Song #3 - The Walking Dead

My Song The Walking Dead - as I'm sure you can figure out - was inspired by the television show. I actually wrote it while watching Season Two.

(It's currently a free download, so please - dig in!)

Musically, the song is really far away from the first two tracks that were completed. It doesn't sound dark, or moody. It actually sounds nice, which might be the wrong way to go for horror music. But then again, I follow my instincts, not a preconceived notion of what I should be doing.

The bass line has a whole lot of Ben E. King's Stand By Me in it. We noticed this while we were recording the song. Ron, my producer, wasn't too sure about the line but I liked it.

The end of the song is very Pink Floyd. If you like Floyd this might be a good thing, but some people don't. Personally I love them. The Wall blows me away.
 
I guess I should point out that Ron actually wrote and played that bass line, making 'The Walking Dead' the first song I've shared that didn't have me playing every instrument.   


The vocal line... ah, the vocal line. It isn't sitting with too well with me, if I'm to be honest. We removed a bunch of guitar chords that supported some of the notes that I sang, and without the chords the melody doesn't sound as strong as I would like it to sound.

But I quite like the mix that we did, so I'm torn. If there ends up being a new version at some point, don't be surprised.

Here are the lyrics:

The Walking Dead

We’ve got walkers in the street,
Oh, what have they done?
We’ve got walkers in the street,
Terrorizing everyone.

What should we do about it?
Should we let them stay?
What should we do about it?
Won’t you help us find our way?

We’ve got them walled up inside one place,
Oh, what have we done?
We’ve got them walled up inside one place,
Jeopardizing everyone.

What should we do about it?
Should we let them stay?
What should we do about it?
Won’t you help us find our way?

I don’t know, if I can take it,
I don’t know if I can take it, anymore.

We’ve got a madman in our crew,
Oh, what has he done?
We’ve got a madman in our crew,
Segregating everyone.

What should we do about him?
Should we let him stay?
What should we do about him?
Won’t you help us find our way?