I wrote this music immediately after watching 24 Hour Party People, though it clearly has little resemblance to the music in that film. The lyrics come from my reading of The Serpent And The Rainbow, which I enjoyed immensely. Like Manticore, it offers a glimpse into the thoughts of someone who otherwise has no outlet for communication.
Written 30-31 July 2005.
lyrics
You were my friend once
hear take my things
I do not need them
I've been in the grave.
You see they killed me
opened my tomb
then sold my body
under the moon
I'm a zombi
I angered someone
by what I said
he bought a powder
to bring my death
Nobody around
came to my aid
they just accepted
I could not be saved
I'm a zombi
I remained
fully aware
while I died
and they buried me
My sister weeping
the dirt raining down
then calling out to me
to leave the ground
I was in a field
Within three days
working hard in
a dreamlike haze
I'm a zombi
I have memories
of another life
the man I used to be
before he died
Now I'm just a body
without a will
as long as this heart
is beating still
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