Alligator Blood

Track 7 on There Is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let’s Keep It a Secret

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The seventh track from There is a Hell…, “Alligator Blood” comes in as one of the heavier tracks on the album. The style of this track is reminiscent of their work on their… Read More

Oct. 27, 20111 viewer38.5K views

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Alligator Blood Lyrics

[Refrain]
Let's play a game of Russian Roulette
I'll load the gun, you place the bets
Tell me who will make it out alive
Let's play a game of Russian Roulette
I'll load the gun, you place the bets
Tell me who will make it out alive

[Verse 1]
Over and over and over again, we play the same old games
Cards kept close to our chest, that way the secret's kept
So wear your poker face, here's to the fool, here's to the thief
Fiction is bitter and you got a taste

[Chorus]
My alligator blood is starting to show
I know that you know that I know that you know
Can't call a bluff with a dead man's hand
My alligator blood is starting to show
I know that you know that I know that you know
Can't call a bluff with a dead man's hand

[Verse 2]
Cut me up and wear my skin, show me how to live
Tear me down, clean me up, now spill my fucking guts
Just help me find a way, just help me find a way
Just help me find a way, just help me find a way

[Chorus]
My alligator blood is starting to show
I know that you know that I know that you know
Can't call a bluff with a dead man's hand
My alligator blood is starting to show
I know that you know that I know that you know
Can't call a bluff with a dead man's hand

[Post-Chorus]
Put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my brains
Put a gun to my head and paint the walls
Put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my brains
Put a gun to my head and paint the walls

[Bridge]
Now you know
Now you know
Now you know
Now you know, you can go, you can give up trying
Should've just called it quits, should've just called it quits
Leave before it's too late
Now you know, you can go, you can give up trying
Should've just called it quits, should've just called it quits
Leave before it's too late

[Refrain]
Let's play a game of Russian Roulette
I'll load the gun, you place the bets
Tell me who will make it out alive
Let's play a game of Russian Roulette
I'll load the gun, you place the bets
Tell me who will make it out alive

[Outro]
Alright, yeah, yeah
So put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my fucking brain, oh!
Put a gun to my head and paint the walls with my brains
Put a gun to my head and paint the fucking walls!

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The seventh track from There is a Hell…, “Alligator Blood” comes in as one of the heavier tracks on the album. The style of this track is reminiscent of their work on their previous album, Suicide Season.

The title of the song comes from a poker term for a player that has no concern for his competition, and is ruthless in taking other players' money. Conversely, someone with “alligator blood” is one that, when losing, barely stays in the game. Within the context of the song, the player of Russian roulette is not concerned with the outcome of the game, as long as he lives, and survives each round by the skin of his teeth.