Hell Is Living Without You
Alice Cooper · Hell Is
Thousand masqueraders
You're hidden in the colors of a
Million other lost charaders
In life's big parade
I'm the loneliest spectator
Cuz you're gone without a trace in
A sea of faceless imitators
I can't take another night
Burning inside this
Hell is living without your love
Ain't nothing without your
Touch me
Heaven would be like hell
Is living without you
Try to walk away
When I see the time I've wasted
Starving at a feast
And all this wine I've never tasted
On my lips your memory has been stained
Is it all in vain
Tell me who's to blame
I can't take another night
Burning inside this
Hell is living without your love
Ain't nothing without your
Touch me
Heaven would be like hell
Is living without you
Nights get longer and colder
I'm down begging to hold ya
On my own and I feel like hell
Is living without you
Hell is living without your love
Ain't nothing without your
Touch me
Heaven would be like hell
Is living without you
Nights get longer and colder
I'm down begging to hold ya
On my own and I feel like hell
Is living without you...
Hell Is Living Without You
Released on the 1971 album Hell Is, this track stands as a quintessential example of Alice Cooper's early theatrical rock. The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of horror-themed lyrics and operatic vocals, establishing a template for shock rock that would define their career. Recorded during a pivotal era when Cooper was transitioning from the Velvet Underground's influence to his own dark, dramatic persona, the recording features his distinctive falsetto and dramatic delivery. It serves as a key component of the Hell Is album, which solidified his status as a frontman capable of evoking visceral fear and excitement. The composition reflects the genre's evolution toward more aggressive, theatrical expressions, influencing countless artists who followed in the glam and hard rock movements of the early 1970s.