Baby, have you seen, there is a snake in our paradise
A serpent that's wriggling between us
and freezing our feelings to ice

And with each drop of blood we bleed because of this
something so precious dies and it feels it really is...

Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away

Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames

Darling, do you feel, there is a storm coming our way
The burning light between us is already starting to fade
The fire in our hearts is smothered by the rain
and the crimson flame of passion turns into something gray

And with each drop of blood our shattered hearts ever bleed
something so precious dies and is lost eternally

Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away

Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames

Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away

Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames

Each teardrop from your eyes
makes something inside me die
Each of these days that draws us apart
takes a piece from my, takes a piece from my heart

Kill me kill me kill me again with your love
and chase the storm away
Bring me bring me bring me the end with your love
and haunt the demons away

Killing Me Killing You
Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away

Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames

Killing Me Killing You
Killing all we have
As our loves wither away

Burning Me Burning You
Burning us to ash
Drowning us in a sea of flames

Kill me kill me kill me again with your love
and chase the snake away
Bring me bring me bring me the end with your love
and haunt the serpent away


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    It has nothing to do with a "third party". Nothing necessarily at all. The serpent in paradise is supposed to be a symbol of mistrust or betrayal. It's supposed to mean that something is coming between them, killing their feelings, and their relationship is falling apart because of it. I know because I can totally relate to the lyrics, not by "hating school and parents and everything" o_O If you feel like that, go listen to Slipknot's first album and stop listening to emotional songs like this one.

    Adrenalinneon January 02, 2007   Link
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    To me this soung is like some fat bitch is getting in the way of a beautiful relationship between two people by spreading lies talking their shit only because she is jealous that her freind(my ex :'( has a great relationship with a somewhat ok guy(me)! ok now that i got that out this song is just simply adorig.

    Crow_Graveson September 26, 2002   Link
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    I think that this song is talking about a guy's view of his relationship with his love. He is saying that an unwanted third party has slithered its way into his relationship(witch is why he compared that third party to a serpent) and it is killing the passion he and his lady have. He sees the storm coming, and the fire in their relationship freezes to ice, killing their love.

    aceticaon April 28, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    This song is legendary, real creative lyrics I think. I love how sentenced expresses feelings, it's such a good song lyrically and musically.

    jammy2211on June 29, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Big impending sense of separation between partners, probably his music career or alcohol addiction.

    and no people, not groupies or other women. Come on, this guy's serious.

    SorrowBurnon July 20, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is just so beautiful.....i can't believe no one's commented on it yet

    mikes_konstantineon June 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It really is beautiful... No one there is even more touching.

    wreckedon June 20, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    great song...and great video too :'(

    hatebreederon August 31, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    sentenced is great !!!

    One_Winged_Angelon March 09, 2003   Link
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    General Comment

    SENTENCED RULES.. HAS ANYONE HEARD THE SONG "EXCUSE ME WHILE I KILL MYSELF" ??? IT IS THE BEST SONG EVER, IT TOTALLY HELPS ME RELATE TO ALL THE THINGS THAT PISS ME OFF ABOUT MY LIFE. I FUCKING HATE MY PARENTS AND MY SCHOOL. SENTENCED'S LYRICS MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE SOMETHING.

    Miss Maliciouson April 19, 2003   Link

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