Alice Cooper

Released: September 18, 2001

Songwriter: Bob Marlette Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Marlette Alice Cooper

There it stands way up high
A million bodies piled to the sky
Arms and legs, feet and hands
Impossible to understand

Countless heads, ears and eyes
Never hear, never cry
Tribal chants, tribal war
Tribal death, tribal gore

And the scavengers are feeding
Cuz the killing fields are bleeding
Not a single soul is breathing
Cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding
And the scavengers are feeding
Cuz the killing fields are bleeding
Not a single soul is breathing
Cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding
Listen, somewhere in the jungle
You can hear the devil laughing
Somewhere

African genocide
Brother kill brother, side by side
Wild animals show their teeth
And run away in disbelief

And the scavengers are feeding
Cuz the killing fields are bleeding
Not a single soul is breathing
Cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding

And the scavengers are feeding cuz the killing fields are bleeding
(Somewhere)
Not a single soul is breathing cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding
(Somewhere)
And the scavengers are feeding cuz the killing fields are bleeding
(The rivers are flowing with blood)
Not a single soul is breathing cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding
(The mothers will cry)
Listen, somewhere in the jungle you can hear the devil laughing

Somewhere
(Not a single soul is breathing cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding)
The rivers are flowing with blood
(And the scavengers are feeding cuz the killing fields are bleeding)
The mothers will cry their tears
(Not a single soul is breathing cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding)
They watch their sons die
Listen, somewhere in the jungle you can hear the devil laughing
Somewhere
(Not a single soul is breathing cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding)
The rivers are flowing with blood
(And the scavengers are feeding cuz the killing fields are bleeding)
The mothers will cry their tears
(Not a single soul is breathing cuz the Serengeti’s bleeding)
They watch their sons die
Listen, somewhere in the jungle you can hear the devil laughing
Somewhere

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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