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Year of the Snake

from To Sever Ties With All Of Mankind by Hard Venom

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The serpent entwines itself,
Winding its way into another time.
The serpent then finds itself
Slithering across the fields of grime.

Eden, they called it,
The garden so pure,
Eden, he crawled it,
To find them the cure.
A tree of great wisdom
Now cast in grey light,
Its succulent fruit
Was the human’s blight.

To eat it was forbidden
By the ever-jealous god,
But it was not hidden,
So the serpent began to plot.

Eve, she breathed a sigh of relief
When Adam slept and his seed was bequeathed.
The serpent crawled in, wanting release,
Eve was receptive, the seed was now sheathed.
Naked she walked to the forbidden tree,
Her curves were bathed in the soft moonlight.
She extended her hand, her arm and body,
And brought down the fruit with all of her might.

She bit into the fruit,
Tasting its sweetness,
Her mind was racing
In its sweet delight.
Then she realised
The deception of god,
And because of him,
Stupid she was.

She basked in her wisdom, seeing the truth:
God was an idiot, power-hungry too.
She decided then to invite her mate,
Adam had to realise before it was too late.
On the way to their cave, she realised a thing,
At one with her nature, and nurture she was.
Her nudity was natural, of that she was sure,
But Adam must be persuaded to turn from this “god.”

She told him of her discovery,
He did not believe,
She gave him an apple,
His mind moved at speed.

He grabbed some leaves to cover himself,
And Eve laughed when he handed some to her.
“God’s a pervert,” he said with intent,
So she took them to shut him up.

God saw Adam’s prudence
And quickly angered.
“You ate my tree!” he yelled,
To Eve’s amusement.
He banished them from Eden,
And took away the Serpents legs,
But try as he might,
He couldn’t take free will.

So every day, every night,
Every time you feel spite,
Just remember through the day,
It’s the year of the snake.

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from To Sever Ties With All Of Mankind, released May 18, 2012
Lyrics: Krv
Music: Krv

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