Listen! You're the long, long snake
Sinuous and vicious
You hiss at the bottom of a hollow world
Which stops you from hoping
Prisoner of this too old basket
Your bars are made of willow
And you can set yourself free
Writhing gently
Your prison is within you
The poison is within you
So go on, spit your venom
Spit your venom spit your venom
But give me your hand
You'll see it'll be ok in the end
You are a panther inside
You are alone now
But you need to hunt to be satisfied
In your mouth, daggers
Tease your jaws
And in your eyes, hope
Lights a black fire, all black
So stay there and wait for me
It'll soon be time
Sink your teeth in, sink your teeth in
Sink your teeth in, sink your teeth in
Now!
Careful! By biting in
You spatter yourself with blood, all the same...
You're crying?
You cry that you're no longer hungry, you look at your hands
You cry that you're no longer hungry, you look at those two hands
You can't eat without dirtying yourself
You're a man now you know
Why must you always, why must you always
Why must you always bite the hand
Which reaches for your hand
So go on, spit your venom
I say spit your venom
Go on spit your venom
Spit! Spit!
Spit! your venom
Spit! Spit! (2x)
Spit your venom
Spit! Spit! (2x)
Spit your venom
Spit! Spit! (3x)
Spit! Spit! (3x)
But give me your hand
You'll see it'll be ok
At last, at last....