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Merisan
All Hail the SnakeNur Ein VIII
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Entry from All Hail the Snake in Nur Ein VIII.

Collaboration with someone's mom

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All Hail The Snake
by Merisan
Guest backing vocals by Erin's mom ("ooh ooh"s in the choruses and "all hail"s in the outro)

It was the middle of the month of June
in the middle of the darkest night.
The midway sparkled like royal jewel
the silver moon its candlelight

Up on the stage with a waving cane
Carnival Barker stepped out in style
his pocket watch swingin' from a chain,
a pinstripe suit and gold toothed smile.

Chorus
“Come on over, you won’t want to miss.
You might have seen things but you’ve never seen this."
x2

the crowd swelled against a velvet rope
change in their pockets and bulging eyes
with bated breath and puff of smoke
a silver coin let's you go inside

The fire eater and the acrobat
parted the curtains with dramatic flare
Can-can girls came out with attack
their fishnet legs flying through the air

Chorus
“Come on over, you won’t want to miss.
You might have seen things but you’ve never seen this."
x2

I couldn’t tell where it was coming from
the chanting started soft and hauntingly
I didn’t know if I should stay or run
I wasn’t ready for my eyes to see

She slithered out from her shadowed cage
her scaly skin casting glints of light
with ruby lips and a pale white face
her glowing eyes darted left and right

Chorus
"When the spotlight hits her they scream 'All Hail!'
The snake lady starts to shake her tail"
x2

I said she shakes her tail
she really shakes her tail
she likes to shake her tail
All hail the snake.

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Paco Del Stinko

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Big Tom Waits fan here, so yeah, I heard it too. Doesn't matter unless you blatantly rip him off and I'm sure you used him as a very strong influence. Great balance of...everything. Love the mysterious subject. The instruments, backing voices, breaks in the arrangement, the whispery voices. Mom sounds nice but is she strong enough? The song is, so see you next week.

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