Rumble Fish

to me this song is about suicide. killing yourself. the lajon dislikes himself. subconsciously he forces himself away from those he loves. people say things about him because of his problems, but they don't know him. his life has changed for the worse so he's going to let it go. he's tired of using drugs to make himself feel better. he's going to end it. make it fade.

IMO it's about being shut in, disconnected, maybe with the use of drugs or other addictions. "Step down on the slithering snake", i.e stop the temptations from pulling down, "Rescue yourself from the prick/pit.. devil or hell, saying to get help and get out. I've always liked this song for being so heavy and having a really positive and motavational meaning. Although after reading the post about the movie Rumble Fish it might be about fighting, in which a lot of Sevendusts songs a pretty blatant about that subject lol.

no idea what the lyrics mean, but awesome riff and the hook gets you pumped up.

love this song... i wish it would go on forever. its so heavy...

p.s. i thought he said: "Step down on the slivering STAKE Rescue yourself from the PIT"

just a thought..could be wrong.

Honestly, I'm posting this up for grabs. Back in 1983, there was a movie by the name of Rumble Fish. It's about a highschool tough guy who finds himself at a bar, getting caught in "rumbles". I think that the lyrics reflect the feelings in the movie of the lead character. "Step down on the slivering snake" is probably a metaphor for getting into a fight you don't want to be in. Just food for thought.

I'm pretty positive he doesn't say "Step down on the slivering snake," nor does he say "Step down on the slivering stake." Instead, and doesn't it make SO much more lyrical sense, that he's saying, "Step down on the *sliTHering sNake?"