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.
And the end begins
Slaughter
Time of humans end
Terminated
Enter bowls of hell
Curl up and die
Cowarding - controlled
You are nothing
You will fear thee
Pleague of zombies
Curse of the living
Lost a world of pleasure
Now here comes the torture
Murderers and killers
Once your friends
And neighbours
Rising from the grave
Writhing in pain
I want to eat your brain
We're rising from the grave
Burning fires
Homes and cities
Torn to shit from
War and poverty
Overcrowding led to killing
Decaying bodies left unburied
Crimson famine kept on spreading
Breeding Ignorance
Declining populace
The day the dead walked
Apocalypse
The day the dead walked
The armageddon
The day the dead walked
Apocalypse
The day the dead walked
Rising from the grave
Writhing in pain
I want to eat your brain
We're rising from the grave
Slaughter
Time of humans end
Terminated
Enter bowls of hell
Curl up and die
Cowarding - controlled
You are nothing
You will fear thee
Pleague of zombies
Curse of the living
Lost a world of pleasure
Now here comes the torture
Murderers and killers
Once your friends
And neighbours
Rising from the grave
Writhing in pain
I want to eat your brain
We're rising from the grave
Burning fires
Homes and cities
Torn to shit from
War and poverty
Overcrowding led to killing
Decaying bodies left unburied
Crimson famine kept on spreading
Breeding Ignorance
Declining populace
The day the dead walked
Apocalypse
The day the dead walked
The armageddon
The day the dead walked
Apocalypse
The day the dead walked
Rising from the grave
Writhing in pain
I want to eat your brain
We're rising from the grave
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The Day the Dead Walked Lyrics as written by Chris Barnes Chan A Gaines
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