John Cooper said in a live video that the intro came in his mind after he returned to his wife after getting some soda, saying something like, “I’m b-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back”. He liked it so much that he saved it for a future song.
[Intro]
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
[Verse 1]
Cold and black inside this coffin
Cause you all try to keep me down
How it feels to be forgotten
But you'll never forget me now
[Pre-Chorus]
Enemies clawing at my eyes, I
Scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
[Chorus]
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
[Post-Chorus]
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
[Verse 2]
Break the skin, you spread like poison
Dying slow when we all attack
How it feels to be the broken
You took a piece, now I'm biting back
[Pre-Chorus]
Enemies clawing at my eyes, I
Scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
[Chorus]
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
Back, back, back from the dead tonight
[Bridge]
Deep down, for the count
Don't you dare count me out
Never break, never bow
Never beg, not a doubt
[Pre-Chorus]
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back
[Chorus]
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
Back, back, back from the dead tonight
[Outro]
(B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back)
Dead tonight
(B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back)
Back from the dead tonight
(B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back)
Dead tonight
(B-ba-b-b-b-ba-ba-back)
Back from the dead tonight
Back From the Dead was written by John Cooper & Korey Cooper.
Back From the Dead was produced by Brian Howes.
Skillet released Back From the Dead on Fri Aug 05 2016.