The Snake and The Saint
Eternal Struggle: The Serpent's Burden in The Snake and The Saint
Lyrics
Gonna ask you to guard this here tree for me
Gonna request you to protect this tree for me
Gonna ask you to carry all of mankind's sin and iniquities
Gonna request you to bear all of humanity's sins and transgressions
She's gonna smell of sin for eternity
Referring to a female figure who will forever be associated with sin
And bleed
Indicating a state of bleeding, possibly symbolic of pain or sacrifice
She'll bleed
Reiteration of the concept of bleeding, emphasizing the enduring nature of suffering
Are you ready to slither on the grass
Asking if you are prepared to move on the ground like a snake
Cause' you'll always be attacked
Expectation of facing continuous attacks
With the weight of the world on your back
Feeling the burden of the world's problems on your shoulders
You'll shed your skin but you'll never be new again
Metaphorically shedding one's skin but not experiencing a true renewal
Hallelujah
Expressing praise or exaltation
Hallelujah
Repetition of exclamation or praise
This split tongue can barely scream your praise so glory hallelujah
Describing a tongue split into two, struggling to vocally express devotion
This split tongue can barely speak your name so glory hallelujah
Continuation of the struggle to articulate the divine name
This split tongue can barely scream your praise so
Repetition of the challenge in screaming praise with a split tongue
This split tongue, this split tongue
Reiteration of the split tongue motif, emphasizing the difficulty in expression
Hold you up and dance beneath the stars
Symbolic act of lifting someone up and dancing beneath the stars
Make them immortal and adorn them with each scar
Making scars immortal and appreciating them as adornments
I'll ask a great man to part the sea
Requesting a great figure to perform a miraculous act of parting the sea
Could you prove that his word's coming from me
Seeking confirmation of divine words through an intermediary
Tell me am I the Saint or The Snake
Contemplating whether one is a saint or a deceptive figure (snake)
Am I the canvas or the paint
Pondering if one is the foundation or the creation in the grand scheme
Am I the crown so closely intertwined
Questioning the relationship between a crown and its connection to the immortal or divine
With the immortal or with the divine
Reflecting on the close association with either the immortal or the divine
Hallelujah
Repetition of the exclamation or praise
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