Zombie Blues Villanelle by Tim Seibles Lyrics

There are days I believe there ain’ nothing to fear
I perk up for green lights, my engine on call
But it could be the zombies are already near

That sleep that we feed every day of the year
What’s up with your friends when they circle the mall?
There are nights when I think I have no one to fear

My Mom watches Oprah to brighten the drear
You can keep your eyes open, see nothing at all
But it might be the zombies are already near

You think life is s’posed to be lived in this gear?
I been askin’ that question till my brain has gone raw
Certain days I believed I had nothing to fear

I have dreams that I’m driving with no way to steer
You can growl like a cello; you can chat like a doll
Don’t it seem like the zombies are already here?

I think fear itself is a whole lot to fear
I have watched CNN till it made my skin crawl
I might be a zombie that’s already here
I been pounding this door but don’ nobody hear
You can drink till you think that you’re seven feet tall
There were midnights I danced without nothin’ to fear

You can fly through your days until time is a smear
Maybe blaze up the bong or blog out a blog

There’ll be days when it feels like there’s nothing to fear
But you could be a zombie that’s already here.