Dude, nailed it!  Awesome song, mix sounds great

Dave: sounds great, I would up the harmony vocals in second verse, and definitely the chorus, more of a balance with lead vocal. re the bridge I would suggest make some change to the backing, maybe simplify it a bit, to provide a sense of contrast. all best, Graham

Love the way you alternate between joined voices and solo lines.  Cool!  Love me a good summer flick. :)

Originally done as the Week 5 assignment in Pat Pattison's Songwriting class on Coursera. This was just from a new idea, and I used Pat's Worksheet methods very effectively. I actually finished the words and music before the weekend, so I had time for a little more production work. 

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

verse 1
While driving down a late night road,
I felt a crash, something explode
And by its light, before me loomed,
The undead rising from their tombs
In panic, man, I hit the floor, 
That's when I saw the meteor
And up ahead, the strangest sound,
As dinosaurs transgress the ground

chorus
Zombies roam the countryside, 
Rapters cloned rip, tear, and scythe
Volcano's blown and worlds collide
Chromosomes mutate and thrive
Fleeing home can we survive?
Mankind dethroned, alone, denied
Whoa yeah, it's that time of year, again

verse 2
Flyers boarding jets and bombers, 
'Least those that can dodge the monsters
They launch aloft to interface,
With aliens from outer space
Deep undergound, our hero probes,
A self-aware genetic code
Yet even in this dire case,
Can't science save the human race

chorus
Zombies roam the countryside
Rapters cloned rip, tear, and scythe
Volcano's blown and worlds collide
Chromosomes mutate and thrive
Fleeing home can we survive?
Mankind dethroned, alone, denied
Whoa yeah, it's that time of year, again

bridge
Perhaps I get a little kick
As I stare transfixed
At all the screen depicts
Humanity is eighty-sixed
In nearly every other summer flick

verse 3
At last I feel the end is nigh 
Can't Goldblum give it one more try?
Will they bust through and eat our brains?
While twisters rage across the plains
Can earth withstand tectonic stress?
To win this cosmic game of chess
Will my heart take another thrill? 
And why does popcorn cost ten bills?

chorus
Zombies roam the countryside 
Rapters cloned rip, tear, and scythe
Volcano's blown and worlds collide
Chromosomes mutate and thrive
Fleeing home can we survive?
Mankind dethroned, alone, denied
Whoa yeah, it's that time of year, again
Oh man, it's that time of year, again
Whoa babe, it's that time of year again


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