[TITLE: SNAKE IN THE GRASS] [ARTIST: POCKETFUL OF JULY] [VERSION: THE SUMMER'S END VERSION] [WARM 1990s FEMALE-FRONTED INDIE POP] [MARA LANE — INTIMATE FEMALE LEAD VOCAL] [ORGANIC FIVE-PIECE BAND, ANALOG TAPE SOUND] [BITTERSWEET, MELODIC, DECEPTIVELY SUNNY] [NO VOCALS BEFORE VERSE 1] [INTRO — INSTRUMENTAL ONLY — 8 BARS] [Bright clean guitar plays a memorable chiming melody] [Soft Wurlitzer chords and melodic bass enter] [Loose live drums establish a relaxed upbeat groove] [Light vibraphone shimmer in the background] [NO VOCALS, HUMMING, CHANTS, SPEECH OR VOCAL SAMPLES] [VERSE 1 — FEMALE LEAD, SOFT AND CONVERSATIONAL] You shook my hand with a loaded smile Said you'd walk beside me every mile Had my back, that's what you said While you counted every step ahead [CHIMING GUITAR RESPONSE] You knew the names, you knew the game Knew just where to place the blame Never raised your voice or showed your teeth Just kept your knife where I couldn't see [PRE-CHORUS — FEMALE LEAD, MELODY GENTLY RISES] You don't need a gun to take a shot Don't need a match to burn the lot Some folks lie, some folks steal Some shake your hand while they turn the wheel [BRIGHT GUITAR PICKUP, DRUM FILL] [CHORUS — CATCHY BITTERSWEET INDIE-POP MELODY] Snake in the grass! I hear you moving! Smile in my face! While the knife goes through me! Snake in the grass! I know your kind! Say you got my back While you're working behind! [LIGHT BACKING HARMONIES, MELODIC BASS MOVEMENT] [NO SHOUTING, NO HEAVY GUITARS] [POST-CHORUS — FEMALE LEAD, TENDER AND REFLECTIVE] Keep your friends close Keep your enemies in sight It's the ones that call you brother That'll cut you in the night [INSTRUMENTAL TURNAROUND — 4 BARS] [JANGLY GUITAR AND WURLITZER] [NO VOCALS] [VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, MORE PERSONAL AND WOUNDED] You played the part, you wore the face Took your seat and knew your place Passed the word when I wasn't there Then acted shocked when it filled the air [SOFT VIBRAPHONE RESPONSE] Every favor came with strings Every promise had hidden things You didn't stab me in the street You pulled the ground from under my feet [PRE-CHORUS — WARM BUILD, SUBTLE HARMONIES] You don't need a gun to take a shot Don't need a match to burn the lot Some folks lie, some folks steal Some shake your hand while they turn the wheel [CHORUS — FULL BAND, BRIGHT AND HEARTBREAKING] Snake in the grass! I hear you moving! Smile in my face! While the knife goes through me! Snake in the grass! I know your kind! Say you got my back While you're working behind! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 12 BARS] [MELODIC CLEAN ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO] [WURLITZER AND VIBRAPHONE ANSWER THE GUITAR] [PLAYFUL MELODIC BASS LINE] [LOOSE LIVE DRUMS, WARM TAPE SATURATION] [NO VOCALS] [BRIDGE — STRIPPED DOWN, FEMALE LEAD CLOSE TO MICROPHONE] Funny how the truth comes out When the room gets quiet Funny how the loudest loyalty Never seems to buy it [ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND SOFT WURLITZER ONLY] I don't need revenge I don't need a scene I just know exactly What your friendship means [BREAKDOWN — QUIET, INTIMATE, ALMOST FRAGILE] [SOFT ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS, LIGHT PERCUSSION] I saw the tracks I heard the sound I watched you smile While you dragged me down No more favors No more trust I know what crawls Beneath the dust [INSTRUMENTAL BUILD — 8 BARS] [CHIMING GUITAR HOOK RETURNS] [DRUMS AND MELODIC BASS GRADUALLY REENTER] [WARM KEYBOARD SWELL] [NO VOCALS] [FINAL CHORUS — JOYFUL-SOUNDING MUSIC, HEARTBROKEN LYRICS] Snake in the grass! I hear you moving! Smile in my face! While the knife goes through me! Snake in the grass! I know your kind! Say you got my back While you're working behind! [BACKING HARMONIES BLOOM NATURALLY] [CHIMING GUITAR COUNTERMELODY] [FINAL REFRAIN — FEMALE LEAD, SOFT AND WISTFUL] Snake in the grass... I know your kind... Snake in the grass... You were never on my side... [OUTRO — FEMALE LEAD, INTIMATE AND RESIGNED] You can keep the handshake You can keep the smile I know what you are I just didn't know it for a while [FINAL INSTRUMENTAL — 8 BARS] [OPENING GUITAR MELODY RETURNS] [SOFT WURLITZER, MELODIC BASS AND VIBRAPHONE] [DRUMS FADE INTO WARM ROOM AMBIENCE] [ONE LONELY CLEAN GUITAR NOTE RINGS OUT] [NO VOCALS] [END]
