The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
SNAKE EYEZ(2003) Prod.By Joey Cutless
Verse1. Soon as you palm my tricc dice-feel the vibe-right down your spine-try to teedalee and hit seven but all you see is snake eyez-watch tha dice-transform right-before yo eyez-and come alive-metamorphize-to tha King of all evil thangs tha venomous poison cobra-once you loo into his penetrating stare then it's lights out glacoma-never to continue game over-hibernate and slumber up in tha darkest cocoonish coma-as yo soul slowly drifts off to nowhere-now you swimming thru a ocean-of potent-cobra acid venom-as your brain sails thru the treachorous trenchorus stormy weather-now you cursed expelled-to hell-baned to burn forever-to never reemerge-cuz you fell victim to tha dark hands of the devils dirty work
Verse2. Wake up at night soaked in my own sweat-hear tha rattle of tha snake steady chiming in my head-it's like I'm possesed-I got fitted suited and dressed-grab the Tek-strap on my tef vest-equipped wit plenty ammo on my chest-then I hit the jungle concreate like a Vietnam Vet-scoop up my Bonnie a.k.a Medusa-one look into her titanium stare turn yo soul into stone and seduce ya-and all do gooders-make yo life a nightmare and pursue ya-like Freddy Kruger catch ya-grab ya-grasp ya-in a anaconda deathgrip and do ya-paralized when tha King Cobra and Medusa strike-just like Bonnie and Clyde-we down to ride-to tha bloody venomiss end-for tha snake eyez nigga now feel the wrath of the serpents-
Verse3. Ima Third World Order sinner-so when you hear me slither-you know I'm getting nearer-let me make it crystal clearer-all you see is my poison venom hits ya it sizzles-yo skin and yo body whithers-tha acid burns like a molotov cocctail mixed with Abstinithe liquor-hot enough to melt tha coldest artic winter-and my heart pumps the blood that flows down tha dark rivers-that's why you shiver-and quiver-when you look into the depths of my snake eyez nigga
Verse1. Soon as you palm my tricc dice-feel the vibe-right down your spine-try to teedalee and hit seven but all you see is snake eyez-watch tha dice-transform right-before yo eyez-and come alive-metamorphize-to tha King of all evil thangs tha venomous poison cobra-once you loo into his penetrating stare then it's lights out glacoma-never to continue game over-hibernate and slumber up in tha darkest cocoonish coma-as yo soul slowly drifts off to nowhere-now you swimming thru a ocean-of potent-cobra acid venom-as your brain sails thru the treachorous trenchorus stormy weather-now you cursed expelled-to hell-baned to burn forever-to never reemerge-cuz you fell victim to tha dark hands of the devils dirty work
Verse2. Wake up at night soaked in my own sweat-hear tha rattle of tha snake steady chiming in my head-it's like I'm possesed-I got fitted suited and dressed-grab the Tek-strap on my tef vest-equipped wit plenty ammo on my chest-then I hit the jungle concreate like a Vietnam Vet-scoop up my Bonnie a.k.a Medusa-one look into her titanium stare turn yo soul into stone and seduce ya-and all do gooders-make yo life a nightmare and pursue ya-like Freddy Kruger catch ya-grab ya-grasp ya-in a anaconda deathgrip and do ya-paralized when tha King Cobra and Medusa strike-just like Bonnie and Clyde-we down to ride-to tha bloody venomiss end-for tha snake eyez nigga now feel the wrath of the serpents-
Verse3. Ima Third World Order sinner-so when you hear me slither-you know I'm getting nearer-let me make it crystal clearer-all you see is my poison venom hits ya it sizzles-yo skin and yo body whithers-tha acid burns like a molotov cocctail mixed with Abstinithe liquor-hot enough to melt tha coldest artic winter-and my heart pumps the blood that flows down tha dark rivers-that's why you shiver-and quiver-when you look into the depths of my snake eyez nigga
Lyrics submitted by KRC-Roseland Ent-The Pac-Planet9
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