Slither

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The first single from Velvet Revolver’s debut album. “Slither” topped a composite world modern rock chart in June 2004 and was later #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock… Read More

May. 24, 20041 viewer44.9K views

Slither Lyrics

[Intro]
(Hey)
(Hey)
(Hey)

[Verse 1]
When you look, you see right through me
Cut the rope, fell to my knees
Born and broken every single time
Always keep me under finger
That's the spot where you run to me
Might see some type of pleasure in my mind

[Chorus]
Yeah, here comes the water
It comes to wash away the sins of you and I
This time, you see

[Bridge]
(Hey)
(Hey)
(Hey)

[Verse 2]
When you seek me, you destroy me
Rape my mind and smell the poppies
Born and bloodied every single time
Always keep me under finger
That's the spot where you might linger
But I see some type of pleasure in my mind

[Chorus]
Yeah, here comes the water
It comes to wash away the sins of you and I
This time, you see
Like holy water
It only burns you faster than you'll ever dry
This time, with me

[Bridge]
When you look, you see right through me
Cut the rope, fell to my knees
Born and bloodied
Every single time

[Chorus]
Yeah, here comes the water
It comes to wash away the sins of you and I
This time, you see
Like holy water
It only burns you faster than you'll ever dry
This time, with me

[Outro]
(Hey)
(Hey)
(Hey)

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The first single from Velvet Revolver’s debut album. “Slither” topped a composite world modern rock chart in June 2004 and was later #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for 8 weeks. It was one of two originals performed at the band’s very first show and a staple of their shows for the rest of the band’s duration. In June 2018, fourteen years after the song was released, Guns N' Roses (with Slash and Duff McKagen back in the band) performed “Slither” live for the first time in Berlin, Germany.

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What did Velvet Revolver say about "Slither"?

“That song, what was that song about? Just got done performing it. The lyrics are about a relationship. ‘When you look you see right through me, cut the rope, fell to my knees, born and broken every single time.’ It’s just feeling not right in a situation.” – Scott Weiland

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