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Slither

by Tim Birchard

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1.
Alone In The Temple 06:29
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Stained glass windows Celebrate your image Foes you have vanquished In your omnipotence Your likeness hanging High above the altar Sly grin on your face I can feel your sneer I bow my head and genuflect Supposed to keep my eyes closed You have told me this Since I was two years old But I cannot help that the truth is what I seek And on this day I sneak a peek And to my utter shock I find I am alone in this temple The pews are all empty Empty, except for me CH These are the victories of his majesty In whose likeness and image you are created A face that your mother really hated But that's your problem, not his In this moment of confusion I turn my head an inch or two Breaking all protocol I now my due punishment Will be severe and swift Because you "love me" I can feel your sneer But I cannot help myself In a moment of weakness I give in to my curiosity No one behind me No one around I alone kneel I alone kneel... in worship of you CH These are the victories of his majesty In whose likeness and image you are created A face that your mother really hated But that's your problem, not his We sing your praises And your glory Oh, won't you tell us that Same old story again All your jokes are funny Your days are always sunny Your nose is never runny You can do no wrong Open my other eye No other pews Just a hard wooden chair With my name No one else in the choir I alone have been assigned To sing your praises I sing your praises A one-man worship team Designated by you Since the day that I was born My duty: Celebrate your every move Without question Or suffer your fury and scorn CH These are the victories of his majesty In whose likeness and image you are created A face that your mother really hated But that's your problem, not his Outside in the sunshine People living their lives While I alone maintain This candlelight vigil For 54 years I've been sitting in this chair Obedient Waiting for you To bestow upon me The redemption that you've promised Since my childhood days Hot winds blowing And the rains never come Who's the biggest fool? That would be me as you slither away CH These are the victories of his majesty In whose likeness and image you are created A face that your mother really hated But that's your problem, not his
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Trauma Bond (Coral Snake) 04:39
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The ideal target Groomed from birth Defers to master To measure his worth Intermittent reinforcement A gentle, loving look Keeps the fish who wants to wander Firmly on the hook I can push your buttons I put them there myself I'll make sure you never see You are just an extension of me If you question my control You will pay the price My hands, the belt, a 2x4 All serve to break the ice And when your spirit has been broken My victory complete You'll crawl to me for comfort Pathetic at my feet But then, to fuel your fantasy That my love for you is real I'll toss you a small kindness And dedication is what you'll feel And when your spirit has been broken My victory complete You'll crawl to me for comfort Pathetic at my feet Yeah, let's keep the fantasy alive For those days when I'm bored I'll let you prop me up That's where my energy's stored I can hear you slither I can hear you I can hear you slither I can hear you This thing you think we have This relationship thing It's such a wonderful way For me to keep you guessing Because even after all these years You still think it's real You believe that I can feel Hey... whatever it takes to seal the deal I can hear you slither I can hear you I can hear you slither I can hear you I've already run the best smear campaign Told everyone how you're ungrateful, hateful, and lazy So if you ever even think about trying to complain Everybody's gonna look at you like you're crazy Everybody knows me I'm an upstanding guy Got a problem with me? It's your word against mine Over the years I've bought some good will Who's gonna believe you?
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Slither 04:52
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Used to be a place of dreams Where I could get away Safe haven where the air was clean Sparkly sunshine day But lately, whispering in my ear Kafka, Kierkegaard Brightly-colored playful thing Crawls in my back yard Oh, don't you worry! He tells me he's a friend Pointing out my every mistake He'll be here 'til the end He says don't you worry! Smiling so grand Making sure my self-esteem Won't get out of hand In my bed, dead of night Lying very still Down below, frozen with fright I can hear you slither, still Maybe I should burn it down Drive them all out of the darkness And out into the light See them all slither I can hear you slither Dead of night, down below I can hear you slither I wasn't sure, but now I know Feel my dreams all wither Be very still, don't make a move Nothing left for me to prove Ohhhh I can hear you slither
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Belladonna In My Beer 05:26
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You won't see me crawling from the shadows You won't see the malice in my eyes You will recognize me as a loved one And I will take you by surprise You see flowers in the meadow Nothing to ever bring you harm But snakes are hiding where the weeds grow I smile and take you by the arm (Ch) Strychnine in my glass of wine Belladonna in my beer Leaning on the one I love Crying out, no one can hear You think that all is bright and shiny You think that everyone's your friend You make my job oh so easy Come darling, won't you take my hand You won't see me crawling from the shadows You won't see the malice in my eyes You will recognize me as a loved one And I will take you by surprise (Ch) Strychnine in my glass of wine Belladonna in my beer Leaning on the one I love Crying out, no one can hear Please don't look so surprised A vital lesson for you to learn I drink the terror from your eyes It's not my fault you cannot discern It's not my fault you did not discern
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Orange 07:08
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Orange was the color of the body bag As they wheeled your body away Orange like the sun on that early summer day Orange like no one was there to find you for days Orange like the officer who took your cat away in a cage Orange like the books that I lent you Guess you can keep them now Lights are on, blinds are open So we can see, night and day Your closet filled with all the clothing You will not wear today And is this just another song About how death took us by surprise? Alcohol and pain pills, probably Was it such a surprise? No one was in a hurry Agents taking their time No one was in a hurry Because orange has no rhyme That's when we all begin to worry Just like on tv And only later did I find out That the stories you had told me were lies Orange has no rhyme Orange has no reason Orange has no memory But it seems to be the season Orange has no rhyme Orange has no reason Orange has no conscience I'll be tuning in next season Orange don't care That we didn't get to say goodbye Orange guess I'll see you down the line When it's my time Orange was the color Of your getaway van You were so exhausted So you ran from this life Orange unpredictable Orange has no rhyme Orange takes no holidays It's orange all the time
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Under My House 04:06
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I park far away From the back yard Always looking around Even inside I check under my chair Before I sit down I did not realize That all this time Snakes were living Under my house In the foundation Under my bed Snakes in my dreams Snakes in my head Snakes in the rafters Watching at night Flicking tongues Ready to strike In the foundation Under my bed Snakes in my dreams Snakes in my head Toad in my shop Looking up at me Is he a snake invitation? I ain't waiting around to see In the foundation Under my bed Snakes in my dreams Snakes in my head I did not realize That all this time Snakes were living Under my house In the foundations Under my bed Snakes in my dreams Snakes in my head
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The Wild Within 05:45
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Wild Man coming out to play Wonder what he's gonna set on fire today Tired of trying to keep him hidden away Bushy eyebrows and hairy ears Gets his kicks from punching at my deepest fears He's truly free; that much is clear He doesn't really care about social convention He'll embarrass you despite your best intention He's your only hope for true redemption He don't live on the page Wild Man has no fear of snakes Wears them like a belt around his waist Eats them for breakfast with some birthday cake He's broken out of the cage Won't you say hello? Please, won't you say hello? Maybe I'll be sitting in a coffee shop Maybe I'll be driving in my car Maybe I'll be waiting at a traffic stop Maybe I'll be staring at the stars Maybe I'll be standing in an elevator Maybe I'll be standing on my head Maybe I'll be lying on the sidewalk With cardboard covering my head He isn't always gentle His isn't always kind He doesn't really care That he's out of his mind But you never have to worry He's transparent and clear You can bet your bottom dollar That you get what you hear If you ever run across me If you ever run across me In real life, in real time Don't forget to say hello Won't you say hello? Please, won't you say hello? He doesn't really care about social convention He'll embarrass you despite your best intention He's your only hope for true redemption He don't live on the page Wild Man has no fear of snakes Wears them like a belt around his waist Eats them for breakfast with some birthday cake He's broken out of the cage He isn't always gentle His isn't always kind He doesn't really care That he's out of his mind But you never have to worry He's transparent and clear You can bet your bottom dollar That you get what you hear Throw some more gas on the fire I want to see those flames grow higher Blood Moon smoke-filled howling sound Fracture the stillness of the night and burn it down
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In The Same Breath 03:06
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There are snakes in the world But listen, my dear Don't you hold on to anger Sadness or fear There are snakes in the world There always will be Sooner accepted, Sooner free There are snakes in the world And lessons to learn Listen with care to your gut and your heart And you will discern It's easy to punish Want to make them all burn But tough to surrender To tender the turn There are snakes in the world There is sickness and death Old age and heartache to navigate Yet in the same breath There is love in the world And all that love makes Seasons for hope and stars in the sky There is room for the snakes

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released June 21, 2022

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