Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on lead vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. By 1966, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar joined the three and Neal Smith was added on drums in 1967. The five named the band "Alice Cooper", and Furnier eventually adopted it as his stage pseudonym. They released their 1969 debut studio album with limited chart success. Breaking out with the 1970 single "I'm Eighteen" and the third studio album Love It to Death, the band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies. After the band broke up, Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and began a solo career in 1975 with the concept album Welcome to My Nightmare. Over his career, Cooper has sold well over 50 million records.
Cooper has experimented with a number of musical styles, mainly hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and glam metal, but also new wave (1980–1983), art rock on DaDa (1983), and industrial rock on Brutal Planet (2000) and Dragontown (2001). He helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and has been described as the artist who "first introduced horror imagery to rock 'n' roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". He is also known for his wit offstage, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and, since 2004, a radio disc jockey (DJ) with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper
Band studio albums
Pretties for You (1969)
Easy Action (1970)
Love It to Death (1971)
Killer (1971)
School's Out (1972)
Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Muscle of Love (1973)
Solo studio albums
Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (1976)
Lace and Whiskey (1977)
From the Inside (1978)
Flush the Fashion (1980)
Special Forces (1981)
Zipper Catches Skin (1982)
DaDa (1983)
Constrictor (1986)
Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987)
Trash (1989)
Hey Stoopid (1991)
The Last Temptation (1994)
Brutal Planet (2000)
Dragontown (2001)
The Eyes of Alice Cooper (2003)
Dirty Diamonds (2005)
Along Came a Spider (2008)
Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011)
Paranormal (2017)
Detroit Stories (2021)
Road (2023)
Triggerman
Alice Cooper Lyrics
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No fingerprints or DNA
I ain't got no eyes, I don't got a tongue
But I know what's going on, I'm deaf and dumb
I'm pure non-entity
Don't even look for me
I watch you when you sleep
I am the triggerman
I am the underhand
I'll keep you on your knees
I am the brain police
I am the triggerman
I am the underhand
I'm full of dirty tricks
I'm twice as smart and certainly twice as sick
I am always out of sight, ashadow in the mist
I don't need no alibi, 'cause I don't exist
I'm pure non-entity
Don't even look for me
I watch you when you sleep
I am the triggerman
I am the underhand
I'll keep you on your knees
I am the brain police
I am the triggerman
I am the underhand
I'm full of dirty tricks
I'm twice as smart and certainly twice as sick
He's sick, he's sick, he's really, really sick
He's sick, he's sick, he's really, really sick
He's really really sick, he's sick, he's sick
He's really really sick
I'm pure non-entity
Don't even look for me
I watch you when you sleep
I am the triggerman
I am the underhand
I'll keep you on your knees
I am the brain police
I am the triggerman
I am the underhand
I'm full of dirty tricks
I'm twice as smart and certainly twice as sick
He's sick, he's sick, he's really, really sick
He's sick, he's sick, he's really, really sick
He's sick, he's sick, he's really, really sick
He's sick, he's really, really sick
He's sick
The lyrics of "Triggerman" by Alice Cooper present a character who is elusive, invisible and yet very much present. The singer is someone who is untraceable, without any identifiable features, and yet knows everything that is going on. He is a self-proclaimed pure non-entity, someone who does not exist, but still has a significant impact on people's lives. He is the triggerman, the person who causes things to happen, the underhand, someone who is working secretly from behind the scenes. He is also the brain police, the one who controls people's thoughts and actions.
The tone of the song is menacing and chilling, creating a sense of foreboding and paranoia. The singer is like a ghost, stalking his prey and watching them when they least expect it. He is a master manipulator, using his skills and cunning to keep his victims on their knees. He is sick, twisted and malevolent, someone who revels in causing pain and misery. The repetition of the line "He's sick" at the end of the song emphasizes this point, emphasizing the singer's twisted mentality.
Overall, "Triggerman" is a song about the power of the unseen and the influence of those who work behind the scenes. It is a cautionary tale about those who masquerade as shadows, causing chaos and destruction in their wake.
Line by Line Meaning
I ain't got a name, I don't gotta face
I am anonymous and faceless
No fingerprints or DNA
I cannot be traced or identified through physical evidence
I ain't got no eyes, I don't got a tongue
I lack the senses of sight and speech
But I know what's going on, I'm deaf and dumb
I am aware of everything that's happening, but I cannot communicate or respond
I'm pure non-entity
I am a complete non-entity, with no physical or identifiable existence
Don't even look for me
There's no point in searching for me, I cannot be found
I watch you when you sleep
I am always watching and observing, even when you are vulnerable and unaware
I am the triggerman
I am the one who pulls the trigger and causes destruction
I am the underhand
I am the manipulator and schemer, operating from the shadows
I'll keep you on your knees
I have power and control over you, and will keep you submissive
I am the brain police
I am the enforcer of my twisted and distorted world view
I'm full of dirty tricks
I use deceitful and underhanded tactics to achieve my goals
I'm twice as smart and certainly twice as sick
I am both intelligent and deeply disturbed
I am always out of sight, a shadow in the mist
I am always hidden and difficult to detect
I don't need no alibi, 'cause I don't exist
I have no need for an alibi, since I am not a physical being with a record of existence
He's sick, he's sick, he's really, really sick
The artist refers to themselves as a sick and disturbed individual
I am the triggerman
Repeating the previous meaning that the artist is the one who causes destruction
He's sick
Repeating the previous meaning that the singer is sick and disturbed
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: COOPER, MARLETTE
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Phil
on Former Lee Warmer
Interesting. I like it! I am surprised someone covered that lesser known song of Cooper’s. I will have to check out more of Valery’s work.