Alice Cooper

Snakebite

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Snakebite Lyrics

Somebody better shake you
Somebody better turn your head around
I'm scratching like a wild cat
I'm spitting fire on the ground

You got my venom running thru ya
Ain't gonna let you run off wild

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I'm Snakebite
I'm your only man
Snakebite is your lover
You'll never hide, baby understand
Snakebite drags you under
I'm Snakebite
They call me Snakebite

Nobody gonna take you
Nobody gonna touch your rebel skin
I'll break 'em like a matchstick
Cuz baby that's the kind of mood I'm in

My face is tattooed on your shoulder
Your name is scratched into my bike, yeah

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You got my venom runnin' thru ya
If you're gonna run
Go running scared, I'm right behind ya

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idan On May 14, 2002

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2002-05-14 20:13:52

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by Yvesss888

2y ago

I think it's about a possessive boyfriend. The way he talks such as mentioning how he's "your only man" and the part "Nobody gonna take you Nobody gonna touch your rebel skin I'll break 'em like a little matchstick 'Cause baby that's the kind of mood I'm in" perfectly encapsulate why I think it's about a toxic relationship. He's essentially isolating the girl, telling her that NO ONE will ever like her the way he does and he's the only one she could ever have. Venom could be reference to either the toxic conditioning or maybe something dirtier. He could also be essentially keeping her from progressing and maybe even enabling her addictions and bad habits (Snakebite drags you under), he's LITERALLY dragging her back to square one. I could be very wrong, but my interpretation stands still.

[Edit: Forgot to add stuff]

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