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Krokodil Lyrics

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

Never had gums for much
Never had fun
Never was much for lives
But you're mine, by the sharp
Of my fucking teeth

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

Shut up so I can think
Damn nerves; Damn everything
Never was much for love
But you're mine, by the sharp
Of my fucking teeth

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

And when it starts to sting
Carbonate got it clean (?)
Never was much to see
But you're mine, by the sharp
Of my fucking teeth

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

I need to bite
Sweet crocodile-ile-ile-ile

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j0nnynoname On Apr 26, 2012

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vinnystardust

2014-06-26 09:21:35

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2012-04-26 05:13:43

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by letmegohome

12y ago

This is about the drug, obviously.

THIS SONG IS SO GOOOOOOD

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Cover art for Krokodil lyrics by St. Vincent

by vinnystardust

12y ago

It's not about the drug. She hasn't heard of it until she googled it after the fact. She used the word because she thought her Lithuanian bandmate would get a kick out of it.

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