[Verse 1] He came with boots full of mud And holy spit on his tongue Said he could heal your shame Then he bit it like a drunk Snake eyes under the fur Cheap wine in a jeweled hand As he smiled at the table Like a knife in the sand He knew how to crawl in Where the weak ones pray Left a stain on the altar And a bruise in the day [Pre-Chorus] You let him near the throne You let him in your bed Now the gold goes cold And the candles feed the dead [Chorus] Rasputin, you filthy saint Rasputin, you nasty snake Spit your charm, take your pay Rot in grace, rot away (you filthy saint) (you nasty snake) [Verse 2] He laughed with his mouth full And the room went thin Every lie wore perfume Every sin wore skin He dragged his boots through silk Left a trail of grime Turned the men to dogs And the women to crime He had that crude little grin Like the world was a joke One hand on the prayer book One hand round your throat [Pre-Chorus] You let him near the throne You let him in your bed Now the gold goes cold And the candles feed the dead [Chorus] Rasputin, you filthy saint Rasputin, you nasty snake Spit your charm, take your pay Rot in grace, rot away (you filthy saint) (you nasty snake) [Bridge] Black water, black blood He won't wash clean The most pious little bastard That you ever had seen Pull the nails, shut the door Bury that grin Even the wolves back off When the rot walks in [Final Chorus] Rasputin, you filthy saint Rasputin, you nasty snake Spit your charm, take your pay Rot in grace, rot away (choke on the myth) (choke on the snake)
