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Garden Of Eden

from Holistic Rapture by The Snakes

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Vast unspoiled fertile land as far as eyes can see
Veins of stone hide underground only visible to me
Animals wear coats of fur and food can grow on trees
Water flows so clean and pure and gleems with energy

I look upon this paradise
There’s money to be made
Fortresses of offices
And billboard palisades
A nightmare for the masses
A heaven for the few
And all I need now is for you
To value what I do


They say that economics is smoke and mirrored halls -
A complex sprawling matrix of arbitrary laws
But the greatest trick we ever pulled, our fastest sleight of hand,
Is to talk you out of keeping track because you wouldn’t understand


We need you.
Oh God, how we need you.
Without you,
How could we exploit you?
But bitter, great, stark irony, you turn your freedom in.
Because of you, this land is ours, because of us you live in sin.


The price we put upon a stock is a number set by man
It could rise today if we want it to, it will fall on our command
You think your money disappeared, it didn’t, it went to us,
And no matter how loud you protest, we escape through all the fuss:

We wrote your laws, we built your courts, our factories arm your troops,
And because we trained your journalists, you wouldn’t know who to shoot.
You think you’re safe if you have a gun, you think a job makes you secure,
But richer we grow in the garden of Eden, of that you can be sure.

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from Holistic Rapture, released May 26, 2016

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The Snakes Chicago, Illinois

From the karaoke bars of Rogers Park comes a union of three great musicians with day jobs who like it fast, loud, rude, and ending at a reasonable hour so we can work tomorrow.

The Snakes are Zach Tipton on bass, Mikki Scorpion on guitar, and Aaron Smith on drums.

We expect you all to give us ridiculous amounts of money and sexual acts to challenge our wildest imaginations. When you're ready. ... more

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