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Artist: Bastille
Canonical path: /bastille/snakes-new-version
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Snakes (New version)
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Snakes (New version)
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Oh, I'm not ready
Snakes are patting in my hills
Worries that it feels and let us go
I keep keeping them away
When hope not to let them take control
Oh, I'm not ready
Do it to escape our minds
Show me distraction
If it was just one night
But it's easier to bury
My head in the sand sometimes
Yes, it's easier to bury
My head in the sand sometimes
I know, I know, I know
It's not the right way to go
But I'm afraid that the ground
Will just swallow me whole
Oh, I'm not ready
Now, this day is being dark
Starting now to figure out lost year
When no woman no one got news
Keep saying cause you know I won't still here
Oh, I'm not ready
Do it to escape our minds
Show me distraction
If it was just one night
Cause it's easier to bury
My head in the sand sometimes
Yes, it's easier to bury
My head in the sand sometimes
I know, I know, I know
It's not the right way to go
But I'm afraid that the ground
Will just swallow me whole
But I'm afraid that the ground
Will just swallow me whole
Oh, I'm not ready
Cause I know, cause I know
Cause I know I'm secure I can just know it all
If I'm not ready snakes will just eat me whole
If I'm not steady maybe I'll take control
But it's easier to bury
My head in the sand sometimes
Yes, it's easier to bury
My head in the sand sometimes
I know, I know, I know
It's not the right way to go
But I'm afraid that ground will just swallow me whole
Cause I know, I know, I know
It's not the right way to go
But I'm afraid that ground will just swallow me whole
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