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The New Orleans Incident
Zombina and the Skeletones Lyrics
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I heard from reliable sources,
About a gentle young cat named John Piano,
Had a brush with supernatural forces.
They said it was all in his head,
That night found John Piano dead.
And they began to speculate,
About what kind of evil thing
Took their freind to an early grave.
The guitar player passed away,
The blood from his corpse had been drained.
The band played on solemnly,
As the bodycount was doubled,
Strange reports of creatures lurking in the swamp,
They smelled trouble.
The drummer found herself accused of a horrible killing spree,
Now the bass player has been found hanging by his neck from an old dead tree.
T'was a swinging scene in New Orleans,
Or so my sources have said,
About a gentle young cat named John Piano,
Who's entire band would end up dead.
That night the poor drummer died.
Nobody left alive to cry.
The New Orleans Incident by Zombina and the Skeletones tells a terrifying story about a group of musicians who are seemingly cursed after their friend and bandmate, John Piano, has a brush with supernatural forces. Although they are told that it's all in John's head, he ends up dead that night. As the rest of the band plays on, they start to realize that there might be something more sinister at play. The guitar player passes away with his blood drained, the drummer is accused of a killing spree, and the bass player is found hanging by his neck from an old dead tree.
The song portrays a haunting and eerie atmosphere with lyrics that paint a picture of a cursed band that is slowly being taken out one by one. The line "nobody left alive to cry" is particularly chilling, as it suggests that the band has been completely wiped out. The use of supernatural elements adds to the horror-movie vibe of the lyrics, suggesting that there is something beyond human comprehension that is causing these deaths.
Line by Line Meaning
T'was a swingin' scene down in New Orleans,
The scene in New Orleans was lively and exciting.
I heard from reliable sources,
The singer received information about what happened from trustworthy people.
About a gentle young cat named John Piano,
A musician named John Piano was involved in the incident.
Had a brush with supernatural forces.
John Piano had an encounter with something that wasn't of this world.
They said it was all in his head,
People tried to invalidate John Piano's experience as being imagined.
That night found John Piano dead.
John Piano lost his life after the supernatural event.
Well, John Piano's band played on,
The other members of John Piano's band continued to perform after his death.
And they began to speculate,
The bandmates started to guess what could have caused John Piano's death.
About what kind of evil thing
They wondered what sort of malevolent entity could be responsible.
Took their friend to an early grave.
They believed something sinister caused John Piano's untimely death.
The guitar player passed away,
Another member of the band died.
The blood from his corpse had been drained.
Something or someone had taken all the blood from the deceased guitar player's body.
The band played on solemnly,
The remaining band members continued with their performances, but in a somber tone.
As the bodycount was doubled,
Another bandmate had died, bringing the total death count to two.
Strange reports of creatures lurking in the swamp,
Rumors circulated about mysterious creatures residing in the nearby marshland.
They smelled trouble.
They sensed that something ominous was looming.
The drummer found herself accused of a horrible killing spree,
One of the band's members was accused of committing multiple murders.
Now the bass player has been found hanging by his neck from an old dead tree.
The bassist had died by hanging from a deceased tree.
T'was a swinging scene in New Orleans,
The scene in New Orleans was previously described as lively and exciting.
Or so my sources have said,
The singer still relies on their sources of info to describe the situation.
About a gentle young cat named John Piano,
John Piano and his death continue to be a significant part of the story.
Who's entire band would end up dead.
All of John Piano's band members would eventually meet their demise.
That night the poor drummer died.
The band's drummer had also died.
Nobody left alive to cry.
Everyone involved with the band's New Orleans incident has passed away, and there is no one left to mourn.
Contributed by Callie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.