Les Claypool

Delicate Tendrils
Now, because you own , you possessYou have something that they can takeYou remember how it was when you had nothingYou looked at the ones who had what you wantedAnd you felt strong in your needBrave in your limited surroundingsRighteous in your desires for something differentContemptuous of those who had exactly what you wantedYou hated them because they looked weak and slightly scaredYou circled the water hole and thought about closing inNow you have it and you feel weak in your power to keep itYou feel desperate to make them see that you won't let them take it awayBecause it's yoursYou never had to justify yourself and your possessions beforeI earned thisI worked hard for what I've gotI paid my duesI deserve thisYou say these things to yourself as the animals circle and waitShake your fists at the hyenasChase them away from your water holeJustifySee them all differently...Now you see that they all want somethingThey want exactly what you've gotLetras de cancionesYou get some juiceHuman becomes preyHuman gets scaredYou figure out that you have to become hard to keep it yoursYou have to be cruelYou have to kill them off just for lookingLeave the bodies by the water hole so the rest will seeHang spent bullet cases from fishing line outsideAll the windows of your housePut up signsPlease break inI would love the opportunity to kill you legallyLet the fear turn into desperate angerStart seeing the differences in peopleThey all start looking suspiciousThey all wantThe need never stopsOut there, someone is always needingAlways hungryAlways looking at youChecking your eyes for weaknessZeroing in on the vein in your neckAs they circle the water holeAnd close in From Letras Mania