Lyrics
(All you zombies)
All individuals
(All you people in the street)
People on the street
Holy Moses met the Pharaoh
Holy Moses encountered the Pharaoh
Yeah, he tried to set him straight
Attempted to guide him morally
Looked him in the eye, "Let my people go"
Direct confrontation, demanding freedom for his people
Holy Moses on the mountain
Holy Moses on a mountain
High above the golden calf
Above the idolatrous golden calf
Went to get the Ten Commandments
Obtaining the Ten Commandments
(He's just gonna break them in half)
Anticipation of breaking them
All you zombies hide your faces
Admonition to hide faces (symbolizing shame or guilt)
All you people in the street
People on the street
All you zombies hide your faces
Repetition of line 13
All you people in the street
Repetition of line 14
All you sittin' in high places
Those in influential positions
The pieces gonna fall on you
Consequences will affect them
No one ever spoke to Noah
No one heeded Noah
They all laughed at him instead
Ridicule instead of belief
Working on his ark, working all by himself
Noah's solitary effort on the ark
Only Noah saw it coming
Noah's unique foresight
Forty days and forty nights
Extended period of trial (rain)
Took his sons and daughters with him
Taking family (Israelites) with him
Yeah, they were the Israelites
Identification of his family
All you zombies hide your faces
Admonition to hide faces (repeated)
All you people in the street
People on the street
All you zombies hide your faces (I know you)
Repetition of line 30
All you people in the street (let's see you)
Repetition of line 31
All you sittin' in high places
Repetition of line 18
The rain's gonna fall on you
Consequences will befall them
Holy Father, what's the matter
Addressing a higher authority, questioning the state of affairs
Where have all your children gone
Concern for the missing "children"
Sitting in the dark, living all by themselves
Isolation and solitude of the children
You don't have to hide anymore
Encouragement to reveal oneself
All you zombies show your faces
Call for authenticity and openness
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