[Intro] [Solo sitar establishes a dark, hypnotic riff. Clean electric guitar enters with volume swells before bass and tom-heavy drums build into a deep, steady groove.] Verse 1 Red lights drowning in the whiskey Neon stained the midnight haze Every face was lost in motion Then she caught my steady gaze Black hair falling past her shoulders One hand resting on her glass She smiled like she'd been waiting For this moment all along [Pre-Chorus] [The sitar becomes more rhythmic while the drums grow heavier beneath sustained electric guitar.] She said... "Everybody comes here searching..." "Most forget what they became." Chorus [Full alternative rock band. Distorted guitars open wide while the sitar carries the main melodic hook above the band before settling back into its hypnotic drone.] The serpent's tongue Soft as velvet, sharp as steel Every word another poison Hidden somewhere I could feel The serpent's tongue Sweet enough to pull me through She never told me any lies... She only whispered truths... I didn't want to hear. Verse 2 [Drop back to clean guitars. Sitar returns to the foreground with intricate melodic phrases, leaving a spacious, hypnotic atmosphere.] Smoke curled slowly through the silence Candles danced against her eyes She reached over, took my whiskey Like she'd paid for it that night Then she traced the rim so slowly Never breaking from my stare She said... "Every soul has its own price..." "Yours was lonely." [Pre-Chorus] [Drums and bass steadily build while the sitar continues its repeating pattern.] I should've walked away forever... Instead... I ordered one more round. Chorus [Powerful full-band chorus. The sitar soars over distorted guitars, supported by layered backing vocals and driving drums before weaving back into the rhythm.] The serpent's tongue Soft as velvet, sharp as steel Every word another poison Hidden somewhere I could feel The serpent's tongue Sweet enough to pull me through She never told me any lies... She only whispered truths... I didn't want to hear. [Instrumental] [Sitar begins alone with an improvised melodic passage before the rhythm section returns. Blues-inspired electric guitar joins, trading melodic lines with the sitar as it maintains the hypnotic drone. Build gradually into an emotional climax.] [Bridge] [Nearly everything drops away except sitar, bass, and soft toms. The vocal feels intimate while the sitar slowly rises beneath.] When I turned... Her chair was empty. The glass was full. And every mirror... Showed me... Sitting there alone. [Final Chorus] [Largest arrangement of the song. Full distorted guitars, layered harmony vocals, and soaring sitar carrying a counter-melody while providing continuous texture beneath the entire band.] The serpent's tongue Still echoes through my mind Some temptations leave no footprints Only scars you cannot hide The serpent's tongue Calling softly through the night Some devils never follow... They simply know... You'll come back on your own. [Outro] [The band fades away. The sitar performs the final melody alone before resolving into a sustained drone that slowly disappears into silence.]
