[Intro]

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

[Verse 1]

I guess if I was honest I wanted for somethin' 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 five-hundred

Square feet of proof I'm a success, yeah

No kids, no partners, no darn pets

No time, only friends are in past tense

Neighbours upstairs never stay up past ten

I feel passed tense, yeah, the stress is constant (Uh)

I never travelled the world; I was delayed

I got a Japanese sword I bought off eBay (Yep)

I got the best TV on the market

At night, I watch a high def pixelated sunset

News flash interruption, somethin' 'bout

The undead, fuck this, I was tryna watch somethin'

Hit the off button, got so many things

I gotta get done, now repeat step one

[Chorus]

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Uh-huh)

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Right)

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Uh-huh)

I said where was you when the dead—

[Verse 2]

It's like, where was I?

Prob'ly caught up in this head of mine

Pair of cartoon eyes with the dollars signs

So I don't really notice shit goin' on at times

So while the livin' and the dead—they were swappin' sides

I was occupied, thinkin' 'bout my job

And what I wanna buy, it's all my fault and I apologise

I didn't even notice there was somethin' wrong

Till I thought "Shit, where has everybody gone?"

It's like that thought made me wake up

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 gettin' a pay cut"

Photocopier is screamin' 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 crawlin' in via the fire 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, lookin' like upright

Death on its lunch break, and it's only Monday

[Chorus]

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Uh-huh)

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Yeah)

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'?

(Uh-huh) I said where was you when the dead—

[Bridge]

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 chainsaws (Yep)

They never knew where they came from (Nah)

They couldn't figure what the strain was (Uh-huh)

(Nah) It was chaos, chaos

Baton down the hatches and fuel up the chainsaws

[Verse 3]

Yo, it's like, yo

They came pourin' 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 leavin' work before five o'clock

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

Line was off, meanwhile they're fillin' 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 somethin' 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

What the fuck for?

Worried 'bout my uninsured stuff while the dead are clawin' at the front door

It's just a chair, just a table

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

Go to plan B, turn 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 goin' campin'

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 tryna grab me as I scaled down

Three stories to the firm ground, watch it burn down

[Chorus]

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Yeah)

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'?

Hey

I said where was you when the dead come walkin'? (Where was I?)

I said where was you when the dead— (Shit, where was you?)

[Outro]

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