The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I have a big secret
out of a shroud prison
The big horrible mess
I'm covered with mud and bile
Inching towards the crowd
Arms outstreched
Releasing my confession
I am a snake
I let my children let my children go
to fend for themselves
De scale me leave me naked on the cutting board floor
I have a big secret
Out of a shroud prison
This big horrible mess
Hing to dry in motherland
Sun tinted humidity
Releasing my confession
I am a snake
I let my children let my children go
Our lives are swamps
We are the swamp
Can you take it
Can't you just get rid of it all
I am a snake
I let my children let them go
out of a shroud prison
The big horrible mess
I'm covered with mud and bile
Inching towards the crowd
Arms outstreched
Releasing my confession
I am a snake
I let my children let my children go
to fend for themselves
De scale me leave me naked on the cutting board floor
I have a big secret
Out of a shroud prison
This big horrible mess
Hing to dry in motherland
Sun tinted humidity
Releasing my confession
I am a snake
I let my children let my children go
Our lives are swamps
We are the swamp
Can you take it
Can't you just get rid of it all
I am a snake
I let my children let them go
Lyrics submitted by ghostchant
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Now that I really think about it, I think maybe the song is about the feeling of regret and remorse a person feels after abandoning there children and using the rikki tiki tavi story to describe it, saying that he's a snake and that he let his children go. In the story, the snake Nagaina, leaves her eggs in her nest to go and kill a family, while rikki goes into the nest and destroys them. The line "Our lives are swamps" continues with the whole snake metaphor, seeing that snakes live in swamps. The swamps symbolize how the persons life is who abandoned there child, very dark and depressing, and they want to "just get rid of it all". Also, the "shroud prison" could also be describing describing the persons living conditions, seeing that shroud means to conceal something, the home could be the persons own personal prison, concealing there "Big secret". But yeah, just a rough interpretation, I could be completely wrong.
definetly about christian mythology, snake being the devil and all. best song on the cd by far.
I agree with the christian mythology thing, I thought I should point out that Nagaina is the name of the female cobra in "Rikki-Tikki Tavi"
wow, that's an interesting interpretation.fantastic song though (Y)
I thought of it as him speaking as though he is hisfather. who I believed walked out on him as a child or just never was an actual father to him. I base this on the song "loved ones" from "you come before you". I imagine he may have taken alittle inspiration from lots of differnt places though.
I think you're onto it guttershark
I couldn't figure out what this song means, I looked up to work Nagaina and it is Persian word for "Beater". It wasn't until one day I was taking a shower and it clicked, let my children go & beater, the song must be about masturbation as sperm have been referred to as children.
I now believe this song to be about getting caught masturbating and everyone finding out about it.
I have a big secret (no one knows about what he dose).
out of a shroud prison (a sock or tissue covering his unit).
The big horrible mess (sperm).
I'm covered with mud and bile (lotion?).
Inching towards the crowd (of people that know the secret).
Arms outstretched (I wonder why!).
Releasing my confession (not a secret no more)
I am a snake (Male genital reference).
I let my children let my children go (sperm referred to as children).
to fend for themselves (on the shroud or where ever they land).
De scale me leave me naked on the cutting board floor (now everyone knows the secret and persecute him).
err.. I looked up the word....
HAHA Hey dude I'll give it to you for being creative!
hmmm, I'm hearing commentary on Abu Grab in this one...