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Spitting Venom was released on March 20, 2007 by Epic as a part of the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Song Details

AlbumWe Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Release DateMarch 20, 2007

LabelEpic

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM90

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dennis Herring

Pump Organ

Eric Judy

Performer

Isaac Brock

Vocals

Jeremiah Green

Performer

Joe Plummer

Performer

Johnny Marr

Performer

Tom Peloso

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Isaac Brock

Composer

Eric Judy

Composer

Johnny Marr

Composer

Tom Peloso

Composer

Joe Plummer

Composer

Jeremiah Green

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dennis Herring

Producer

Joe Zook

Mixing Engineer

Clay Jones

Recording Engineer

Tom Queyja

Additional Engineer

Kyle "Slick" Johnson

Kyle "Slick" Johnson

Additional Engineer

Reto Peter

Additional Engineer

Howie Weinberg

Mastering Engineer

Rob Cooper

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We were spitting venom at most everyone we know

If the damned gave us a roadmap, then we'd know where just to go

[Chorus]

Now let it drop

Let it all drop

Let it all drop

Oh, let it all fall off

[Verse 2]

Well, you were talking soda pop, you talked it quite a lot

The opinions that I do not give and the opinions I ain't got

[Chorus]

So let it drop

Let it all drop

Let it all drop

Let it all fall off, yeah, oh

[Verse 3]

Well, you were spitting venom at most everyone you know

If you truly knew the gravity, you'd know which way to go

[Chorus]

Well, let it drop

Let it all drop

Let it all drop

Oh, let it all fall off

[Verse 4]

My ears were bristled firmly right against your mouth to hear

When you tried to spit the venom out, your words were not so clear

Now drop

[Bridge]

Hold on to what you need

We've got a knack for fucked up history

Hold on to what you need

We've got a knack for messed up history

[Bridge]

Well, we went downtown and we sat in the rain

Both looking one direction and waiting for a train and thought over

Thought over

I don't know who kept track, I didn't know there was a score

But it looks like you're the winner and I ain't gonna play no more

It's over, game over

[Bridge]

Well, we walked real stiff and our canes tapped ground

You hit me with yours and said, "You're gonna stare me down"

It's over, oh, it's over

You can say what you want, but don't act like you care

It takes more than one person to decide what's fair

It's over, think it over

[Verse 5]

You were spitting venom at most everyone you know

If the damned gave you a roadmap, then you'd know where just to go

So we carried all the groceries in while hauling out the trash

And if this doesn't make us motionless, I do not know what I can

Safe to say, what a rotten thing to say, such an awful thing to say

I didn't mean to bite you, sorry

What always did, what always did, what always had to slang

[Chorus]

So let it drop

Let it all drop

Let it all drop

Oh, let it all fall off

Let it drop

Let it all drop

Let it all drop

Oh, let it all fall off

[Refrain]

Cheer up, baby, it really wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had

[Refrain]

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't really always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

[Refrain]

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't really always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't really always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

[Refrain]

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had

Cheer up

[Refrain]

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't really always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

[Refrain]

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had, well

[Outro]

Cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had

And cheer up, baby, it wasn't always quite so bad

For every bit of venom that came out, the antidote was had

Written by: Eric Judy, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Martyn Green, Joe Plummer, Johnny Marr, Tom Peloso

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