Alice Cooper

Released: July 28, 2017

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Bob Ezrin Derek “Child” Monyhan Dustin “Tuck” Tucker Lewis Richards Malcolm McLaughlin Demi Demaree Tim Bernauer

Producer: Bob Ezrin

[Verse 1]
I got a top hat and a walking cane
I got a black cat on a golden chain
I got a white shirt with a bloody stain
Going to the river of love
She got long hair
And big brown eyes
She belongs there, it was no surprise
Nothing wrong there, she made me realize
We're going to the river of love
We're going down to the river of love

[Chorus]
Oh, holy water
Take me down, hold me under
Oh, I feel the power
Fill my soul with righteous thunder

[Verse 2]
I was decaying just like a cavity
Dismayed of my deprivity
I got way laid by all the gravity
'Til we went down to the river of love
She is an angel, her name is Tiffany
She's kinda strange though, but my epiphany
I wouldn't change though 'cause she's a gift to me
And she leads me to the river of love
We're going to the river of love

[Chorus]
Oh, holy water
Take me down, hold me under
Oh, I feel the power
Fill my soul with righteous thunder

[Verse 3]
I look around and I see loneliness
And hearts are bitter and cold
And filled with target this, the indoctrinations of a soul to kill
The emptiness you live with every night and day
But I'm here to tell you well that ain't the way
You gotta sing it out, you gotta reach for the sky
Until you ring it out, kiss the devil goodbye
You gotta wrap your arms around the woman you love
And raise your eyes to the Lord above, yeah
Raise 'em up to the Lord above, and say

[Chorus]
Oh, holy water
Take me down, hold me under
Oh, I feel the power
Fill my soul with righteous thunder
Oh, holy water
Take me down, hold me under

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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