Where Was You (When The Dead Come Walkin')? - Seth Sentry

It goes

Step one: wake up, but my brain won’t

Chain smoke, worry 'bout the stuff that I don’t have

Step two: work a job that I hate

Let the day burn, gotta earn the money that I owe back

Step three: turn the screen on and stare at it

Worry 'bout all the things I gotta get done

Step four: lie awake in a sheer panic

Till I fall asleep then repeat step one

I guess if I was honest I wanted for something more but ignored it

And now the thought of it sorta just seems far fetched

'Cause I was brought up and taught I should just be normal

'Cause boredom will help afford all the mortgage on this apartment

Yeah… yeah my home, my apartment

Hardwood floors, white walls, nice armchairs

Large bed, IKEA, all 500

Square feet of proof I’m a success

No kids, no partners, no darn pets

No time, only friends are in past tense

The neighbours up stairs never stay up past ten

I feel passed tense, yeah the stress is constant

I never travelled the world, I was delayed

I got a Japanese sword I bought off eBay

I got the best TV on the market

At night I watch a high def pixelated sunset

News flash interruption, something

About the undead… fuck this, I was trying to watch something

Hit the off button, got so many things I gotta get done

Now repeat step one

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

I said where was you when the dead—

It’s like, where was I?

Probably caught up in this head of mine

Pair of cartoon eyes with the dollars signs

So I don’t really notice shit going on at times

So while the living and the dead — they were swapping sides

I was occupied, thinking about my job and what I wanna buy

It’s all my fault and I apologise

I didn’t even notice there was something wrong

Till I thought «Shit, where has everybody gone?»

It’s like that thought made me wake up

I look around the office every cubicle was vacant

Put my coffee down, man they must be all on break

The first thought I had is «somebody's getting a pay cut»

Photocopier is screaming at me out of paper

And there’s no one here to blame so I need to get some A4

Hey yo this ain’t what I get paid for

Then I see 'em crawling in via the escape door

It was a flood full of teeth, face like a friend

Eyes like a frozen fish, arms outstretched

Shell made of suit and tie, looking like upright

Death on it’s lunch break, and it’s only Monday

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

I said where was you when the dead—

They never knew where they came from (nah)

They couldn’t figure what the strain was (that's right)

It was chaos, chaos

Baton down the hatches and fuel up the chain saws

They never knew where they came from (nah)

They couldn’t figure what the strain was (uh-huh)

It was chaos, chaos

Baton down the hatches and fuel up the chain saws

Yo, it’s like, yo

They came pouring in like a bull in a china shop

Grabbed whatever items that I could find just to fight 'em off

Made it out the office not sure if I was alive or not

But for the first time I was leaving work before five o’clock

Made it home, picked the phone up and tried to dial the cops

Line was off, meanwhile they’re filling up the entire block

Outside door ain’t gonna hold up with this tiny lock

I have gotta get it sealed up tighter than an iron vault

Looked around to find something to use

To barricade it, but it’s tougher to choose

Cause all I see are price tags on the stuff in this room

It’s too good for loose wood and a couple of screws

I’m torn, but what the fuck for?

Worried about my uninsured stuff while the dead are clawing at the front door

It’s just a chair, just a table

These four fucking walls were my life, I won’t let 'em be my grave too

Go to plan B, turned the oven on, let the gas leak

Grabbed the canned feed from the pantry

Put it in a bag with a canteen

Like I’m going camping, reached for the antique

Sword from the wall, heard the stampede burst through the door

Struck a match, lit the lounge suite, climbed to the balcony

Dead hands trying to grab me

As I scaled down three stories to the firm ground

Watch it burn down

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walking?

I said where was you when the dead—

Step one: wake up in a new world

No fixed abode, I scavenge and I move on

Step two: every day I manage a few blocks

Streets full of teeth so I travel by the rooftops

Step three: keep my mind and my sword sharp

Try to help survivors but always check 'em for bite marks

Step four: try to stay alert at all times

Surrounded by death but I never felt more alive