Voltaire - Oh Lord (Wake the Dead) OFFICIAL

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I originally starting writing this song for my country album "Hate Lives in a Small Town" because I felt I couldn't really tell the story of early country music without tipping my hat to the contributions of African Americans. So in essence this was inspired by, what they call, Negro spirituals. It wasn't finished in time to go on that record though. Anyway, by the time I was done writing it, it turned out to be more of an "Unspiritual", if you know what I mean. I particularly like the lyrics at the end of the song because I wrote them on the spot while I was singing them. I think they're pretty funny. ; )


You are enjoying this song for free, but it was far from free to make. This album took 4 months and over $20,000 to make. PLEASE, if you enjoy what you hear and if you can, please consider purchasing this album at:
CDBABY: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aureliovoltaire
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Lyrics:

You better look down and shake your head
Look down and shake your head
Get down and shake a leg
Get down and shake a leg
Jump down and wake the dead
Jump down and wake them
Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
(2x)

Oh Lord! Can it be true?
These things they say about you
Oh what am I to do?
Oh Lord
When I look out of my window
Everything I see
Is hate and murder, stabbin',
Stealin', rape and larceny
Well I heard that you can stop it Lord
But you just let it be
It make you look down and shake your head
They act like rabid monkeys
Chained up in a zoo
And the Bible says that each of us
Is modeled after you
Well hell, that should offend you Lord
If it does, here's what you do

You ought to look down and shake your head
Look down and shake your head
Get down and shake a leg
Get down and shake a leg
Jump down and wake the dead
Jump down and wake them
Oh Lord! Oh Lord!

Oh Lord, can't you see?
What this has done to me?
I've lost my faith in thee
Woes me.
Well the preacher on the TV
He tells me if I'm poor
I should give him all my money
Cause the Lord will give me more
Well I saw him wink and
Drag a sack of cash on out the door
Well, he bought himself a Cadillac
And now I got less than before!
Oh!

Look down and shake your head
Look down and shake your head
Get down and shake a leg
Get down and shake a leg
You better jump down and wake the dead
Jump down and wake them
Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
(2x)

They say you'll bring down Armageddon
They say you'll break the Seventh Seal
Well I hope you bring down Armageddon
Cause through the fire and the brimstone
At least I'll finally know you're real
Real, real, real! Oh!

Oh Lord! How can it be?
That you won't talk to me?
Oh woe, woe's me, poor me

Look down and shake your head
Look down and shake your head
Get down and shake a leg
Get down and shake a leg
You better jump down and wake the dead
Jump down and wake them
Oh Lord! Oh Lord!
(2x)

People on the street, they're ugly, mean and rude
They're bumping into me, they're bumping into you
They never say "excuse me" or "how do you do".
Oh lord
Oh lord

I swear to you the next fool who come shootin' his mouth off
'Bout his almighty friend up in the sky
He's gonna get a mighty load of me when I sound off
In the way of kick right in his eye

You're like my landlord in this hovel where I sit
I always pay my rent but you ain't never fixing shit (shut yo' mouth!)
You should take a look around Lord, your world is just the pits
Oh Lord, Woooaaaah Looord

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[TiiaSan]

Excuse me, sir, but if the album is released, is there any reliable place I can order it from to my country? You're not very well known here, so I could swear I cannot find your album anywhere in here, and trust me, I've tried to look for your other albums. So it would be nice to know if there's actually a place I can buy it since I really want to support you :)

[VoltaireMusicPage]

@TiiaSan Your best bet is to order it from CDbaby.com. The link is above .

[petergof242]

thanks for uploading sir. Is it possible to just donate somehow? I really do not want to buy songs for download, I'd rather listen them online

[VoltaireMusicPage]

@petergof242 Absolutely! You can always go send money via paypal to voltaire@voltaire.net Just be sure to mention that it's a donation. That's very kind of you to ask!

[icedragonxl4]

@VoltaireMusicPage I just wanted to ask, how long did it actually take you to come up with the ending, "People on the street" to "You should take a look around lord, your world is just the pits" part? It's my favorite part of the whole song and I find it amazing that someone can come up with a ending like that that fast and that amizingly good. Thanks, you're the greatest!

[VoltaireMusicPage]

@icedragonxl4 I wrote that on the spot.

[PTV009]

I went out to go and buy this album at the nearest FYE and I was disappointed to see that it had no albums from Voltaire at all.

[Pterodactyl13]

Ever since I found a music vid to "When You're Evil" I have enjoyed the music you've put out. At first I was wary to an album with such a ridiculous title. But it turned out to have a LOT of good music on it. (sorry to admit this, but I don't like every single song of yours)

I use music to keep me focused while animating. And before I found out that you are an animator yourself, your music was the best out there.

So give a toast to the best animating music I've found yet! See you in Portland!

[brotherjames10]

Voltaire. As an atheist, I find your music both influential, and quite enjoyable.

You are an amazing artist and I hope that you continue doing what you do for years to come.

BTW Your voice is amazing.

[codyhamilton316]

Voltaire. You are such a delightfully macabre class act.

Keep on doing what you do, you're excellent at it.

[metavash]

"He's gonna get a mighty load of me when I sound off

In the way of kick right in his eye"

I now have the most awesome image in my head of Voltaire giving a Chuck Norris Roundhouse kick to a Jesus freak

VOLTAIRE RULES!

[heavy627]

Yo voltaire i think ur awsome i wonder if you can come to birmingham... thanxs.

[TheCountesscain]

please come to england

[Soal5367]

This is so amazing. It funny and tied to religion.

[tjl1297]

this song is awesome!

[putaface101]

duuuuude when are you coming back to chicago . we miss you !!!!!!!