I know, I know the sun is hot
Mosquitoes come suck your blood
And leave you there all alone
Just skin and bone
When you walk among the trees
Listening to the leaves
The further I go, the less I know
The less I know

Where will you run?
Where will you hide?
Lullabies to paralyze

Fat and soft, pink and weak
Foot and thigh, tongue and cheek
You know I'm told they swallow you whole, skin and bone
Cutting boards and hanging hooks
Bloody knives, cooking books
Promising you won't feel a thing at all

Swallow and chew
Eat you alive
All of us food that hasn't died

And the knife says

Simmering, pick and pluck
Tenderize bone to dust
The sweetest grease, finest meat you'll ever taste
So you scream, whine, and yell
Supple sounds of dinner bells
We all will feed the worms and trees
So don't be shy

Swallow and chew
Eat you alive
All of us food that hasn't died


Lyrics submitted by ikari, edited by HalfLife3, whydoineedacc

Mosquito Song Lyrics as written by Michael Melchiondo Joshua Michael Homme

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    about mosquitos i guess

    excellent as with all QOTSA and kyuss songs

    uncletommyon March 31, 2003   Link

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