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Slither

Metallica
Track 6 on Reload 

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Nov. 18, 19971 viewer9.3K views

Slither Lyrics

[Chorus 1]
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?

[Verse 1]
Ohh, watch the puppets dancing
Yeah, see the clowns fall down
Hey, tie your tap shoes tightly
Yeah, and wear them into town

[Chorus 2]
See you crawling
See you crawling in

[Chorus 1]
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
There ain't no heroes here no more

[Verse 2]
Hey hey hey
Ooh, play the game so nicely
Oh, check, its your move now
Yeah, we are standing in this jungle
Yeah, with serpents I have found
[Chorus 2]
See you crawling
See you crawling in

[Chorus 1]
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
Then your heroes disappeared

[Chorus 2]
See you crawling
See you crawling in

[Chorus 1]
Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
No there ain't no heroes here no more
Haven't I seen you here before?
There ain't no heroes here, looking for snakes you might find them
Haven't I seen you before?
Then your heroes disappeared
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them, yeah

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Genius Annotation

Slither Is about not going to look for trouble. This Song was Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, And Kirk Hammett. I would Personally Say that this Song is Actually about a Specific Person in my Past, but, Lyrically, It’s about not Looking for Trouble.

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Credits
Lead guitar
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Release Date
November 18, 1997
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