Alice Cooper

Released: September 18, 2001

Songwriter: Bob Marlette Alice Cooper

Producer: Alice Cooper Bob Marlette

I'm not a Buddha boy
I'm not a Muslim man
I'm not a Christian or a Jew
I'm not a Mormon freak
I'm not a Catholic geek
And I'm nothing at all like you

My mind, my heart, my soul is calm
While I sit here soldering my C2 bomb
Got some wires crossed in my twisted head
Connect the green wire here or was it red?

Cause it's my fate
I operate on
Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate
I go by many other names
But now

I am the sentinel
I want the world to know
I'm sending you all to Hell
I'm tired and I'm wired here to blow

There's something disturbin'
Going on in my turban
And I'm home, home on de-range
I feel my meditation so deep within
While my medication's kicking in

Cause it's my fate
I operate on
Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate
I go by many other names
But now

I am the sentinel
I want the world to know
I'm sending you all to Hell
I'm tired and I'm wired here to blow

I am the sentinel
I want the world to know
I'm sending you all to Hell
I'm tired and I'm wired here to blow

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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