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The Snake


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Guitar Tab: http://www.frankblack.net/tabs/song.asp?song=smyt-thesnake

Lyrics:
Well, I'm a snake oh yes I'm very smart
But I was cruel without a humble start
And I just laughed when you begged and you pleaded
Now I lay here cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed

So pretty and so timid that's a rabbit's way
A little pessimistic but that's OK
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn't let you be mistreated
So I guess on that note I am not the one you needed

Oh they call me the snake
I’m just feeling my way

Well, I'm a snake oh yes I'm very smart
But I was cruel without a humble start
And I just laughed when you begged and you pleaded
Now I lay here cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed

So pretty and so timid that's a rabbit's way
A little pessimistic but that's OK
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
So I guess on that note I am not the one you needed


Quotes:
"We had to play some songs a hundred times before they were recorded OK. ...we had to work very long on a 'simple' song like 'The Snake'."
- Frank Black, Metro article (Dutch), November 19, 2003

Definitions and References:
The song refers to Chinese astrological signs. Frank Black, born 1965, is a snake. Snakes are said to be intelligent, hard-working, slightly introverted, and business savvy. Rabbits, what Frank's ex-wife may have been, are said to be timid, compassionate, popular, protective, pessimistic, and in need of a strong base at home. Their ideal partners are said to be pigs or goats.


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