Slash's Snakepit
USA, glam metal
Slash: Guns'N'Roses (1985-1992), London (-)
It's Five O'Clock
Everywhere 1992
Ain`t Life Grand 2000
I Hate Everybody (But You)
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(by SLASH and Eric Dover)
They filled me full of promises
Till it burned the roof of my mouth
I thought these jokers were my friends
Until they sold me out
Speed freaks at my door
It's all the same to me
Everybody's barkin' up
the same ol' tree
I hate everybody but you
And it won't get better soon
You rub me all the right ways baby
You'll probably screw me too
When you were told you're too old
To strip to pay the bills
You moved in with your loser friends
So you could take designer pills
Take it how you want it
Scream that you were framed
Cause you beat
My sister's looks and all
But the sex is just the same
I hate everybody but you
And it won't get better soon
You rub me all the right ways baby
You'll probably screw me too
Give it up, you still want more
I'll fight you to the end,
you still want more
I put my heavy faith
Into a karma sucker's safe
Give it up
Give it up
I hate everybody but you
Seems no matter what I do
I can't help feelin' paranoid
Of what's in it for you
I hate everybody but you
But I got no one else to turn to
If I end up getting screwed
I might as well get screwed by you
Doin' Fine
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(by SLASH and Eric Dover)
Come on down to our house
All the neighbors are away
We're invitin' everyone
We got take out and everything
The local P.D.'s been around
That's one right over there
And the chick that's sittin' on his face
Is glad that he is here
There isn't a time frame
Been doing it all week long
So come on by babe
And bring your friends along
Don't know what you're missing
Having a hell of a time
Don't know what we're doin'
But I think we're doin' fine
We got a band playin',the singer's
really fat
The cat is in the dryer
Who's the asshole who did that
Someone's in the bathroom
I think they're gettin' high
If they don't unlock the bathroom
I'll just have to go outside
Got no worries
Movin' right along
And what a great night, babe
To do what you think is wrong
Don't know what you're missing
Having a hell of a time
Don't know what we're doin',
But I think we're doin' fine
Nobody is leavin'
Cause we're all too drunk to drive
Three days later we're still here
And I think we're doing fine
Don't know what you're missing
Having a hell of a time
Don't know what we're doing
But I think we're doin' fine
Nobody's leavin'
Cause we're all too drunk to drive
Three days later, we're still here
And I know we're doing fine
Lower
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(by SLASH, Matt Sorum and Eric Dover)
Lower than the bottom
Swallowed by the ride
Floating in the bathtub
Children play outside
So tell me how to do it
How to do what I'm gonna do
How to take the knife
From inside of you
Baby, now you're lower too
You looked so unhappy
Squatting in some stall
And it gets even better
When all the lights are off
So tell me how to do it
How to do what I'm gonna do
How to keep the life inside of you
Baby, now you're lower too
What were you really thinking
What did you need
Cause all those wounds forever bleed
Drink me
It's a nightmare
It's the needle in your veins
So tell me how to do it
How to do what I'm gonna do
How to keep the knife
From inside of you
Baby, now you're lower too
Burning every memory
It's gonna eat your insides out and
throw it out on me
Struggling, heaven help you
Staring down the barrel
of your own gun
And now you're lower too
Soma City Ward
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(by SLASH, Matt Sorum and Eric Dover)
Skinny kid flippin' out
A prissy little thing with a tan
Was an outcast in the basement
Tryin' anything he can
The skirts spit words like razor blades
To keep him off their trail
He keeps a chant of silence
For a moment in his cell
The dirty rat is sellin' things
he can't afford
He leaves his misery to play
In the Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward
Pieces of the son-of-a-bitch
Float around the crowd
He wears his bad intentions
like a cape or a shroud
Then he blew his mind on Drano
From his third story hotel room
Yeah he missed the pool by inches
So he won't be walkin' soon
The dirty rat is seein' things
he can't ignore
He left is body for a day
In the Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward
All these people in his head
Sayin' to jump out and you'll be free
Come sleep in my demon bed
Hope that you want it as bad as me
The dirty rat is seein' things
he can't ignore
He leaves his misery to play
In the Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward
What Do You Want To Be
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(by SLASH, Matt Sorum and Eric Dover)
Sour, this affliction
If it was me I'd have it fixed
And with everywhere you've been
You're much too old to be so naive
So what the hell do you want to be
Following the trends that never end
I can't stand the parties you attend
So what the hell do you want with me
Oh, you're so underground
Oh, ain't that swell
Well the word is on the street
You're collecting sympathy and
then you hide
And ya ain't been out in days
Will the sunshine burn your face
Preserve your precious skin
I'll go out, you stay in
What the hell do you want to be
Following the trends that never end
I can't stand the parties you attend
So what the hell do you want with me
Please don't feed the pigeons
Out of the same sad bag of tricks
I've heard it all a million times
You make me sicker than
the wine you drink
So if you think I need some help
Climb out of your own shell
It'll make you think
So what the hell do you want to be
Following the trends that never end
Why is it that I can't
stand your friends
So what the hell do you want with me
What the hell do you want to be
Following fashion in the sheets
Chasing every other flavor
of the week
So what the hell do you want from me
What do you want to be
What do you want to be
What do you want to be
What do you want from me
Looking for anyone who's somebody
What do you want from me
What do you want from me
Beggars & Hangers-On
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(by SLASH,Eric Dover and Duff McKagan)
Well I know, you couldn't love me
Cause you're promised to a
wealthy man
Take a look, what are you seein'?
Is that a noose or a wedding band
Should I go to see a healer
Nervous twitchin' in my hands
Nervous twitchin' in my head
God help me rid this feelin'
Cause I'm fallin' all to pieces
And I can't get out of bed
Beggars and hangers-on
Try to take you from me
Someone with a Bible in his pocket
Clouding everything you see
Beggars and hangers-on
They chip it away
Bury your soul in the river
Cause the end is here to stay
God help me rid this feelin'
Cause I'm fallin' all to pieces
And I can't get out of bed
I was wrong
I don't need you
It seems reckless
And unfair
Better days
Are far behind
Guess that's another cross
I'll have to bear
I know that there's a time
and a reason
To take the ghost and lock it up inside
And maybe I am down
But I'm not beaten
Like anything
We were born to die
Beggars and hangers-on
Try to take you from me
Someone with a Bible in his pocket
Clouding everything you see
Beggars and hangers-on
They chip it away
Bury your soul in the river
Cause the end is here to stay
Beggars and hangers-on
Beggars and hangers-on
No no no no
No no no no
No no no no
Neither Can I
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(by SLASH and Eric Dover)
I once had a friend
They found him in a car
A hose to the window
And the motor running hot
Seems he couldn't take it
The rhetoric of life
Someone found him naked
With a note right by his side
A note right by his side
He can't take it back
Neither can I
No, neither can I
Mommy and daddy
I've borrowed the car
to sleep on the floor
I'm sorry so much
For bringing my own living hell to
your door
Thanks for all the flowers
At the ringside seat
Thanks for nothing everyone
The prayers were too weak
This is the way
It happens all the time
Can you pay attention
To everyone that cries
Remember you can make it through
And make it new
Only if you try
You gotta try
Cause you can't take it back
Neither can I
No, neither can I
Mommy and daddy
I've borrowed the car
to sleep on the floor
I'm sorry so much
For bringing my own living hell to
your door
But things had gotten heavy
Everything was deep
Nothing really mattered
So I just went to sleep
I just went to sleep
And I can't take it back
I won't try
I won't try
I won't try
I won't try
I won't try
Mommy and daddy
I've borrowed the car
to sleep on the floor
Mommy and daddy
I'm sorry to tell you, life is a bore
Don't send any flowers
Don't send anymore
Cause I can't give no more
Dime Store Rock
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(by Gilby Clarke,Eric Dover, and SLASH)
Ain't it scary deep inside
Aren't you naked with no pride
Let me turn you on
Oh, I can feed you lies
Let me turn you on
It's no longer a game
And under your skin
I am ready to dive in
Parasites on television screens
Hide in the cracks and
Underneath the seams
Dime store rock
has warped your mind
Melting faces, deep set eyes
Let me turn you on
Hey baby what's your sign?
Let me turn you on
Goes along with the territory
She wants to fuck you tonight
Please, smelling like a wino
on her knees
Please, selling you her
gothic rocket dreams
She's gonna burn you out
To make it seem
Like nobody wants anything from you
Cause you're a has-been on TV
It's no longer a game
And under your skin
I am ready to dive
In
Let me turn you on
Turn you, turn you on
Yeah
Good To Be Alive
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(by SLASH, Gilby Clarke and Eric Dover)
You told me you're an orphan
The same old standard line
Then when we moved in together
All you did was moan and cry
Talkin' like you'd make it
On life's big movie screen
I had to say I loved you
Just to try and keep the peace
Hustler
What are you doin' with your time
I'm slow to catch on
But I think you wasted mine
You're running low tonight
Jack up and get it right
You know you're going down
Ain't it good to be alive
I couldn't make excuses about
everything you said
You wanna show your bruiseS
Let's throw a party for the band
Now here they come a dancin'
Like the powder to your nose
Why don't you cut your head off
Spite your face let's do the show
Hustler
What are you doin' with your time
I'm slow to catch on
But I think you wasted mine
Hustler
You're running low tonight
The station's right close by
Pack up your car and drive
Ain't it good to be alive
Tearing at the membrane
Of the first new thing in years
Found a nagging consolation
In a glass of Everclear
And the ugly truth has raped you
They're saying you're a lousy lay
But isn't everything that way
Ain't it good to be alive
So good to be alive
Monkey Chow
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(by Gilby Clarke)
I got this dirty politician
In my pocket full of greed
I take him out for parties
And let him do his thing
Did you see that silver T.S.
Showing off his new glam, man
Then he pushed his platform boots
Through his bitch's velvet pants
I'm gonna, wanna get it
I'm gonna, wanna spank it
I'm gonna wanna spend it
Faster than you can
I'm gonna, wanna get it
I'm gonna, wanna spank it
I'm gonna, wanna spend it
Faster than you can
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
What you gonna do
When you got everything you want
Someone's gonna tell you
Everything you want is wrong
I'm gonna, wanna get it
I'm gonna, wanna spank it
I'm gonna wanna spend it
Faster than you can
I'm gonna, wanna get it
I'm gonna, wanna spank it
I'm gonna, wanna spend it
Faster than you can
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Gonna, wanna buy it
Gonna, wanna try it
Why you wanna fake it
Cause you know you can
Chorus
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Smash, fast, smash
Let the monkey do his thing
Jizz Da Pit
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(by SLASH and Mike Inez)
instrumental
Take It Away
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(by SLASH, Eric Dover and Matt Sorum)
You and I
Have been playing this game
For so damn long
And I don't know why
These cards are too old
So I'm gonna fold
Bye Bye
Bye Bye
Bye Bye
Party's over and all our friends
are gone
Was it something I said, did we have
too much fun
Guess you missed it, look around
It's never you who's to blame for
bringing everyone down
It's never you who's to blame
For setting the stage
You want it your way
C'mon, C'mon, C'mon
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
Come on, take it away
Take it away
Take it away
Take it away
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
Bad rumors goin' round
Nothing said from my mouth
Why would you think
It's you
It's hitting too close to home now
Is it me or you
Who carries the weight
To deal with your pain
And don't you hate it too
It smothers and drains all the same
C'mon, Take it away
Take it away
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
C'mon, Take it away
Take it away
Take it away
Chorus
You and I
Have been doin' the time
For all of your crimes
And I don't know why
It don't make sense
It seems such a waste of time
Bye Bye
Bye Bye
Bye Bye
Chorus
Be The Ball
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(by SLASH)
Me and a friend decided
To leave our lives behind
Wife, child, credit cards
Get in the car, good-bye
Got some stuff packed in the trunk
Pulled the plunger and closed our eyes
Whatever lane, left or right
It'll be the trip of our lives
Be the ball - Life is one big arcade
Be the ball - The aim is to be the game
Be the ball - The next four minutes are
a total surprise
Be the ball - Hell-bent, damn,
we love to drive
Through the pits and valleys,
Through the tunnels in the maze
We don't know where we're going
But we got the Stones cranked
As fast as the orbit takes us
Is just how fast we'll play
Around the bumpers and
down the drain
We're so out there, we feel no pain
Be the ball - Don't you try to set
your sights
Be the ball - You'll never get it right
Be the ball - Gonna see the
world tonight
Be the ball - Hell-bent, damn, we love
to drive
We love to drive
Drive
Be the ball - The last four minutes
were quite a ride
Be the ball - It's too late to change
our minds
Seen it all - We are amazingly high
Be the ball - Hell-bent, dammit, we
love to drive
Back And Forth Again
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(by SLASH and Eric Dover)
Now you've slipped away
And found a place to stay
Who do I congratulate
But I'm happy for you
Where are you today
I sense that you're afraid
And I don't know what to do
I miss you, but what does it change
This confusion feels the same
Forget you and let you leave
But I'm still thinkin' it through
It's been the conflict between us
That's kept me from sinking before
You drove me crazy and I let you
Come do it some more
Put the past to bed,
we've done it before
Now we're back and forth again
Can we help this pointless thing
Swingin' like a hinge
To the place we always meet
There's nothing to say
Except loneliness is strange
Cause you wear the face
That I never can leave
And I know you're gonna call
Cause you know just where I'll be
Once you come and find me here
I'll be happy for me
So happy to be
Not alone anymore
We've done it before
Now we're back and forth again
Can we help this pointless thing
Swingin' like a hinge
To the place we always meet
It's such a shame how little things
Can change your minds
Don't just sit there filing your nails
And passing the time
I can't let you bottle it up
And take it too far
Carrying all of that weight
Is the hardest part
Now we're back and forth again
Can we help this pointless thing
Swingin' like a hinge
To the place we always meet
Back and forth again
Back and forth again
Back and forth again
Back and forth again
