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Dead Man Walking

By Skillet

1,604 views Jul 10, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Skillet's 'Dead Man Walking' is a rock song about spiritual emptiness and the desire for renewal. The lyrics describe feeling dead inside and needing love to revive the soul, using imagery like 'electric shock' and 'lightning rod' to convey the transformative power of love. The song references Lazarus, suggesting a biblical connection to resurrection and new life. It expresses a longing to come alive and be made whole, moving from a state of numbness to vitality. The overall message is about the need for a powerful, life-giving love to awaken a person from spiritual death.

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Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man


Like a nightmare, terrorize

Ah, ah

Tryna run but I'm paralyzed

Ah, ah


Blaze with the rage

Who cage the flames of fire

Blaze like a beast

To feast on my desire

Break, make me human

You can take me higher

Make the nightmare end

Make me something real


I'm feeling dead inside

Waiting to come alive

I'm just a dead man walking

I need electric shock

Your love's the lightning rod

Wake up the dead man walking


Without love, not enough

Gotta taste

Gotta touch You to feel You

Like fire in my veins

I'm feeling dead inside

Waiting to come alive

I'm just a dead man walking

I'm just a dead man walking


Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man

Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man


Bag of bones but I got no blood

Ah, ah

Coming forth like Lazarus

Ah, ah


Blaze with the rage

I'm caged in flames of fire

Blaze like a beast

To feast on my desire

Break, make me human

You can take me higher

Make the nightmare end

Make me something real


I'm feeling dead inside

Waiting to come alive

I'm just a dead man walking

I need electric shock

Your love's the lightning rod

Wake up the dead man walking


Without love, not enough

Gotta taste

Gotta touch You to feel You

Like fire in my veins

I'm feeling dead inside

Waiting to come alive

I'm just a dead man walking

I'm just a dead man walking


I'm waking up

In a field of souls

My hands are twitching

But my heart is cold

Can't stop from falling

Look out below


Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man

Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man


I'm feeling dead inside

Waiting to come alive

I'm just a dead man walking

I need electric shock

Your love's the lightning rod

Wake up the dead man walking


Without love, not enough

Gotta taste

Gotta touch You to feel You

Like fire in my veins

I'm feeling dead inside

Waiting to come alive

I'm just a dead man walking

I'm just a dead man walking


Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man

Bring out the dead, the dead

Bring out the dead man

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