Written as part of my "Music About Nothing" project, this album tells the story of Chad and Sarah, two people who fall in love, but are separated by a zombie apocalypse. Each song was written in response to a prompt from the community.
Hey Chad, it's Greg
I got some stuff I gotta tell you
I hear you haven't been listening to the news
I hope you won't freak out
But they just read off the list of names of the infected
And it seems that Sarah's been selected
You know I thought your girlfriend was gonna be alright
And I'm sure that she put up a fight
But they come on so fast
And it's just so hard to keep them down forever
That's probably what they did to get her
You know this ain't a normal flu
I just don't know how I'm gonna break this to you
Sarah's a zombie now
She must've gotten bit somehow
I'm sorry for your loss
'Cause though she's not really gone
She's definitely gone, oh
Don't let it get you down
You know she's gonna be around
Just don't try to go over to say goodbye
And if you don't believe me, just watch out
'Cause I'm telling you that Sarah's a zombie now
Sarah's a zombie now
I didn't think this stuff could happen in real life
And I know you thought she would eventually be a wife
But the zombies had their way
And if I was you, I'd try hard to forget her
Or you'll end up as Sarah's dinner
Sarah's a zombie now
She must've gotten bit somehow
I'm sorry for your loss
'Cause though she's not really gone
She's definitely gone, oh
Don't let it get you down
You know she'll always be around
Just don't try to go over to say goodbye
And if you don't believe me, just watch out
'Cause I'm telling you that Sarah's a zombie
And don't you try to call her name
'Cause you don't know her now
You know you go through a change
You become the living dead
I know you were in love, but it's over now
She forgot what's in your heart
And she wants what's in your head
Sarah's a zombie now
She must've gotten bit somehow
I'm sorry for your loss
'Cause though she's not really gone
She's definitely gone, oh
Don't let it get you down
That Sarah is a zombie now
Just don't try to go over to say goodbye
And if you don't believe me, just watch out
'Cause I'm telling you that Sarah's a zombie now
She invited me to the movies
Though she knew I couldn't go
She just wanted a reason to talk to me
'Cause she knows I love her so
Everyone says everyone, all are gonna go
But I don't know how I'll ever get my homework done
I called to see if Greg was going
But he had also turned them down
They went to see a zombie movie
At that brand new theater downtown
And I wish I was there tonight
'Cause I wanna see Sarah tonight
And I know she will always be there for me
And I know she will always be around
And I know that whatever happens
She won't bring me down, bring me down
The movie started and it all just came to life
But soon it came to death
'Cause it wasn't a real movie
It was just a clever plot
By a bunch of hungry zombies
Who were proud they'd pulled the whole thing out
And I know she will always be there for me
And I know she will always be around
And I know that whatever happens
She won't bring me down, bring me down
Something strange out here
The way the world appears
This isn't right
But it's not wrong
The man across the street
Who never said a word to me
Just said hello, should I just play along?
They've never been this way
And I didn't think they'd all be okay
Let me take a look around
I'm waiting for the sound of disarray
But it never comes
The man who drives this bus
Is being so nice to us
As he pulls up to the crowded podium
There's some sort of parade
And what I see takes my breath away
What's she doing here?
When the world has become so weird
What's she doing here?
Is everything as I feared?
Look at me, I'm your brand new president
I won't let the power go to my head
I'd like to speak to the capitol's residents
Don't fear me just because I'm dead
I hope you like your brand new government
We didn't shed a drop of blood to get here
And pretty soon you'll all be discovering
That we're not as evil as we appear
Some of you are living
And some of you are dead
But we can work together
To move the world ahead
Oh
And you can call me Mr. Zombie President
I'm ten times friendlier than you would guess
But I confess I'm definitely still a zombie
I don't have some kind of hidden motivation
I swear I'm doing this for the public well-being
You get what you're seeing and I'll refrain
From eating your brain
You can see we're incredibly organized
By our bloodless coup d'etat
And you can tell by looking in my eyes
You'd better not try to break my laws
I'm sure you've seen the movies
That put us in a bad light
But don't I seem so harmless?
Everything is gonna be
Alright
Whoa
And you can call me Mr. Zombie President
I'm ten times friendlier than you would guess
But I confess I'm definitely still a zombie
I don't have some kind of hidden motivation
I swear I'm doing this for the public well-being
You get what you're seeing and I'll refrain
From eating your brain
You can call me Mr. Zombie President
I'm ten times friendlier than you would guess
But I confess I'm definitely still a zombie
Now
Oh yes, it's me
I'm Dr. Z
The answer to your riddle's in my hands
I remember you
From when you were in school
I'll try to help you out
The best I can
'Cause I
Got this all figured out
And I
Definitely know what I'm talking about
I tutored Ronald Reagan's kids
I took the first picture
Of a living giant squid
Come on and look me in the eyes
You know these aren't just made up lies
I was the first one to call Richard Starkey "Ringo"
I got my friend Oprah to start her own show
And I'm telling you all this
So you will see
That you can
Take it from me
Your zombie girl
Will help her friends all around the world
Until they find
The one thing they all need
They've yet to kill
But all they will
Unless you're willing
To listen to me
'Cause I'm
Not an idiot
And I'm
The only help
That you're gonna get
I brought the mullet to John Tesh
I invented the Internet
You'd all be lost without me around
'Cause I always know what's going down
I had Michael Jackson for a TA
He let me do the Thriller choreography
And I'm telling you all this
So you will see
That you can
Take it from me
It's in my hands
The master plan
So be a man
'Cause only you can
So take this cartridge from me
Put it in an old Atari
It's the only chance we've got
To save the world
And bring back your girl
Why don't you save the world?
Yeah
I'm talking to myself again on the way to see one of my only friends
And I don't know why I listen to me
Who is it that I have to save?
Is the situation really all that grave?
And I don't know why I listen to Dr. Z
Can you take me away from here?
Can you make me a hero or stop the pain while I'm waiting for the train?
I've got to do this all myself
It's just me and there's no one else
And I don't know why I've got to be all alone
So Sarah's a zombie now
I hope this thing can save her somehow
But I don't know why I was left on my own
Can you take me away from here?
Can you make me a hero or stop the pain while I'm waiting for the train?
Why is nothing ever the way I want it to go?
I waited for that train, but now Greg's not home
Nothing's ever gonna be the way I want it
All my dreams are normal but all my days are haunted
Can anybody tell me everything will be alright?
'Cause I don't think I'll make it out alive
I got so desperate I had to break in
But now the security system alarms are sounding
I already looked under the TV
But did I really think it'd be that easy?
'Cause nothing's ever gonna be the way I want it
All my dreams are normal but my days are haunted
Can anybody tell me everything will be alright?
'Cause I don't think I'll make it out alive
They must know I went to see Dr. Z
Why else would they have sent the police?
They must have been replaced with zombies
Is anybody gonna help me please?
Nothing's ever gonna be the way I want it
All my dreams are normal but all my days are haunted
Can anybody tell me everything will be alright?
'Cause nothing's ever gonna be the way I want it
All my dreams are normal but all my days are haunted
Can anybody tell me everything will be alright?
'Cause I don't think I'll make it out alive
Could it possibly be Greg that's opening up the door?
After all this tension, I can't take this anymore
Who really thought I'd be the one to save mankind?
Started out not all that bad, but it gets worse all the time
No one took me away, and now they'll eat my brain
But it's not the same, 'cause you can't take away the pain
I've got the right to remain silent, did you know?
Anything I say can be used in a court of law
They're taking me away, they won't eat my brain
But it's all the same, 'cause you can't take away the pain
Don't eat my brain
They're taking me away
They won't eat my brain
But it's not the same
'Cause you can't take away the pain
They're taking me away
Now they'll eat my brain
But it's all the same
'Cause you can't take away the pain
I don't think that destiny really wanted me to be here
Stuck in a cell, fearing for my life
And they called Greg up yesterday
After they took my stuff away
'Cause they want to know
What it was I stole
I keep thinking everything has all stopped being real
Everyone I see is a zombie
And who knows if there's a way out
And they don't know what I'm all about
But once Greg is here
It may silence my fears
And I hope he takes the cartridge away
Or this whole world will start falling to pieces
I don't think I can stay in here another day
Or I'm gonna start falling to pieces
Somewhere in the world
There's someone waiting for the world to come along
But I am not that kind of person
I've gotta do this all on my own
And I don't understand
Exactly what it takes to be the man
But Dr. Z thinks I can
But the answer to the riddle is no longer in my hands
And I hope he takes the cartridge away
Or this whole world will start falling to pieces
I don't think I can stay in here another day
Or I'm gonna start falling to pieces
Take me back to my cell
Give me some time so I can contemplate
Everything was going so well
But now I'm resigned to this terrible fate
I feel so bad I can't even tell
Why I love this woman I got so many reasons to hate
Wait a minute let me use my phone call
I think I know who to talk to
To make this all alright
Heroes and villains are up against the wall
It's all so grey
Can't tell what's black or white
She's the one who started it all
I tried to save her
Maybe she can save me tonight
Can't you hear my baby's laughing
She says I made a mistake
She says she can't help me
Won't help me, so help me
I said this can't be true
I don't know what to do
I said I think she's acting
Like a fool, like a tool
She says baby I'm laughing at you
Oh no, no, no, yeah
No, make up my mind
She says I've changed my point of view
I said I can't take all this madness
Said I can't believe I got it
I got the zombie blues
Ah, run for my life
Ah, no end in sight
The look that's on his face
The people running all over the place
Well no one's paying attention
I'm gonna try to run away
Ah, I'm gonna die
Ah, before I get outside
My hands are behind my back
I'm running from a zombie attack
I'm trying to save a life
To make up for the one I lack
I really don't think that I should try to rap
But I got bored of the monotony and fell into the trap
I could either do this or sing a song like Scott Stapp
I wrote the riff and the beat and this fell into my lap
The alarm went off and I started running away
I'm sick and tired of being forced to save the day
I could have fixed it all if I'd found Greg's Atari
But I'm a prisoner and Sarah is a zombie
I'm gonna run for my life
If I can just get out then maybe there will still be time
I found the doors and once I'm out I may just be alright
But now I see that someone's standing on the other side
Ah, run for my life
Ah, no end in sight
Ah, I'm gonna die
Ah, run for my life
Seeing you standing here makes me so confused
The look on my face probably makes you so amused
And I can't hear you say my name without it tearing my soul
Are you here to eat my brain or will you let me go?
And don't you bring me down
And don't you push me to the ground
My heart is crying tears of sorrow enough to make you drown
And seeing you again won't make me understand
Come on and eat my brain, you know my pain won't make a sound
Just don't bring me down
I can't seem to get my emotions straight
It's just so strange to see you in this undead state
And now you took my handcuffs off and I'm in your warm embrace
I don't know where these tears came from that are falling down my face
And don't you bring me down
And don't you push me to the ground
My heart is crying tears of sorrow enough to make you drown
And seeing you again won't make me understand
Come on honey, my brain, you know my pain won't make a sound
Just don't bring me down
And don't you know I love you
And don't you know I need you
And now my heart is set on fire
And it's not just because I'm crying
Ooh
And don't you bring me down
And don't you push me to the ground
My heart is bleeding tears of sorrow enough to make you drown
And seeing you again won't make me understand
Come on honey, my brain, you know my pain won't make a sound
And don't you bring me down
Hey Greg, it's Chad
Now don't be mad, but I'm here to stop you
Thanks for your help, but listen well, there's nothing you can do
'Cause I'm a zombie now, and I'm gonna take you down
He can do what he wants, cause he's not afraid of dying
But he knows that he can't bring back a life
Hey Dr. Z, between you and me, I'd say your days are numbered
And listen Greg, don't you try and beg, no don't you say a word
'Cause I'm here to save the day, and take that DNA
He can do what he wants, cause he's not afraid of dying
But he knows that he can't bring back a life
You won't make it out alive, no, no, no
Don't try to run for your life, no, no, no
Look into my eyes, oh, oh, oh
Join us and die
Have I really lost my mind?
I'm about to destroy all mankind
And I don't know why I haven't stopped myself
You can't take me away from here
You can make me a hero and stop the pain
And I know she will always be there for me
And I know she will always be around
And I know that whatever happens, she won't bring me down
Bring me down
There's something strange in here, like I'm gonna disappear
What's happening? What's happening?
I told you I was gonna save the day
Can you listen to my heartbeat
Seems like it's getting worse all the time
I thought our lives were never ending
But take a look into my eyes
You know my life was going nowhere
Just a college student with a dead-end job
But when my death was going somewhere
I should have known it was gonna stop
Forever is a long time
But never makes me so unsatisfied
So much I didn't know
So much I couldn't understand
And now I'm left all alone
Trying to comprehend my life
Or lack thereof
And sing the song of undying love
I was scared of what we'd become
But Sarah and I are moving on
Neither one of us has to be alone
So much I didn't know
So much I couldn't figure out
And now I'm left all alone
To sit here and think about my life
Or lack thereof
And sing the song of undying love