Song #2 - Living Dead Blues

The second song I mixed is called Living Dead Blues.

(The song is currently a free download - help yourself!)

I think this track turned out better than “Killer on the Loose,” but I think “Killer on the Loose” is a better song, if you strip away the production and play the song acoustically.

While we may or may not remix the track, I don’t think I’ll be rerecording anything. I’m happy with the way everything turned out - performance wise. Even the vocals are sitting with me in a way I can live with.

The lyrics on this one are ridiculous: I saw a pretty girl that I know, I always liked her the best. I grabbed her by the face with both hands and I bit into her breast. Are you kidding me? While we were recording it we laughed our asses off. Deadpan comedy, for sure. I figure it’s the type of song you’ll listen to, thinking, Wait a minute. What did he say?

Here are the lyrics:

Living Dead Blues

I got bit a little while ago, and the chill ran through my head.

I held out as long as I could, but in the end I wound up dead.

At first I was really confused, I thought I might be lost in a dream.

But then I saw this guy that I knew, he looked at me and started to scream.

I can’t even start to cry, no tears will form in my eyes,

I’ve got the Living Dead Blues.

I didn’t know about anything, but I pushed myself to my feet.

And even though my balance was bad, I shuffled right down the street.

There were some bugs in my hair, and maggots right in my skin.

Lips dry and withering back; my face was locked into a rictus grin.

And people started to run, being dead is not much fun,

I’ve got the Living Dead Blues.

I saw this pretty girl that I know, I always liked her the best.

I grabbed her by the face with both hands, and I bit into her breast.

The blood poured into my mouth, and it tasted so damn sweet!

Now the pretty girls that I know are the only thing I want to eat. 

And after that girl died, she opened her eyes,

And people started to run, being dead is not much fun,

She’s got the Living Dead Blues.