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Artist: Conor Oberst
Canonical path: /conor-oberst/snake-hill
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Snake Hill
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Snake Hill
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I was born on snake hill
And that's where i'll probably die
Because i don't like to kill
But i've got poison in my bite
Well, i feel safe to say
That i should probably stay upon snake hill
My mother told me, "son, you've got strychnine in your blood
It comes from pedigree ancestory"
She warned me not to grieve
Said my conscience was too deep
That when i bite
It would hurt mostly me
For many many years
I stayed up on that hill
Occasionally i'd go down to the edge
To see what i could see
So curiosity got the best of me
Its a big world and it's not fair to me
To stay up there when there's so much to see
I want to play with others that i need to meet
Poison will be poison until it's through
Soon i hit the world
I discovered that a girl
Was what my mother tried to hide from me
She could make you feel alive
She could make you want to die
And that's exactly what she did to me
And it was only self defense
And i coiled up and i bit
I let my venom run into her veins
And i sat and watched her die
Then i realized i was born on snake hill
And that's where i'll probably die
Because i don't like to kill
But i've got poison in my bite
Well, i feel safe to say
That i should probably stay upon snake hill
And it's a big world and it's not fair to me
To have to stay when there's so much to see
I want to play with others that i need to meet
And poison will be poison until it's through
Poison will be poison until it's through
Poison will be poison until it's through
Poison will be poison until it's through
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