Alice Cooper

Released: July 25, 1989

Songwriter: Richie Sambora Desmond Child Jon Bon Jovi Alice Cooper

Producer: Desmond Child

I can't find your face
In a thousand masqueraders
You're hidden in the colors
Of a million other lost charaders

In life's big parade
I'm the loneliest spectator
'Cause you're gone without a trace
In a sea of faceless imitators

I can't take another night
Burning inside this

Hell is living without your
Love ain't nothing without your
Touch me, heaven would be like
Hell is living without you

Try to walk away
When I see the time I've wasted
Starving at a feast
And all this wine I've never tasted

On my lips your memory
Has been stained
Is it all in vain
Tell me who's to blame

I can't take another night
Burning inside this

Hell is living without your
Love ain't nothing without your
Touch me, heaven would be like
Hell is living without you

Nights get longer and colder
I'm down begging to hold ya
On my own and I feel like
Hell is living without you

Hell is living without your
Love ain't nothing without your
Touch me, heaven would be like
Hell is living without you

Nights get longer and colder
I'm down begging to hold ya
On my own and I feel like
Hell is living without you

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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