Sidewinder

Because of the bands tendency to use blibical storys and the refrence to adam and eve in the following song THE WICKED END i think this song is about the serpent or snake that would have been satin. when he says hes sheds his skin but fangs are hard to hide. thats a disguise but you can still tell its him if you get what i mean.

and by the way the double bass is awesome at the part when he says "Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty in me"

Its about a psychopath/sociopath, if you want to specific the person views himself as a snake, everything falls in line once you think of it that way.

despite what everyone thinks, i think this song is about a person, althoguh he considers that person to be a parasite, hence why everyone thinks that the song is about vampires, because they are human parasites

in the song, "my hunger takes your life' preyed on to keep you alive" this to me means that he made someone commit suicide, just by using someone for his own enjoyment so he doesn't get bored (being a parasite)

the last few verses are most likely about the person trying to escape but he isn't letting them go anywhere because he needs them so he doesn't become a lifeless person, hence "making my way through the night, your still in my sight. your runnin' away but ya know you can't hide."

the outro seems to be about him leaving this person alone because he needs more than they can give him, hence "vanish frmo my sites, venomous control. you can't make it right my appetite has grown"

this is just my feelings however, seeing as a parasitic human is much more believable than a vampire...

This song feels very... western? More so like a demon gunslinger in the Wild West, or at least something similar. "I slide through the wasteland that's my world My hunger takes your life, preyed on to keep me alive, yeah Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty in me," just feels like the old west, but it most likely bound to the bible in some way, shape, or form-- just as The Wicked End does-- and just as the rest of their songs do.

it's pretty obvious what this song is about. the acoustic solo is fantastic.

I agree, the acoustic stuff throughtout is awesome. It really puts me in mind of a lot of films which have spanish-classical influences (think Antonio Banderas in Once Upon A Time In Mexico). I think possibly this song is written from the point of view of a character like that, a "bearer of fate"- someone who has the power to take life. A parallel I did, notice, though I doubt it was intentional, is the name- 'Sidewinder' was the codename for Michael Madsen's character in Kill Bill, and he's also a Desperado-sort-of-chap. Thats what makes me think maybe it's about that sort of person, metaphorical-ised (I dont think thats a word but hope you understand) as a snake,hence the murderous lyrics. Among the best songs on the album.

Because of the bands tendency to use blibical storys and the refrence to adam and eve in the following song THE WICKED END i think this song is about the serpent or snake that would have been satin. when he says hes sheds his skin but fangs are hard to hide. thats a disguise but you can still tell its him if you get what i mean.

and by the way the double bass is awesome at the part when he says "Mercy's all that you need, mercy's empty in me"

The "guitarwork" as its refered to here, is done by Gates' dad... Brian Haner!

He's fucking AMAZING!!!!

www.brianhaner.com

His mom is also a hypnotist!

Rad!

-Ace

Shit! That's not the right url... its

www.carneyman.com

Enjoy!

oh yeah and syns dad friggin rocks on this song