Alice Cooper

[artsylady]

Just watching Alice Cooper on a music show. Wow, is he ever on a mission. He's a Christian now and is really out there. He says his music is still scary, but now his lyrics contain questions regarding heaven and hell. It's nice to see what he's doing these days, since his conversion which was I think a few years ago.

[Guest idolsmasher]

The first "big" concert I went to as a young lad was to see Alice Cooper. I won't get into the gory details but yeah, he's been saved for quite a long time now.

[godrulz]

He was a preacher's kid and has come home to the Father.

[traveller]

Pro 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Can you imagine the sleepless nights his father had?

Yeah Smash, that was my first big concert too.

[WayneB]

Never saw Alice Cooper. I can't remember my first big concert but I think it was the Doobie Brothers. Has Alice really changed?

[artsylady]

Lyrics from his latest album called Brutal Planet - I think he said it came out just before 9-11.

We're spinning round on this ball of hate

There's no parole, there's no great escape

We're sentenced here until the end of days

And then my brother there's a price to pay

We're only human, we were born to die

Without the benefit of reason why

We live for pleasure - to be satisfied

And now it's over there's no place to hide

Why don't you, come down to

It's such a brutal planet

It's such an ugly world

Why won't you, come down to

"This world is such perfection" (What a sight)

"It's just like paradise" (For my eyes)

"A truly grand creation" (What a sight)

"From up here it looks so nice" (For my eyes)

It's such a brutal planet

It's such a living hell

It was a holy garden

That's right where Adam fell

It's where the bite was taken

It's where we chose to sin

It's where we first were naked

This is where our death begins

We took advice from that deceiving snake

He said don't worry it's a piece of cake

And sent us swimming in a burning lake

Now we're abandoned here for heaven's sake

Why don't you, come down to

It's such a brutal planet

It's such an ugly world

Why won't you, come down to

"This world is such perfection" (What a sight)

"It's just like paradise" (For my eyes)

"A truly grand creation" (What a sight)

"From up here it looks so nice" (For my eyes)

Here's where we keep the armies

Here's where we write their names

Here's where the money god is

Here's our famous hall of shame

Here's where we starve the hungry

Here's where we cheat the poor

Here's where we beat the children

Here is where we pay the whore

Why don't you, come down to

It's such a brutal planet

It's such an ugly world

Why won't you, come down to

"This world is such perfection" (What a sight)

"It's just like paradise" (For my eyes)

"A truly grand creation" (What a sight)

"From up here it looks so nice" (For my eyes)

Right here we stoned the prophets

Built idols out of mud

Right here we fed the lions

Christian flesh and Christian blood

Down here is where we hung ya

Upon an ugly cross

Over there we filled the ovens

Right here the holocaust

[artsylady]

Cold blue swastika tattooed on my skin

The ice in my veins the staples in my chin

I've got it carved in my forehead "Slave To My Sin"

Too violent for the brotherhood to ever take me in

Gonna write down my law in blood upon the street

To the cadence of a goose-step heavy metal beat

Wanna purify my race gonna turn up the heat

Just wanna make 'em die and make the job complete

I am a vicious young man oh I am a wicked young man

It's not the games that I play the movies I see the music I dig

I'm just a wicked young man

I like to run my body on heavy heavy fuel

I can punch through a wall I can kick like a mule

I got a pocketful of bullets and a blueprint of the school

I'm the devil's little soldier I'm the devil's little tool

I am a vicious young man oh I am a wicked young man

It's not the games that I play the movies I see the music I dig

I'm just a wicked young man

I got every kind of chemical pumpin' through my head

I read Mein Kampf daily just to keep my hatred fed

I never ever sleep I just lay in my bed

Dreamin' of the day when everyone is dead

I am a vicious young man oh I am a wicked young man

It's not the games that I play the movies I see the music I dig

I'm just a wicked young man

I am a vicious young man oh I am a vicious young man

I am a vicious young man oh I am a wicked young man

[artsylady]

I know all your desires

Your heart is so full of pain

Is there something I can provide

When you feel like life's passed you by

I'm on your side

Gimme this gimme that

Gimme this gimme that

Please don't ask me my name

Does it matter I'm just here for you

Trust me just let yourself go

And that's all you need to know

I'm on your side

Sincerely

I'm your only friend

Yes I'm on your side

Sincerely

Don't you wish you had it all

Don't you deserve to have it all

Kneel down and tell me what you need

Fame and money all for you

I can make your every dream come true

Gimme this gimme that

Gimme this gimme that

Tell me whose more important than you

You're the apple of my ancient ties

How could the world be so cruel

I'll make you my own precious jewel

I'm on your side

Sincerely

I'm the only one that cares

Yes I'm on your side

Sincerely

Don't you wish you had it all

Don't you deserve to have it all

Kneel down and tell me what you need

Fame and money all for you

I can make your every dream come true

There is one thing

I mean everything has a price

I really hate to repeat myself

But nothing's free

Yes I'm on your side

Sincerely

I'm the only one that cares

Oh I'm on your side

Sincerely

Don't you wish you had it all

Don't you deserve to have it all

Kneel down and tell me what you need

Don't you wish you had it all

Don't you deserve to have it all

Don't you wish you had it all

Don't you deserve to have it all

Kneel down and tell me what you need

Fame and money all for you

I can make your every dream come true

Gimme this gimme that

Gimme this gimme that

[Adstar]

Here's where we keep the armies

Here's where we write their names

Here's where the money god is

Here's our famous hall of shame

Here's where we starve the hungry

Here's where we cheat the poor

Here's where we beat the children

Here is where we pay the whore

Right here we stoned the prophets

Built idols out of mud

Right here we fed the lions

Christian flesh and Christian blood

Down here is where we hung ya

Upon an ugly cross

Over there we filled the ovens

Right here the holocaust

Wow i like that, right in your face isn't it.

But i am troubled by this.

Why don't you, come down to

It's such a brutal planet

It's such an ugly world

Why won't you, come down to

"This world is such perfection" (What a sight)

"It's just like paradise" (For my eyes)

"A truly grand creation" (What a sight)

"From up here it looks so nice" (For my eyes)

He is almost saying that God is up there far away and cannot see what

[artsylady]

Not sure exactly what he means, but I wonder if a lot of people who do believe there is a God, think that God doesn't see their pain or what really goes on. He makes it clear that he, himself is a Christian. Whatever the case, I hope he's making people at least think about God.