'Serpents' se estrenó el . Este tema está incluido en el disco 'Life's Not Out To Get You'
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Serpents
Don't get too close
That place is haunted
Fear not the ghosts
Cause she sent them running
She sleeps beneath the surface
Consorting with the serpents
She strikes without a purpose
A dark face in a corridor
Deceptively beautiful
She's watching you
She's in everything you do
Her kiss it tastes so sweet
But left me with a lethargy
I couldn't shake, I made a grave mistake
I gave her my heart, she didn't want it
Took it anyway and put a dark spell on it
Since then I haven't been the same
Needed a victim and she got it
Took me in with her song, powerless to stop it
Some men don't dare to speak her name
She picked me up from my decline
Healed my wounds with love and wine
Dosed me up and closed my eyes
A taste of poison
She gave me all that I desired
Sung the songs of angel choirs
Preached the words of death and fire and left me burning
I gave her my heart, she didn't want it
Took it anyway and put a dark spell on it
Since then I haven't been the same
Needed a victim and she got it
Took me in with her song, powerless to stop it
Some men don't dare to speak her name
She sleeps beneath the surface
Consorting with the serpents
She strikes without a purpose
Significado de la letra
En 'Serpents' de Neck Deep, se nos presenta una atmósfera misteriosa e inquietante. La protagonista es descrita como un ser oscuro y seductor que acecha desde las sombras. Aunque su belleza engañosa atrae, la letra advierte sobre su naturaleza traicionera y sin escrúpulos.
La narrativa se sumerge en la experiencia personal del narrador, quien cayó bajo el hechizo de esta figura enigmática. A pesar de haber entregado su corazón, la entidad lo rechaza, dejando una marca sombría en su ser. La canción evoca sensaciones de confusión, vulnerabilidad y manipulación emocional.
El uso de metáforas como 'consorting with the serpents' y 'dark spell' acentúan la peligrosidad y la insidiosa influencia de la figura central. La letra sugiere una dualidad en su comportamiento, alternando entre brindar consuelo aparente y provocar daño insidioso.
El fatalismo y la inevitabilidad del destino frente a esta presencia siniestra se manifiestan a lo largo de la canción. La imagen de la protagonista durmiendo bajo la superficie junto a las serpientes simboliza su conexión con lo oscuro y lo letal. En última instancia, la canción dibuja un retrato inquietante y cautivador de un ser que inspira atracción y temor a partes iguales.