"All You Zombies" is a song by The Hooters on their second album Nervous Night released in 1985. The song failed to reach the top 40 in the US in 1985, reaching #58
The song stems from the stories of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments and Noah's Ark in the Old Testament of the Bible, and the fact that in both stories the people had rejected higher guidance. Some suggest that the song is a religious allegory on the unenlightened, warning them of what is to come if they do not accept the word of God, while others believe that the tune was written first and the lyrics only added because they fit. The song was written in one night by bandmembers Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian.
The song has the same title as a science fiction story by Robert A. Heinlein. Although a member of the group had read the story as a teenager, the connection appears to be essentially a coincidence.
Lyrics
Holy Moses met the Pharaoh Yeah, he tried to set him straight Looked him in the eye "Let my people go"
Holy Moses on the mountain High above the golden calf Went to get the Ten Commandments Yeah, he's just gonna break them in half!
All you zombies hide your faces All you people in the street All you sittin' in high places The pieces gonna fall on you
No one ever spoke to Noah They all laughed at him instead Working on his ark Working all by himself
Only Noah saw it coming Forty days and forty nights Took his sons and daughters with him Yeah, they were the Israelites
All you zombies hide your faces All you people in the street All you sittin' in high places The pieces gonna fall on you
The rain's gonna fall on you
Holy Father, what's the matter Where have all your children gone Sitting in the dark Living all by themselves You don't have to hide any more
All you zombies show your faces... ...The pieces gonna fall on you
All you zombies show your faces (I know you're out there) All you people in the street (Let's see you) All you sittin' in high places It's all gonna fall on you
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