Pit Viper Lyrics

by 10,000 Maniacs

album: The Secrets Of I-Ching (1983),
  Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 (1990)

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in the cruel garrison of affection 
if worth of lore is true 
you know the face of a temptress 
pit viper 

a witch or enchantress 
pit viper 

with the malign venom of conceit 
she tries 
civil men 
conceal fear 
misgivings 
when night entreats them 
a greater chill sustains 
stains her 
darkness 
shall not inhibit death blow 

know this skin does not restrict her 
tear and shed the coil 
fall of garland leaves 
below the soil 

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