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I Gotta Get Outta HereAlice Cooper

Released: September 13, 2011

Featuring: Vince Gill

Songwriter: Patterson Hood Bob Ezrin Alice Cooper

Producer: Bob Ezrin

I can't wait to wake up in my very own bed
Far away from the madness and my pounding head
The shiver up my spine and this feeling of dread

Well first I finally passed out, then I woke up in pain
Tangled in the wreckage of a runaway train
Was I the last man on earth or was I just insane

I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here
I gotta, gotta get outta here
I'm getting the message, it's totally clear
Yeah I really gotta get out of here

I danced at a disco where the bodies all fell
Piled up to the sky, what a sulphurous smell
Man, the ghouls on the beach they were hotter than hell
(yeah yeah yeah)

I popped the old man, put a hole in his eye
Spent the night with the devil, she was such a bad guy
And if he has her way I will eternally fry

I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here
I gotta, gotta get outta here
It's not complicated, yeah it's pretty damn clear
I really gotta get outta here

Just wanna be myself again and find my way out of this iniquitous den
I ain't having fun and I ain't making friends
I don't wanna know how this nightmare ends

I don't know why I'm here, why I've fallen from grace
I can't explain the burns or the scars on my face
Somebody please wake me up and get me outta this place
(yeah yeah yeah)

I said I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here
I gotta, gotta get outta here
They say isn't the message clear to you yet, sonny
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "Nah.. excuse me?!?"
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "Whoa whoa whoa w-wait a minute"
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "I'm sorry, are you talking to me?"
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "Hey, I signed on for a nightmare.."
Choir: "what part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "Really, I mean that's a little drastic don't you think?"
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "I don't... I... I... hey.. whoa..."
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "I get it.. but, but i don't get it.."
Choir: "What part of dead don't you get?"
Alice: "I'm sinking here... hello?"
Choir: "Yeah, yeah, yeah"

Alice Cooper

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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