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Snake in the Grass

by Poppy Xander

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1.
Little Ren said Robin, Robin where do you fly? Robin, how do you get there? And how do you get so high? And Robin said, It’s wonderful, I spread my wings and touch the sky The wind it lifts me up so high And the sun is really lemon meringue. Old Black Crow said Robin Don’t forget the past Don’t forget where you come from And where you’ll end at last And Robin said Old Crow it hurts The pain is too much to bear I can hear them haunting me I can feel them in the air But I’ll keep pushing on Blue Jay said Robin, Your red breasts look so fine Come a little bit closer I want to have you for mine And Robin simply nodded her head She swallowed all her pride She felt his breath as he crushed her chest And she never saw his eyes again Vulture said Robin You’ve come to me at last I will eat your soul for you and you’ll forget the past And Robin took a breath so deep The darkness filled her eyes He ate her heart and left a balloon that slowly filled her up inside And Robin floated so high, Lost to land and sea The red balloon has sprung a leak She began to atrophy And when she crashed she watched as the ants ate out her eyes If I had only gotten out of my head And she never saw the sky again
2.
I trenched through the night and through the dawn I feel the blackwater on the rise Trudged to the tunnel at the end of the light Freedom on my mind The shackles on my feet, they stayed in my mind Souvenirs of fears through which I climbed My body it shook and it could not rest All my hopes and dreams were jumpin out of my chest Through hell and the pit of snakes I feel the blackwater on the rise With stars in my eyes and money on my head Better off if I’d been dead And oh, that train, I was runnin for fast Hear the hounds of hell chasin’ after my ass Biting at the heels of my soul It’s ten days on the run and it’s taken its toll See the faces of their ghosts at night Gonna haunt me til I die Fever Fever, burnin my eyes I feel the blackwater on the rise And then I saw the train come down Like fire in the night Conductor came out and took me aboard Said, this one’s fightin for his life With a tonic and the word of the Lord Conductor got me healed up right May the road rise to meet you No creature defeat you, you will find the light But as it turns out, there was never freedom We broke the shackles of our captivity Now I sit in poverty to beg for a dime for longevity A body filled shack of dread and bones I feel the black water on the rise And now I wait for my unknown death To be delivered to me Only then will I be set free, Yes only then will freedom find me
3.
Paisley 03:13
Shifting, sifting lines of children Rocking, blocking nights away Bleeding, stealing taking it from them Innocence too much to pay Silk between their fingertips Polka dots instead of brains Paisley tightly pulled around her Clothing her in toxic waste Take it from them one percent And hide it where they’ll never find Line their country’s walls with dollars Bleed us dry and we’ll up rise All the money in the world Won’t save you if you drown Torch your banks and watch them burn Ashes, ashes, They all fall down!
4.
Lost Boy 02:41
Lost Boy, Where did they let you go? Did they know you’d be in danger? Was it better than their anger? Little Star, You shot too far. Went to the table How the tables have turned No chair did they leave for you The record doesn’t spin Unless the needle has just enough skin Hide it, hate it Make it go away The pain for shame is too much weight You can get out now without a sound Oh don’t you know, You’re beautiful Lying high on the table We will feast upon your flesh And you’ll be left with stranded bones
5.
Paintman 04:23
Two parts to every play The sun to set, the sun to rise A canvas soaked in blood A clear glass coat to beautify For every penny saved, A gift of mine I gave Put your eyes to mine Let the creature shine When the sun begins to rise The ocean reflects on one No where to run and hide Burned up by the sun For every penny saved A gift of mine I gave Put your eyes to mine Let the creature shine Moving in and out Flow without a drought The puzzle begins to form, filling the gaps of time The loopholes of the mind For every penny saved A kiss of mine I gave Put your eyes to mine Let the creature shine The book begins to write Poured with paint and pressed and scraped And on the other side, a manuscript sings its fate The message must relate For every penny saved A kiss of mine I gave Turn your eyes to mine Let the creature shine Let the creature shine Let the creature shine
6.
No Way Out 03:03
Through the air and through the wall We built a tunnel of love to call To betray it now in the middle of war Surely we will be pillaged by the skeletons that are haunting us all Not the one to who can hear me call The sensitive reactor Without you it’s lonely, but with you it’s holy I kiss the ground that you walk upon I long to breath the air you blow Smoke what’s in your ashtray before you go Sleep on the walls where you eat and write Where you call her name But I will bring I to you, And you to I as two can do Will the flowers in the mail dry the chocolate in my letters? Melt your heart Or can we build a path that stretches down for miles Can we make it straight and keep the focus on the gifts we made Meet in the middle with our fingertips I know your mind and you know mine Instantly across the deep blue see I hear your voice when calling me I hear your thoughts and I feel your lips That I would almost surely miss The privilege of your crimson kiss is a laughing stock A cryin’ shame and I will meet with you again And we will travel on ‘cause I will bring I to you And you to I, as two can do Will you now will you leave me in this mess This packaged maze of polite exchange and soul tide waves The moon pulls me in and the water pulls me out But with you it’s always midnight And there’s no way out
7.
I saw her feet from the bathroom stall And when she came out she stood six feet tall I looked her over, searched her for clues What really got me was those sexy shoes And all I want is to catch your eye and pull you in By the hooks on your skin And all I want is to know your name so that tomorrow We can begin again And all I want is you, in those sexy shoes Bartender, give her a drink I slid her a smoke and a light to think “A Snake in the Grass” with those blue eyes to glow I’ve got to find out everything she knows And all I want is that cigarette To taste the lipstick from her lips And all I want is that Snake in the Grass To taste the spit from her kiss And all I want is you, in those sexy shoes And all I want is you, to be my lover, too I held her close, couldn’t let go Started talking to everybody she knows And soon those sexy shoes were on my feet In the palm of my hand without skipping a beat And all I want is to hold you tight and breathe your breath Right into my life And all I want is to hear my name from your lips Again and again And all I want is you, in those sexy shoes And all I want is you, to break my heart in two
8.
Time 02:58
Time, hard to tell With no numbers on the clock Days are nights Short with glowing rays Sand falls through the time keeper But the time is running out As it happens, it dooms us all It’s food and space we’ll die without The rest is most important sound The moment before the clenching cry Or the tension before you piss The lock of the muscles before the imminent bliss Time, hard to tell With no numbers on the clock
9.
You were perfect babe Oh, in every way How could you be wrong? With a heart so strong, You could only save me Or overtake me Did you think I’d keep my eyes closed In the darkness of your love? Blinded like a carriage horse Whose ribs we kicked from within the inside Laid in a belly for a bed Dreams inside a dead horses head I was Bonnie and you, You were Clyde Take over the town in just one night But you robbed of my love Shot up my hopes in a pool of blood You were perfect babe Oh in every way How could you be wrong With a mind so strong White flag I waved Walked my heart to the grave
10.
The X it marks the spot At the bottom you will find me there Slip down and come inside Together forever we can wrap up and hide On the side of the hole is a peaceful, perfect rainbow Black cauldron, pot of gold Priced for part of your soul Somewhere over the Rainbow A flower car will take us away No one will notice us, it’s too quick to cave Come with me boy We’ve got to get away So far to go Still six feet to the grave No one will know We’re invincible Too much too late Too much off the plate Love sick without a cure Tangled up we shot to far for sure But we’ve become the best friends You won’t leave me boy Not even when it ends So close Almost Just over the rainbow
11.
The drones they fight the wars for you Surveillance your activities too No one will be left uncoded ‘Til every thought is noted Keep your money in Switzerland The Grand Caymen’s nice this time of year Big bucks to fund the wars Contracts to build the jails But don’t look over here If they do, pump them with fear Year Keep Calm and Carry on, Keep Calm and Carry On People livin’ in poverty Can’t make ends meet and can’t be seen For $6.55 an hour in the hole $7.25, you’re back in control 30 days to 1 hour of pay Sell your soul for $50 a day Yeah, Keep Calm and Carry on Keep Calm and Carry on Buried in debt and there’s no way out You had to have it all, you couldn’t live without Get another job, kiss your family goodbye 500 billion in advertisement Just put it on credit where credit is due Interest til you die, incarceration too But Keep Calm and Carry on Keep Calm and Carry on Get high on a sunny day If you’re not careful, they’ll put you away Not for your cancer, not for your fun The war on drugs has taken your freedom 1.5 million in jail Unless your rich and you didn’t inhale Yeah Keep calm and Carry on KCCO, KCCO, KCCO Eat three servings of dairy a day Lithium will make it go away The sun will give you cancer better stay inside Watch real life until your brain is fried The Russians aren’t too far from the moon What if we all die soon? While we fight for equality Monsanto took control of society I tell you it’s downhill from here Unless we overcome fear Don’t Keep Calm and Carry On Keep Calm and Carry On Keep Calm and Carry On Don’t Keep Calm and Carry On

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released May 23, 2014

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Poppy Xander Dallas, Texas

Poppy Xander is a Dallas based composer, vocalist, performer, and keyboardist who has recently released the solo debut album, "Snake in the Grass." She began playing the piano when she was seven years old and continues to explore compositional possibilities after receiving training from the University of North Texas and a variety of ensembles including jazz, gamelan, marimba, and rock/metal bands. ... more

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