Educated Horses [2006]
Educated Horses is the third solo album from Rob Zombie. Released 5 years after The Sinister Urge, it came out after Zombie had spent time cultivating his career as a film director. Previous to the release of this album Zombie had expressed that he may not have been returning to music but it was playing with guitarist John 5, who had now joined the band, that Zombie was inclined to put together another album.
As well as bringing in John 5, Zombie also introduced drummer Tommy Clufetos. However, on the recording of the album, some drum parts were again put together by Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee. Educated Horses would be the last to feature bassist Blasko.
Released on March 28, 2006, Educated Horses hit the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart at number one. It also debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Four videos were made and released for the album. These included the Rob Zombie directed Foxy Foxy, and American Witch as well as animated contributions by David Hartman for The Lords of Salem, and American Witch.
The Lords of Salem would receive a Grammy Nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance of 2008.
Music Videos
Album Tracklist
Original Release
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| 1 | Sawdust in the Blood | 01:22 |
Instrumental
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| 2 | American Witch | 03:47 |
Body of a monkey and the feet of a cock
Dragged from her home on the killing rock Black dog dying on the weather vain The Devil’s in a cat and the baby’s brain[Chorus] The End – The End of The American The End – The End of The American The End – The End of The American The End – The End of The American WitchAlone on the hill and ready to die Cancers of darkness – a blackened eye The mark of the wolf and the sign of the calf Angels bleed down above the raftWe all pray for 20 innocents We all bow down 20 innocents We all hang high 20 innocents We all accused 20 innocents[Chorus]Do you want to know where their dreams come from? Some showed their faith and some showed noneWe all pray for 20 innocents We all bow down 20 innocents We all hang high 20 innocents We all accused 20 innocentsThe End – The End of The American The End – The End of The American The End – The End of The AmericanDo you want to know where their dreams come from? Some showed their faith and some showed noneThe End – The End of The American Witch |
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| 3 | Foxy Foxy | 03:28 |
He who gets slapped and he who gets saved
He who brutalizes the timeless stage He is the mongrel, he wants it all He lives for relics, hang on the wallDon’t you wanna ride it? Educated Horses Don’t you wanna ride it? Educated HorsesFoxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be?She who looks back, and she looks away She internalizes the motion wave She is the butcher She wants the air She hides the scars under her hairDon’t you wanna ride it? Educated Horses Don’t you wanna ride it? Educated HorsesFoxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be?Don’t you wanna ride it? Educated Horses Don’t you wanna ride it? Educated HorsesFoxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be? Foxy, Foxy, what’s it gonna be?Don’t you wanna ride it? Educated Horses Don’t you wanna ride it? Educated Horses |
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| 4 | 17 Year Locusts | 04:06 |
Electric black night crash
Hunger on your face Opium heat rash Suffocate this place Well I see the sun Burnin’ in your eye I see the sun Call a suicide, come on 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? Tombstone eyes roam Up and down your skin Assassinate the mind frame Nothin’ left to win Well, I see the sun Burnin’ in your eye I see the sun Call a suicide, come on 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? Enchanted on the highway All the freaks collide One minute longer You start to slide Well, I ain’t the one Burnin’ in your eye Well, I ain’t the one Call a suicide, come on 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? 17 year locust If not now when? |
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| 5 | The Scorpion Bleeds | 03:38 |
Yeah
YeahMidnight candy four cups of coffee I ate my breakfast with a side of eggs I saw something in the jungle Low in gear – black mudd on my legsShe was something stretch before me Her arms into wings into pillbox heads Can the side show – wherever you go Two naked figures in my breathCan you see it? If you feel it The Scorpion Sleeps right in my hand A poison dealer An evil wheeler How can I make you understand?Yeah alright – Said it’s alright – Yeah alrightA blue light shindig – Well I’m addicted Killing black kettle is what they saw I feel like something in the congo Dead were the women not the warriorsLast great road show – A canvas tilt go Arms into wings into pillbox heads Creep the high-go and keep the down low Into the mind of a melting manCan you see it? If you feel it The Scorpion Sleeps right in my hand A poison dealer An evil wheeler How can I make you understand?Yeah alright – Said it’s alright – Yeah alrightCan you see it? If you feel it The Scorpion Sleeps right in my hand A poison dealer An evil wheeler How can I make you understand?Yeah alright – Said it’s alright – Yeah alright |
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| 6 | 100 Ways | 01:53 |
Instrumental
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| 7 | Let it all Bleed Out | 04:09 |
(One time I saw a Filipino cab driver cut out a cancer with a rusty butter knife.)Bleed
Bleed Bleed it out Yeah!A rat on the scraps Jaws to the fossil Turn into conventional man, yeah! (Conventional man, yeah!) (Conventional man, yeah!) (Conventional man, yeah!)Persistance of the system Acccumulate collection Like a hype show on the surface (On the surface) (On the surface) (On the surface)Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out! (Bleed out!)High status freaks Grandize and screaming I’m a major, prince, squire and king, yeah! (Squire and king, yeah!) (Squire and king, yeah!) (Squire and king, yeah!)Black tie appearance Circus roles for nothing All the odd ones leave’em screaming (Leave’em screaming) (Leave’em screaming) (Leave’em screaming)Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out! (Bleed out!)(Let it all Let it all Let it all bleed out)Bleed, bleed, bleed it out, yeah! Bleed, bleed, bleed it out, yeah!A rat on the scraps Jaws to the fossil Turn into conventional man, yeah! (Conventional man, yeah!) (Conventional man, yeah!) (Conventional man, yeah!)Persistance of the system Acccumulate collection Like a hype show on the surface (On the surface) (On the surface) (On the surface)Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out Let it all bleed out! (Bleed out!)(Let it all bleed out) |
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| 8 | Death of it All | 04:22 |
See the famous lung girl
They call her Helen Lyle Life’s a respirator when you got the sinner styleShe float out on the midway She wrangle at the show Life’s a revelation wherever you go(Chorus) Together we fly Together we fall Together we all see The Death Of It AllSee what’s in the trailer Count up all the holes Bullets and the movies never tell the wholeNow Clyde was a lover And Bonnie was a queen They set their sights for Texas and never left the scene(Chorus) See the horrifying Beast behind the bars Watch the transformation the monster is a starOut steps a beauty Now watch her walk away Another grand illusion if you wanna pay(Chorus x2) |
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| 9 | Ride | 03:32 |
(It has no motives, No limits, It can’t hurt, Can it? See what it is.)I tried to see the one that’s free
Now it’s gone I tried to hear the one that’s near Move along I tried to feel the one that’s real Is it wrong? I tried to take to one that makes Now it’s goneInnocent and wounded, baby Educated Horses, baby Distant kings surrounding, baby Imitation of life, babyRIDE! Dirty, sweet, and filthy RIDE! Beat your hands on meThis is where the ghosts hide Now it’s gone This is where the truth lies Move along This is where the dirt flies Is it wrong? Up against the mud skies Now it’s goneInnocent and wounded, baby Educated Horses, baby Distant kings surrounding, baby Imitation of life, babyRIDE! Dirty, sweet, and filthy RIDE! Beat your hands on meRIDE! Dirty, sweet, and filthy RIDE! Beat your hands on me |
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| 10 | The Devil’s Rejects | 03:54 |
I am the bad one
Distant and cruel one I am the dream that Keeps you running downWith distraction Violent reaction Scars of my actions Watch me running outHell doesn’t want them Hell doesn’t need them Hell doesn’t love them The Devil’s rejects The Devil’s rejectsYeah, I am the brains Some say insane Blood is the rain That’s what life’s aboutIn the great wide Head split and tongue tied Watch the sun die When you’re running outHell doesn’t want them Hell doesn’t need them Hell doesn’t love them The Devil’s rejects The Devil’s rejectsYeah I am the knuckle Bow down and buckle Hold your breath Your world is running downLive for the family Die with the family All is the family My gun is running outHell doesn’t want them Hell doesn’t need them Hell doesn’t love them This world rejects them This world rejects them This world rejects them This world rejects them The Devil’s rejects The Devil’s rejects |
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| 11 | The Lords of Salem | 04:13 |
I speak the truth
I dare not tell a lie One child is in fits The other child dies Now the yellow bird sits upon her finger The yellow bird a specter lost to lingerGod hates the Lords of Salem No one can ever save them God hates the Lords of Salem No one can destroy themDo you think they suffered Up on Gallows Hill? Burn me and hang me And I always will Tumble like a swine A victim of the fury Glory to the saint Before you start to buryGod hates the Lords of Salem No one can ever save them God hates the Lords of Salem No one can destroy themGod hates the Lords of Salem No one can ever save them God hates the Lords of Salem No one can destroy them |
Album Details
LENGTH:73:20
LABEL:Geffen
RELEASED: March 28, 2006
Tommy Lee appears courtesy of T.L. Education Services, Inc.
℗© 2006 Geffen Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Made in the EU.
SPECIAL THANKS TO: SHERI ZOMBIE
| All lyrics by: | Rob Zombie |
| All music by: | Rob Zombie, John 5, Scott Humphrey |
| Except: Foxy Foxy, Let It All Bleed out, 100 Ways: | Rob Zombie & Scott Humphrey |
| Produced by: | Scott Humphrey & Rob Zombie |
| Mixed by: | Scott Humphrey |
| Engineered by: | Chris Baseford |
| Assisted by: | Will Thompson & Todd Harapiak |
| Recorded at: | The Chop Shop in Hollywood CA |
| Mastered by: | Tom Baker |
| Management: | Andy Gould |
| Business: | Scott Adair |
| Legal: | Jeff Light |
| Assistant: | Jodie Wilson |
| Package Design: | Rob Zombie |
| Art Direction: | Rob Zombie, Drew Fitzgerald |
| Photos: | Kristin Burns |
| Additional Photos: | Rob Zombie |
| Additional Drums: | Josh Fresse, Tommy Lee |
| Additional Bass: | John 5, Scott Humphrey |
| Additional Guitars: | Scott Humphrey |
| Keys: | Scott Humphrey |
| Background Vocals: | John 5, Blasko, Tommy Clufetos, Audrey Wiechman, Scott Humphrey |