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Snakebit
2,517
Singer/Songwriter
Snakebit was released on January 1, 2007 by Lost Highway/IGA as a part of the album Between Daylight and Dark
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2007
LabelLost Highway/IGA
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM84

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier
Vocals
Jay Bellerose
Jay Bellerose
Drums
Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz
Mandolin
David Piltch
David Piltch
Bass Guitar
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier
Songwriter
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Executive Producer
Ryan Freeland
Ryan Freeland
Mixing Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

The children are crying, they never got their supper
Where would you run to, in the darkness of the night?
Even shadows fear to wander
They gather round me in the candlelight
Your crucifix is broken, bloody, sharp and shattered
I smashed it to pieces on the bedroom floor
Pain and prayers and promises scattered
Then I pulled the pistol from the dresser drawer
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Oh Lord, what have I done?
Everything worth holding slips through my fingers
Now my hands wrapped around the handle of a gun
The further I fall the less I falter
Forsaken, forgotten, without love
A slow motion whisper turns into a holler
Forty years of push turns into a shove
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Oh Lord, what have I done?
Everything worth holding just slips through my fingers
Now my hands wrapped around the handle of a gun
The chair that I sit in belonged to my daddy
Carved from the hard wood of a bitter tree
When he was alive he used tell me, kid
I knew when you were born you'd end up snakebit like me
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Oh Lord, what have I done?
Everything worth holding slips through my fingers
Now my hands wrapped around the handle of a gun
I'm holding on to the handle of a gun
Written by: Hayes Carll, Mary Gauthier
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