ALICE COOPER LYRICS

album: "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" (2011)

1. I Am Made Of You
2. Caffeine
3. The Nightmare Returns
4. A Runaway Train
5. Last Man On Earth
6. The Congregation
7. I'll Bite Your Face Off
8. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
9. Ghouls Gone Wild
10. Something To Remember Me By
11. When Hell Comes Home
12. What Baby Wants
13. I Gotta Get Outta Here
14. The Underture
15. Under The Bed
16. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
17. Flatline
18. A Bad Situation

1. I Am Made Of You

In the beginning I was just a shadow

In the beginning I was alone
In the beginning I was blind, living in a world devoid of light
In the beginning there was only night

I was shattered, left in pieces

And I felt so cold inside
Then I called you from the darkness
Where I hide

I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you

In the beginning you were revelation

A river of salvation and now I believe

All I wanted, all I needed

Was someone to rescue me
I was drowning, I was dying
 Now I'm free

I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you

Here I am now, I can stand now

Cause your love has made me strong
And forever you're the singer
I'm the song

I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you

I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you
I am made of you

2. Caffeine

I gotta stay awake

I just can`t sleep
Because I know inside if I close my eyes
it will be the death of me

Because I feel the night

When the darkness creeps
that`s when the shadows fry
that's when I must survive
cause every night they come for me

I'm shaking in the ice cold shower

I been for here for about a week
But if I leave I could doze for hours
and that will surely be the end of a coward like me

Caffeine! Caffeine!
Amphetamine
A little speed is all I need
Caffeine! Caffeine!
woo woo woo
 I won’t sleep at night
I won`t rest my head
Because I realise if I shut my eyes I'm gonna wake up dead
I'm in a desperate way
I'm very near the end
And all I know's a triple shot of joe is my only friend

I'm shaking in the ice cold shower

I been for here for about a week
But if I leave I could doze for hours
and that will surely be the end of a coward like me

Caffeine! Caffeine!
Amphetamine
A little speed is all I need
Caffeine! Caffeine!
woo woo woo
woo woo woo

[Middle Break]

Caffeine! Caffeine!
Amphetamine
A little speed is all I need
Caffeine! Caffeine!

Caffeine! Caffeine!
Amphetamine
A little speed is all I need
Caffeine! Caffeine!

Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme [etc to fade]

3. The Nightmare Returns

I'm a little tired and feeling hazy

I just need to rest my eyes
But I won't go to sleep because it's crazy
What happens to me in the night

Coz when I go to deep into my slumber

Ugly faces, awful places I don't want to go..... no....
 4. A Runaway Train

[Announcer:] All aboard. Watch your step people. Last call for the nightmare
express hahahaha

I found myself slipping away

Just this side of dead
I woke up in a box car
I wasn't in my bed
I found my leg chained to a spike
That ran down through the floor
Attached to thirteen angry men
All rotten to the core

But I'm innocent I cried right out

I'm in someone else's dream
They looked around and laughed out loud
Said "Brother, so are we"
"Yeah brother, so are we"

But I'm a big celebrity

Known all round the land
"Well buddy you ain't no one here
Man, you ain't in demand"
Speeding t'wards a flaming wall
Like a screaming sonic boom
I really gotta wake up now
Or I may meet my doom oh lord,
I may meet my doom

So all that I remember

Is how much my body hurt
Now I'm sleeping in the graveyard
On the wrong side of the dirt
Yeah I'm on the wrong side of the dirt
Wrong side of the dirt, don`t you know
I'm on the wrong side of the dirt

5. Last Man On Earth

I don't know why my whole world came crashing down

I just woke up in lonely town
I opened up my eyes and much to my surprise
Look at this heaven that I've found
 Don't need to care about tomorrow
I got no pain, I got no sorrow

I'm the last man on earth

So tell me what it's worth
Am I a beggar or a king?
Got no trouble, got no time, eternity is mine
I got a whole lot of everything

I can take this town and just burn it to the ground

Smash every window that I see
I can smoke, I can drink, I can swear and I can stink
There ain't no one to bother me, no no

Don't need to care about tomorrow

I got no pain, I got no sorrow

I'm the last man on earth

So tell me what it's worth
Am I a beggar or a king?
Got no trouble, got no time, eternity is mine
I got a whole lot of everything
It's all mine...

There's not a single soul to talk to me

But that's okay I never liked them

I'm the last man on earth

And I know what it's worth
I'm not a beggar I'm a king!
Got no troubles, got no time, and everything is fine
Coz I'm the king of everything
It's all mine...
Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine

6. The Congregation
(with Rob Zombie)

Now you're here so have no fear, I'm just your friendly guide
So come along coz you belong, you joined us when you died
From your birth until your final breath
I'm proud to say you finally entertained yourself to death

Welcome to the congregation

I hope we meet your expectation
 A little tiny pinch of deviation

We understand what you had planned goes by another name

Where bluebirds sing and church bells ring, well isn't that a shame
Your application sadly was denied
But let's be clear, we love you here, you're on the other side

Welcome to the congregation

I hope we meet your expectation
We promise it won't stain your reputation

[The Guide:]
Ah, as you can see over here the broken glass chamber are the boys from
wall street. Let's here it for the boys. And here in the eternal mariachi room
for the defrocked priest and telemarketers. And the totally fiery pit of boiling
death the lawyers, pimps and mimes...

Welcome to the congregation

Welcome to the congregation
Welcome to the congregation
I hope we meet your expectation
So thanks for dropping by here
We're really gonna try here
But in the end you know you're gonna fry.... fry.... fry... here

Umm.. excuse me sir, is there a bathroom here?

7. I'll Bite Your Face Off

She was a dirty dream, cool and clean

With seduction dancing in her eyes
She turned around, looked me up and down
She took me by surprise

I tried to run, tried to hide

But my feet were made of clay
Looked in her eyes, I was paralyzed
I just couldn’t get away

She licked her lips, they were bloody red

She had the heart of the living dead
She pushed me down on a burning bed
Thought I was in heaven, but instead
She turned her head and she softly said
 I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off – little man
I’ll bite your face off – you know that I can

She put the whip into cream

She was a sinner’s queen, oh a delicious angel face
She’d invite you in, c’mon and lick my skin
You’d sell your soul for another taste

She took my heart, my resistance fled

I loved each lie that I was fed
She pushed me down on a burning bed
Thought I was in heaven, but instead
She turned her head and she softly said

I’ll bite your face off

I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off – little man
I’ll bite your face off – you know that I can

She pushed me down on a burning bed

Thought I was in heaven, but instead
She turned her head and she softly said

I’ll bite your face off

I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off – little man
I’ll bite your face off – you know that I can
I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off
I’ll bite your face off

8. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever

Yo Yo Yo, Yooooo
Yo Yo Yo, Yooooo

Here you are in the club, with your bottle full of blood
You've got grill, you got bling but player you don't know a thing
Put your hands in the air, stick 'em up like you don't care
Face the wall, count to ten, we mow you down, reload again

Oh no, here we go
 Disco who, disco what
Get down on your knees, and keep your trap shut
Disco this, disco that
When disc-gos to hell, that's where we're at, where we're at

Yo Yo Yo, Yooooo
Yo Yo Yo, Yooooo

Disco Bloodbath
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever )
Boogie Fever
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever)
Disco Bloodbath
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever)
Boogie Fever
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever)

Bodies here, bodies there, piles of bodies everywhere

On the chairs, on the door, disco bloodbath on the floor
Hear them yell, hear them scream, just like someone’s scary dream
Dig a hole, push 'em in, tomorrow they'll be back again

Oh no, here we go

Disco who, disco what

Get down on your knees, and keep your trap shut
Disco this, disco that
When disc-gos to hell, that's where we're at, where we're at

Yo Yo Yo, Yooooo
Yo Yo Yo, Yooooo

Disco Bloodbath
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever )
Boogie Fever
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever)
Disco Bloodbath
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever)
Boogie Fever
(Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever)

We cleaned the house tonight (We cleaned the house tonight)

We did our job (We did our job it's alright)
We turned out all the lights okay
 We were sent to let them know (I think you really let 'em know)
It was time to let them go (you know they really had to go)
Coz we're the ones who close the show okay

9. Ghouls Gone Wild

We're gonna have a bash and we're glad you finally got here
Coz we're already trashed and the band is really hot here
We're gonna dance our heads off and we're gonna keep it tight
If we keep ourselves together we might make it through the night

Ghouls gone wild, wilder than before

We had a little taste and now we need a little more
Ghouls gone wild, screaming in the night
We're feeling kinda hungry and we came in for a bite
Ghouls... Ghouls....

We're gonna raise some hell yeah, we're gonna rock and roll here
And my sulphur that you smell well it adds a little soul here
We're dancing on your grave and we're dancing in the street
We're dancing through the fire and it's burning up our feet (burning up our
feet)

Ghouls gone wild, wilder than before

We had a little taste and now we need a little more
Ghouls gone wild, screaming in the night
We're feeling kinda hungry and we came in for a bite
Ghouls... Ghouls....

So exciting when we're biting

Come on and play, whatdaya say

Ghouls gone wild, wilder than before

We had a little taste and now we need a little more
Ghouls gone wild, screaming in the night
We're feeling kinda hungry and we came in for a bite
Ghouls... Ghouls.... Ghouls... Ghouls.... Ghouls.... Ghouls....

10. Something To Remember Me By

Baby, I wanna tell you something

Just a word and it's no lie
I got so much feeling inside of me
Baby, our love will last forever
 Through the changes of the heart
Through the lonely nights whenever we're far apart

Before we say goodbye

All I wanna say is I......

I just wanna give you something to remember me by

Something that lasts forever
Coz our love is for all time

Baby, I may be gone tomorrow

But I'm here with you tonight
I'll be holding you 'till morning light
And baby I'm gonna watch you wake up
Scattered clothes across the floor
And hear you whisper to me "love me again once more"

Before we say goodbye

All I wanna say is I....

I just wanna give you something to remember me by

I won`t be gone forever
And our love is for all time
I wanna give you something to remember me by

Something to remember further on down the line

Something to remember me by
Bye bye

11. When Hell Comes Home

Daddy wants to take me for a ride

Daddy likes to drink when daddy drives
He's pounding on my door
He wants to come inside
Yeah daddy wants to take me for a ride

That's just the way it is, when I'm left alone

Yeah that's when hell comes home

Mommy says that everything is fine

Mommy hides her bruises all the time
She always makes excuses but I know that she is lyin'
 Mommy says that everything is fine

That's just the way it is, he's evil to the bone

Mommy says that everything is fine
That's just the way it is, when we're left alone
Coz that's when hell comes home

I hear those footsteps on the stairs

Mom's bleeding out or maybe she don't care
We live in darkness and despair
I'm just so tired of being scared

(Daddy's home.. Get out my way... Gimme the bottle.. Steven... Steven...
STEVEN... )

(no... no... no....)

Daddy's gonna get a big surprise

I'll put one right between his eyes
And in his blood I'll write his last goodbyes
Yeah daddy's gonna get a big surprise

That just the way it is, he'll be deader than a stone

That's just the way it is, he'll leave us both alone
That's just the way it is when hell comes home
Home....

12. What Baby Wants

[feat. Ke$ha]

She gonna come for you

And you can try to run and hide
No matter what you do
She gonna take it deep inside
You're thinking this could be a dream come true
But you don't really understand
She feeds on flesh and blood and boys like you
She gonna make you be a man

She'll take your bleeding heart and your soul, no regrets

Coz what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
 What baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)

[The Devil:] I gotta pretty face

[Steven:] Yeah but I've seen what's hiding underneath
[The Devil:] You like my pretty mouth
[Steven:] But you got razor blades instead of teeth
[The Devil:] And now it’s too too late for you
[Steven:] Oh yeah tell me what you gonna do
[The Devil:] I'm gonna drain your veins and bathe in your blood
[Steven:] Honey I seen worse then you
[The Devil:] I'll make you sit, beg, roll over, play dead
[Steven:] Ain't gonna be your little pet
[The Devil:] Oh really...

What baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)

Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
Yeah what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)

Bay tells lies, Baby looks you in the eyes

It's her aphrodisiac, when she stabs you in the back
She comes on like a saint but that's exactly what she ain't
Not a damsel in distress, she's the devil in a dress
She's gonna stay with you
She's gonna play with you
It's one thing you can bet

Coz what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)

Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
Yeah what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)

[The Devil/Steven:] I'll make you sit, beg, roll over, play dead. I'm gonna be
your little pet

Coz what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)

Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
Yeah what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
Coz what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
Yeah what baby wants (What baby wants wants wants)
Baby gets (She's gonna gonna gonna get)
 What baby wants, baby gets

13. I Gotta Get Outta Here

I can`t wait to wake up in my very own bed

Far away from the madness and my pounding head
The shiver up my spine and this feeling of dread

Well first I finally passed out, then I woke up in pain

Tangled in the wreckage of a runaway train
Was I the last man on earth or was I just insane

I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here

I gotta, gotta get outta here
I'm getting the message, it's totally clear
Yeah I really gotta get out of here

I danced at a disco where the bodies all fell

Piled up to the sky, what a sulphurous smell
Man, the ghouls on the beach they were hotter than hell
(Yeah yeah yeah)

I popped the old man, put a hole in his eye

Spent the night with the devil, she was such a bad guy
And if he has her way I will eternally fry

I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here

I gotta, gotta get outta here
It's not complicated, yeah it's pretty damn clear
I really gotta get outta here

Just wanna be myself again and find my way out of this iniquitous den
I ain't having fun and I ain't making friends
I don't wanna know how this nightmare ends

I don`t know why I'm here, why I've fallen from grace
I can't explain the burns, or the scars on my face
Somebody please wake me up and get me outta this place
(Yeah yeah yeah)

I said I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here

I gotta, gotta get outta here
They say isn't the message clear to you yet, sonny
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
 [Alice:] "Nah.. excuse me?!?"
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "whoa whoa whoa w-wait a minute"
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "I'm sorry, are you talking to me?"
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "Hey I signed on for a nightmare.."
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "Really. I mean that's a little drastic don`t you think?"
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "I don't.. I.. I.. hey.. whoa..."
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "I get it.. but, but I don`t get it.."
[Choir:] "What part of dead don`t you get?"
[Alice:] "I'm sinking here.. Hello?"
[Choir:] "Yeah yeah yeah"

14. The Underture

[Instrumental]

15. Under The Bed

[Fan Pack Bonus Track]

16. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

[Bonus Track]

In this dirty old part of the city

Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

Now lil girl you're so young and pretty

And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know

See my daddy in bed, he's dyin'

 Yeah his hair been turnin' grey
He been workin' and slavin' his life away
I know

We gotta work, yeah

Work yeah
Work yeah
We gotta work, work, work, work

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
I know it's true

My little girl you're so young and pretty

And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is through, I know

Watching my daddy in bed he's dyin'

You know his hair been turnin' grey
He's been slavin' and workin' his life away
Yeah I know
That we gotta work, yeah
Work
Gotta Work
We gotta work, work, work, work

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
And you know it's true

17. Flatline

[Vinyl Bonus Track]

 18. A Bad Situation

[iTunes Bonus Track]

Welcome 2 My Nightmare

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Studio album by Alice Cooper

Released September 13, 2011
Rock, hard rock, heavy metal,
Genre
pop rock
Length 52:44
Label Bigger Picture
Producer Bob Ezrin
Alice Cooper chronology
Welcome 2
Along Came a
My
Spider
Nightmare
(2008)
(2011)

Welcome 2 My Nightmare is the 26th studio album by Alice Cooper,

following his 2008 album Along Came a Spider.

The idea for the album came about soon after the thirtieth anniversary of the
original Welcome to My Nightmare album, while Cooper was talking with
producer Bob Ezrin, who proposed the idea of a sequel to Welcome to My
Nightmare.[1] Cooper liked the idea, and decided to recruit previous members
of the Alice Cooper band.[1] The concept of the album was described by
 Cooper as "another nightmare, and this one is even worse than the last
one."[1] Cooper said that he had originally intended to make a sequel to his
album Along Came a Spider, but decided to make the Nightmare sequel after
Ezrin explained that he "wasn't really into it." [2]

The album was completed sometime during early 2011, with Cooper
announcing its completion in February 2011 on his radio show, Nights with
Alice Cooper. It was first scheduled to be released late in 2011 on Bob Ezrin's
Bigger Picture label[3] as part of a deal involved marketing, touring and
production work by Bigger Picture for Cooper in the future [4]. The album was
then announced as being delayed until some time in 2012 due to Cooper's
touring commitments,[5] though it was released on 13 September 2011.[6]

[edit] Songs

Cooper began writing songs for the album during summer 2010, and by July
there were a total of three songs completed.[1] By October, Cooper and Ezrin
had written thirteen songs for the album, three of which had been recorded
with Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith and Michael Bruce, all members of the
original incarnation of the Alice Cooper band. [7] Regarding the sound of the
album, Cooper said that parts of the album were intended to resemble the
sound of Welcome to My Nightmare and music from the 1970s, and that "[i]f
we can keep that going, it will really be something. It captures an era." [8]

In addition to Cooper, Dunaway, Smith and Bruce and producer Ezrin, various
outside artists co-wrote some songs on the album, including Producer, Singer
Songwriter Tommy Henriksen, Buckcherry member Keith Nelson, songwriter
Desmond Child, Dick Wagner (who had previously worked with Cooper),
Chuck Garric (a member of Cooper's band for the 2011 tour), film composer
Jeremy Rubolino, and Ke$ha, who also performed on the song "What Baby
Wants."[9]

[edit] "I Am Made of You"

Cooper compared this song to "Hello, Hooray" from his 1973 album Billion
Dollar Babies, calling it a "masterpiece" and an "epic song." The song went
through many changes and was worked on "more than any other song on the
album." The guitars are played by Swedish studio ace Tommy Denander and
the solo by original band member Steve Hunter is one of Cooper's favorites
among any of his previous albums.[10] The song's intro contains the piano
part from the Welcome to My Nightmare song "Steven".

[edit] "Caffeine"
 "Caffeine" was originally written as a more of a rock-based song, but turned
into more of a quirky and comical song that still kept the same energy that
was originally intended. Cooper has said that a Big Bopper-like voice helped
influence the chorus.[11] The song was released as the album's second single.

[edit] "The Nightmare Returns"

The lyrics of the song show a simlarity to the Nightmare on Elm Street series,
and involves Alice frightened of going to sleep due to nightmares. The music
attempts to portray a child creating lullabies at his piano. [12]

[edit] "A Runaway Train"

"A Runaway Train" was based off of the Dennis Dunaway Project's "Subway"
from their 2006 album Bones From the Yard. Cooper decided to rework the
song so it had no chorus; the track consists of only verse. The song also took
inspiration from the classic song "Train Kept A-Rollin'". One of three songs
that the original Alice Cooper band performed on. [13]

[edit] "Last Man on Earth"

"Last Man on Earth" details what happens to Alice after the train wreck at the
end of the song "A Runaway Train". The song (described as unexpected and
"out there") is reminiscent of a Tom Waits song, and is also similar to "Some
Folks", from Welcome to My Nightmare. [14]

[edit] "The Congregation"

Cooper says that the song was heavily inspired by the Beatles. "The
Congregation" details Alice's tour through Hell. Rob Zombie guest stars on
this song as "The Guide", who is possibly "The Curator" from the original
Nightmare (originally portrayed by Vincent Price).[15]

[edit] "I'll Bite Your Face Off"

The song's classic rock tone was Cooper's nod to the early Rolling Stones. In
this song, Alice is introduced to the devil, his female guide in Hell (the same
from "What Baby Wants"). "I'll Bite Your Face Off" was the album's first single
and was released with a music video which features various live
performances. One of these includes Cooper's show at the 100 Club in
London with Johnny Depp on guitar.[16] The single was was another song on
the album played by the original Alice Cooper band. [17]

[edit] "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever"

 "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever" continues Cooper's idea that "no matter
what you do, you can't kill disco." The song is strikingly similar to the Alice
Cooper Goes to Hell song "You Gotta Dance", where disco is used as an
eternal punishment in Hell. The guitar solo at the end of the song, played by
John 5, is representative of disco being overtaken by rock. [18]

[edit] "Ghouls Gone Wild"

The album shifts from the disco vibe of "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever" to
that of a surf rock beach party in "Ghouls Gone Wild". Mark Volman, singer of
the Turtles, provides backing vocals for the song. [19]

[edit] "Something to Remember Me By"

"Something to Remember Me By" was originally written by Wagner and

Cooper in the late '70s, around the time "I Never Cry" was written. The song
was not used sooner due to Cooper's inability to sing the part. Ezrin
convinced Cooper to put it on the album because it was "the prettiest song
(they had) ever written." Cooper says that his recording was very difficult but
heartfelt. The song parallels "Cold Ethyl" from the original Nightmare in that
Alice is singing to the pieces of a corpse (which seems to make sense in the
nightmare).[20]

[edit] "When Hell Comes Home"

This song deals with a more matured nightmare that Alice would deal with 35
years later. He watches himself as a young boy being raised by an alcoholic
father and an abused mother. The boy eventually snaps, and plans on
murdering his father by putting one "right between his eyes." "When Hell
Comes Home" is dark and macabre, and it sets itself apart from the previous
songs, which are less serious and more comical. At the end of the solo, a
man (supposedly the abusive father) is heard faintly yelling out "Steven", the
main character from the original Nightmare, hinting the fact he is the main
character in this album as well. The song was played with the original band,
who gave it a '70s feel that Cooper wanted.[21]

[edit] "What Baby Wants"

While Cooper was thinking of a character to play the devil on Welcome 2 My

Nightmare, he came across Kesha at the Grammys and said that she had the
qualities of a "rock singer." In typical Alice Cooper fashion (harkening back to
Billion Dollar Babies when Donovan sang with Cooper on the title track), he
decided to bring Kesha in to work on the album because it would be
unexpected.[22] Cooper said about Kesha, "I think a lot of my audience is
going to go KE$HA!?, but she probably wrote the most disgusting lyrics in the
song – we had to rein her in."[23] According to Cooper, many of her lyrics had
to be toned down for the album. Kesha plays the part of the devil, continuing
from "I'll Bite Your Face Off", telling Alice that it's time to pay the ultimate
price: his soul.[24]

[edit] "I Gotta Get Outta Here"

"I Gotta Get Outta Here" ends the album with Alice finally accepting that he's
going through a nightmare, and is ready to wake up. However, a choir of
voices responds with "What part of dead don't you get?" Alice starts to
protest, but with the repeated question, he begins to wonder what his reality
is: Is he actually dead, left to forever live his nightmare, or is this taunt just
another part of the dream? The conclusion of the song leaves the ending
open to the listener.[25]

[edit] "The Underture"

Cooper compares the instrumental final track to a Broadway overture, filled

with pieces of songs from the show. In this case, "The Underture" feature
themes and music from the two Nightmares. In order, these are "Welcome to
My Nightmare", "The Awakening", "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever", "Only
Women Bleed", "Something to Remember Me By", "Devil's Food", "The Black
Widow", "Ghouls Gone Wild", "I Am Made of You", "Years Ago", and
concludes with "Steven".[26]

[edit] "A Bad Situation"

"A Bad Situation" was based off of the idea of Alice's worst nightmare: Sitting
in a cubicle in a nine-to-five job. Originally titled "My Favorite Mutation". The
song was an iTunes bonus track.

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores

Source Rating

The Metal Critic [27]

AllMusic [28]

Rolling Stone [29]

Metalholic Magazine [30]

 Ultimate Classic Rock [31]

Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles reviewer Mitch Lafon issued a review of the
album on August 11. Noting that sequel albums are a "risky proposition",
Welcome 2 My Nightmare was deemed "an equally comparable chef
d’oeuvre."[32] Lafon also praised the diverse sound on the album, explaining
that it varies "from trashing disco to garage punk, pop balladry to a rocking
number, very much in the spirit of the Rolling Stones." [32] Allmusic gave the
album a four out of five star review.[28]

[edit] Track listing

Standard Edition[9]
No Lengt
Title Writer(s)
. h
1. "I Am Made of You" Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin,
5:32
Desmond Child
2. "Caffeine" Cooper, Ezrin, Tommy
3:23
Henriksen, Keith Nelson
3. "The Nightmare Returns" Cooper, Ezrin 1:14
4. "A Runaway Train" Cooper, Ezrin, Dennis
3:51
Dunaway
5. "Last Man on Earth" Cooper, Ezrin, Piggy D,
3:47
David Spreng
6. "The Congregation" Cooper, Ezrin, Henriksen 3:59
7. "I'll Bite Your Face Off" Cooper, Ezrin,
4:25
Henriksen, Neal Smith
8. "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever" Cooper, Ezrin, Henriksen 3:35
9. "Ghouls Gone Wild" Cooper, Ezrin, Henriksen 2:33
10. "Something to Remember Me By" Cooper, Dick Wagner 3:16
11. "When Hell Comes Home" Cooper, Ezrin, Michael
4:29
Bruce
12. "What Baby Wants" (feat. Ke$ha) Cooper, Ezrin,
3:43
Henriksen, Kesha
13. "I Gotta Get Outta Here" Cooper, Ezrin, Patterson
4:20
Hood
14. "The Underture (Instrumental)" Cooper, Ezrin,
Henriksen, Child,
Wagner, Jeremy 4:37
Rubolino, Kelly Jay
Fordham

[edit] Bonus tracks

[show]Fan Pack[9]
 [show]Standard (bonus track)[9]
[show]Deluxe Edition[9] & Japan Edition[33]
[show]Vinyl Edition[9]
[show]Deluxe Digipak CD Edition[9]
[show]iTunes Edition[9]

[edit] Personnel

 Alice Cooper - Vocals, harmonica

 Bob Ezrin - Producer

[edit] Additional Musicians

 Tommy Henriksen - (Associate Producer) Co-

songwriter,Guitars,Bass,Keyboards,Vocals,Programming,Engineer,Mixin
g
 Michael Bruce - Guitars, keyboards, backing vocals on "A Runaway
Train", "I'll Bite Your Face Off" and "When Hell Comes Home"
 Dennis Dunaway - Bass, backing vocals on "A Runaway Train", "I'll Bite
Your Face Off" and "When Hell Comes Home"
 Neal Smith - Drums, percussion, backing vocals on "A Runaway Train",
"I'll Bite Your Face Off" and "When Hell Comes Home"
 Steve Hunter - guitars on "Something To Remember Me By", "When
Hell Comes Home" and "What Baby Wants"
 Keith Nelson - Guitars, backing vocals on "Caffeine"
 Desmond Child - Co-songwriter
 Dick Wagner - Co-songwriter / Lead guitar on "The Underture"
 Tommy Denander - Guitars on "I Am Made of You"
 Vince Gill - Lead guitar on "A Runaway Train" and "Gotta Get Outta
Here"
 Ke$ha - Guest vocals on "What Baby Wants"
 Rob Zombie - Backing vocals on "The Congregation"
 John 5 - guitar on "Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever"
 Chuck Garric - Bass
 Jeremy Rubolino - Co-songwriter
 Piggy D - Co-songwriter, and bass on "Last Man On Earth"
 David Spreng - Co-songwriter and drums on "Last Man On Earth"
 Kip Winger - backing vocals on "Ghouls Gone Wild" & "The
Congregation"
 Patterson Hood - guitar on "Gotta Get Outta Here"
 Damon Johnson - guitar on "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
 Keri Kelli - guitar on "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
 Jimmy DeGrasso - drums on "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
 Pat Buchanan - Guitars
 Vicki Hampton - Backing vocals
 Wendy Moten - Backing vocals
  Hank Williams - Mastering
 Scott Williamson - Drums
 Jimmie Lee Sloas - Bass

[edit] Charts and sales

Welcome 2 My Nightmare was expected to sell between 20,000 and 22,000

copies in the US during its first week on sale, [6] though it actually ended up
selling about 18,000.[2] Album debuted at #22 on US Billboard chart which
marked the highest debut for an album by Cooper in more than 20 years. [34]
The album also debuted on US SoundScan’s Hard Rock Albums chart at #6
and Rock Albums chart at #11.[34] In other countries, the album charted at
#7 on the UK Top 40 Rock Albums,[35] #17 in Finland,[36] #19 in Sweden[37]
#23 in Norway,[38] #28 in the Canadian offical album chart[39] and #2 on the
Canadian Hard Rock Album Chart.[40]