I felt a stutter and a waiver
Cutting like a razor
Like fire through the snow
Then straight down to the bone
She creeps up like a spider
Then wants you deep inside her
She turns you into stone
A twisted little show

That's how it was all to begin
'Cause good girls they like to sin
Way back at the starting line
When Eve was on Adam's mind
And he was the first to go
In search of the great unknown
And falling yet again
'Cause good girls they like to sin

You are a hero and survivor
Your eyes are getting tired
There's claw marks up your spine
It happens all the time
Those silent evil daughters
Like sirens on the water
You've been the perfect crime
It happens all the time

That's how it was all to begin
'Cause good girls they like to sin
Way back at the starting line
When Eve was on Adam's mind
And he was the first to go
In search of the great unknown
And falling yet again
'Cause good girls they like to sin

Good girls, they like to sin
Falling yet again
Good girls, they like to sin
Good girls, they like to sin

That's how it was all to begin
'Cause good girls they like to sin
Way back at the starting line
When Eve was on Adam's mind
And he was the first to go
In search of the great unknown
And falling yet again
'Cause good girls they like to sin


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Snake Charmer Lyrics as written by Thomas Delonge Travis Barker

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    Gah, the best song.

    Personally, I feel it's about the corrupting influence sex can have on men, especially when used by women as a weapon. Guys just can’t resist the ladies - even if they do feel “a stutter and a waver", they still succumb to womanly wiles.

    Women, on the other hand, are construed as cunning. They creep like "a spider" (who, significantly, kill the male after mating), and their ability to turn men "into stone" is comparable to that of the mythical Medusa. Similarly, women (the “evil daughters” of Eve) are like "sirens on the water", who infamously lured sailors to their deaths.

    The metaphorical implications are pretty blatant - with beauty and sex, “even good girls” can’t help but lead men to their own destruction. They like to exercise the immense sexual power they hold over men. This has been apparent since the very beginning, where Eve tempted Adam to eat the apple; he was the first to give up goodness for a woman, and for “the great unknown” ie sex.

    Anyway, loving this so much. A feminist reading would be interesting, though...

    s1ackerbitchon October 02, 2011   Link

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