Alice Cooper

Featuring: Xzibit

Songwriter: Bridget Benenate Rick Boston Alice Cooper Xzibit

Producer: Steve Lindsey

[Xzibit]
Yeah, Stand Up
Ha?
What do you believe in?
Ha?
Yeah, Stand Up
Aha C'mon

[Alice Cooper]
Just a face in the crowd
Feelin' lost, down and out
(Can you hear me now)
Millions more just like you
Afraid to do what they wanna do
(Am I getting through)
Lots of losers hanging round
Only there to bring you down
Get you feet up off the ground
Get up. Get up. Get up

[Chorus]
If you don't stand for somethin'
You will fall for anythin'
If you don't stand for somethin'
You will fall for anythin'
Get up

[Xzibit]
Yeah Yeah

[Alice Cooper]
Don't you know that you're worth
As much as anyone on earth
(You`re a megastar)
Put your hands in the sky
Let your freaky colours fly
(Get 'em way up high)
You got style and you got game
So get it out don't be ashamed
([Xzibit] Yeah)
Let everybody know your name
([Xzibit] C'mon)
Get it on out now, what's you name

[Chorus]
If you don't stand for somethin'
You will fall for anythin'
If you don't stand for somethin'
([Xzibit] Stand Up)
You will fall for anythin'
Get up

[Xzibit]
Yeah Ah Yeah
Breathe with me
Yeah C'mon Breathe
You can stand for peace, You can stand for war
I stand in the square I never stood before
I take a stand for my son like Afeni Shakur
I take a stand like a four double six six four
Stand alone in my struggle, Can't make me stand down
Make 'em crash and burn, Mayday mayday may tell
Get up stand up get your damn hands off
If they not shackled to your feet in some handcuffs
We need solutions, not propaganda
Let the tape roll, make the whole world stand up
Hold your position, don't go backwards
X still grinding, the west's keeps shining
Don't look too long you might get blinded
Follow your heart, your head might just find it
I pray for the strength to handle what my city brings
Better stand for something (or) you're bound to fall for anything

[Chorus: Alice Cooper]
If you don't stand for somethin'
([Xzibit] stand up stand up)
You will fall for anythin'
Get Up!

If you don't stand for somethin'
You will fall for anythin'
Everybody's got a voice
Now's the time to make some noise
(Let me hear you now)
Get up!

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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