Dead Don't Dance
Eternal Silence: Alice Cooper's Reflection on Life Beyond the Stage
Lyrics
If I wasn't in a band, I'd probably be a criminal
If not in a band, the speaker might engage in criminal activities.
I estimate my options would be absolutely minimal
The speaker believes their choices would be severely limited.
I'd be drinking all day but dying of thirst
In the absence of a band, the speaker imagines excessive drinking with dire consequences.
Smoking and choking and worse
Reference to harmful habits like smoking with negative outcomes.
The dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
Emphasizes that the dead do not engage in dancing.
They just stumble around like zombies in a trance
Describes the dead as stumbling like zombies in a trance.
'Cause the dead don't dance
Reiterates that the dead do not dance.
If I wasn't in a band, they would need to do away with me
If not part of a band, the speaker feels dispensable and unwanted.
They'd put me in the ground with profound animosity
Imagines a negative burial with strong resentment.
I'd sing to the worms but they'd turn their back
Even in death, the speaker's musical expression would be rejected.
My beats would be under attack
Suggests hostility towards the speaker's artistic contributions even after death.
'Cause the dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
Reiterates the idea that the dead do not dance.
They just stumble around like zombies in a trance
Describes the motion of the dead as stumbling like zombies.
'Cause the dead don't
Reaffirms that the dead do not dance.
I'd try to organize a graveyard hop, oh yeah
The speaker envisions attempting to organize a dance in a graveyard.
I'd mis-prioritize and it'd be a flop, oh no
Admits the potential failure of the graveyard dance idea.
So, I would be demoralized but I wouldn't stop
Despite setbacks, the speaker expresses a determination to continue.
And I'd probably be deportalized to some other plot, oh
Suggests a possibility of being relocated or shifted to another circumstance.
'Cause the dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
Reiterates the concept that the dead do not engage in dancing.
They stumble around like zombies in a trance
Describes the movement of the dead as stumbling like zombies in a trance.
'Cause the dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
Reaffirms the idea that the dead do not dance.
They just stumble around like zombies in a trance
Repeats the description of the dead stumbling like zombies.
'Cause the dead don't dance
Concludes by stating that the dead do not dance.
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