Among the Dead
Tim Armstrong
"Bloodsucking vampires
Calling out of graves to live in the bodies of helpless victims
It's the secret of eternal life..."
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
If you count me out, you better think again
You better realize now that I ain't stoppin'
This is where I start, this is where I begin
This is where you stop, this is where you end
Woke up in a downtown street, through crash, living in rubble
Broken bones broken homes, broken kid's living in the jungle
1987 in the East Bay, cold as hell is in middle of the summer
Me and Jesse, Matt and Dave Mello, he was the drummer
My momma said, "you better watch your back, boy, keep your head up and be a shot blocker"
On the outside looking into the freaks and the thugs and all the punk rockers
So I'm outta step in this world, so step back, man, I ain't gonna warn ya
Here's the message for disenfranchised East Bay, CA
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
Let me tell you something about the East Bay, it's California but it ain't sunny
And all my dreams came crashing down, I'm outta home, my street, got no money
Ain't got no band, ain't got no one around, you know, the music is gone, man
Nowhere to sleep, on the graff wonderin' what the fuck went wrong, man
You know what it's like to walk among the dead? I'm alone in total isolation
No one's there, is this my final destination?
An old man preaching 'bout war and peace and the path of total damnation
I always seem to get up and get out and survive in every situation
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
And then one day Matt says, "let's get the band together let's do this one more time"
So I'm, "ok that sounds good, let's give it a try, let's give it one more run"
We got garage, we got the drums, we got guitars, we got the songs
We got the songs, we got the songs, we got the songs all night long
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise
Among the dead, among the dead
Among the dead we will rise