Black Snake

Drop

a oh a oh a oh a oh

Verse 1

Misjudged through fear and blinded eyes,

By ancient tales and old disguise,

The black snake bears a hated name,

While innocent of all the blame.

People tremble at scales of black,

And strike with dread and wisdom's lack,

The snake quietly glides along,

A humble part of nature's song.

Chorus

Let the black snake softly roam,

The forest floor, its rightful home,

For innocence wears scales in kind,

While cruelty speaks through human mind (cruelty in human mind)

The serpent hunts to live, not hate,

It does not plot or devastate,

So let it wander wild and free,

A living soul like you and me (like you and me)

Drop

(a oh a oh a oh a oh)

Verse 2

For every flower, fish, and tree,

Belongs within life's symmetry,

Each woven thread, both great and small,

Has purpose in the fate of all.

Yet humankind, with restless hand,

Has scarred the seas and burned the land,

And still proclaim with pride and greed,

That snakes are what they do not need.

Chorus

Let the black snake softly roam,

The forest floor, its rightful home (it’s rightful home)

For innocence wears scales in kind,

While cruelty speaks through human mind (cruelty in human mind)

The serpent hunts to live, not hate,

It does not plot or devastate (does not devastate)

So let it wander wild and free,

A living soul like you and me (like you and me)

Drop

(a oh a oh a oh a oh)

(Verse3

Perhaps an irony remains,

Within our triumphs and our pains,

That man who claims the highest role

May hide the wildest, darkest

He fears the shadows where snakes lie,

Yet fills the earth with wars and cry,,

He wounds the oceans, forests, sky,

And doesn’t care if creatures die.

Drop

(a oh a oh a oh a oh)

(Final Chorus)

(Final Chorus)

The black snake glides, the seasons turn,

Still many hearts refuse to learn (refuse to learn)

That fear can blind and pride can bind,

The gentlest truths we leave behind (leave behind)

So let the serpent find its way,

Beneath the sun from day to day (oh day to day)

For innocence wears scales in kind,

While cruelty speaks through human mind (cruelty in human mind)

(a oh a oh a oh a oh)