Alice Cooper

Released: September 18, 2001

Songwriter: Bob Marlette Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Marlette Alice Cooper

Well here you are
Lying bleeding on a grimy street
See the broken glass
Sparkling darkly as it cuts your feet
Smell the rotting stench
The rancid odor of old Cantonese
Feel the toxic flames
All around you, you can hardly breathe
Come with me

Come on
I’ve got something to show you
Come on
You thought that it was over
Come on
You’re really gonna love this
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come onnnnnnnnn

We can dig you a hole
Deep in the ground
Bury your soul down in Dragontown
We'll be lower than low
Spiraling down
As far as you wanna go, down in Dragontown

Open any door
Remember everyone you’ve meet before
Oh, there’s a wicked young man
Cooking slowly in a frying pan
And a family of bones
Are back together, sleeping all alone
Then there’s Alice, dear
And all the little things that got him here
Now you’re here

Come on
I’ve got something to show you
Come on
You thought that it was over
Come on
You’re really gonna like this
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come onnnnnnnn

We can dig you a hole
Deep in the ground
Bury your soul
Down in Dragontown
We'll be lower than low
Spiraling down
As far as you are to go
Down in Dragontown

We can dig you a hole
Deep in the ground
Bury your soul
Down in Dragontown
We'll be lower than low
Spiraling down
As far as you are to go
Down in Dragontown

We can dig you a hole
Deep in the ground
Bury your soul
Down in Dragontown
We'll be lower than low
Spiraling down
As far as you are to go
Down in Dragontown

Alice Cooper is the stage name and ‘fun villain’ character of Vincent Furnier. Cooper became the target of parents and ministers for his dark lyrics and gory theatrical performances that earned him the title Godfather of Shock Rock. Despite once claiming the name was conjured from a ouija board that told him he’s the reincarnation of a 17th century witch, Cooper laughs the topic off with flippant answers like “It was either a Scrabble board or a bowl of alphabet soup” and “I didn’t want a name like Iron Butterfly or Black Sabbath. I wanted it to be something your aunt might be called.”

The band Alice Cooper was originally signed by Frank Zappa to his own record label. Their first notoriety came when Cooper tossed a wayward chicken (possibly arranged by long-time manager Shep Gordon) into the crowd, who then tore it apart at the 1969 Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Festival. Newspapers claimed he’d bit the bird’s head off and drank its blood. Zappa advised them to not deny the story and Cooper used it as inspiration to make his character darker.

The band’s teaming with producer Bob Ezrin for their third album Love It To Death led to their US breakthrough with a top 30 hit “I’m Eighteen” in early 1971. By then, the band was already infamous for their stage show, which had escalated into simulated torture and executions. That same year, Killer was released with its two singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover” finding moderate US success, and both albums being certified gold the following year.

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