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.
Stand down
Manifesting a destiny
Of unavoidable doom
Black wolves are gnashing at our heels
Fangs of accountability
All unforeseen or intentionally neglected?
The degradation of a home
Humanity sits on its throne
Cover your eyes and ears and know
We can't escape the consequence
And now the rising of septic tides as refuse litters the pacific gyre
We continue to drown the ocean in its own waters
Stand down, stand down
Time's out now
Kill like we know how
Killing like we're allowed!
The degradation of a home
Humanity is so lost
Cover your eyes and ears and know (without remorse)
We can't escape the consequence
And everything's ending
Make way
A failed culture makes its mark existing only to destroy what came first
With no regard for creation, men play god, drop unstoppable bombs
All institutions are wrong, but none of them will ever stop!
Make way for man, make way for man, make way for man, make way for man
Bombs away, bombs away, bombs away
No escape!
Now turn the other cheek and pretend
Full speed to hatred forcing life against its will
Full speed 'til we're dead, we can't escape the consequence
We can't escape the consequence
Bombs away
The degradation of a home
Bombs away
Humanity sits on its throne
Bombs away
Cover your eyes and ears and know
Bombs away
We can't escape the consequence
No escape
Manifesting a destiny
Of unavoidable doom
Black wolves are gnashing at our heels
Fangs of accountability
All unforeseen or intentionally neglected?
The degradation of a home
Humanity sits on its throne
Cover your eyes and ears and know
We can't escape the consequence
And now the rising of septic tides as refuse litters the pacific gyre
We continue to drown the ocean in its own waters
Stand down, stand down
Time's out now
Kill like we know how
Killing like we're allowed!
The degradation of a home
Humanity is so lost
Cover your eyes and ears and know (without remorse)
We can't escape the consequence
And everything's ending
Make way
A failed culture makes its mark existing only to destroy what came first
With no regard for creation, men play god, drop unstoppable bombs
All institutions are wrong, but none of them will ever stop!
Make way for man, make way for man, make way for man, make way for man
Bombs away, bombs away, bombs away
No escape!
Now turn the other cheek and pretend
Full speed to hatred forcing life against its will
Full speed 'til we're dead, we can't escape the consequence
We can't escape the consequence
Bombs away
The degradation of a home
Bombs away
Humanity sits on its throne
Bombs away
Cover your eyes and ears and know
Bombs away
We can't escape the consequence
No escape
Lyrics submitted by CreatedxVoid
Gaia Bleeds (Make Way for Man) Lyrics as written by Jordan Paul Brown Mike Ambrose
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Matt: "Humanity has assumed the role of God, with that role comes a great responsibility and we are failing. We abuse our powers as we kill ourselves, kill each other, and kill the earth. We suffocate our own life force at the source and consequently, our future darkens more every day as we hurl ourselves full speed into an ever deepening vortex of inevitable doom: the bleeding of Gaia. A big thank you to John Gula for his contribution to the song on all accounts."