives
Deconstruction
The martyr takes his aim and wounds the holy man
And on the eighth day God made the art of war
And laughing planned the end
Who will tend the garden when the snake swallows the light?
Who will eat the decay when the worms have lost their sight?
Who will rape the weak when there's nothing left to gain?
Who will till the soil of these barren black remains?
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Who will lick my wounds when they take away my speech?
Will you stand in line while the shepherd hunts his sheep?
Could you see tomorrow if I took away your eyes?
Can you crawl from under new age prophecy's despise?
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Deconstruct my reality and let me slip away, I am the dog
Who will tend the garden when the snake swallows the light?
Who will eat the decay when the worms have lost their sight?
Who will rape the weak when there's nothing left to gain?
Who will till the soil of these barren black remains?
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Our world is in deconstruction
Our world
through the drowning pool. The sky is gone.
My world is in deconstruction"
The fallen that dreams suicide
Takes the needle, instead of the gun
The victim who self crucifies can't realize
Christ is a weapon that chisels at our lives
Deconstruction
The martyr takes his aim and wounds the holy man
And on the eighth day God made the art of war
And laughing planned the end
Who will tend the garden when the snake swallows the light?
Who will eat the decay when the worms have lost their sight?
Who will rape the weak when there's nothing left to gain?
Who will till the soil of these barren black remains?
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Who will lick my wounds when they take away my speech?
Will you stand in line while the shepherd hunts his sheep?
Could you see tomorrow if I took away your eyes?
Can you crawl from under new age prophecy's despise?
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Deconstruct my reality and let me slip away, I am the dog
Who will tend the garden when the snake swallows the light?
Who will eat the decay when the worms have lost their sight?
Who will rape the weak when there's nothing left to gain?
Who will till the soil of these barren black remains?
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Deconstruction, deconstruction
Our world is in deconstruction
Our world
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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yeah, i agree, god created us just to kill us off.
I kind of get a certain feel for this song. It makes me ask myself the question, "what happens after our society collapses?"
The martyr takes his aim and wounds the holy man And on the eighth day God made the art of war And laughing, planned the end
ah alas you see we are meer entertainemnt for god nothing more nothing less ...
Who's holier than you or me to destroy who we are? In the name of someone who never commands destruction? In the name of God, you should forgive, create, not to hate nor destroy.
Dane's girlfriend was in a cult (as you all know), that in the end destroyed in the name of God.
I find the line "The martyr takes his aim and wounds the holy man" very interesting. To me, it means that Christ's martyrdom actually spoiled Christ's message.