Too dangerous to keep.
Too feeble to let go.
And you want to bite the hand.
Should have stopped this long ago.
Go now, you've been set free.
Another month or so you'll be gorging on me (poisoning me on 2nd and 3rd times)
With your lovely smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail,
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile.
Had you coiled around my arm.
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes?
But that was long ago. (chorus)
And I should have believed eve.
She said we had to blow.
She was the apple of my eye.
It wasn't long ago. (chorus)
The Church - Reptile Lyrics
The Church - Reptile Lyrics
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Too dangerous to keep.
Too feeble to let go.
And you want to bite the hand.
Should have stopped this long ago.
Go now, you've been set free.
Another month or so you'll be gorging on me (poisoning me on 2nd and 3rd times)
With your lovely smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail,
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile.
Had you coiled around my arm.
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes?
But that was long ago. (chorus)
And I should have believed eve.
She said we had to blow.
She was the apple of my eye.
It wasn't long ago. (chorus)
Too feeble to let go.
And you want to bite the hand.
Should have stopped this long ago.
Go now, you've been set free.
Another month or so you'll be gorging on me (poisoning me on 2nd and 3rd times)
With your lovely smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail,
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile.
Had you coiled around my arm.
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes?
But that was long ago. (chorus)
And I should have believed eve.
She said we had to blow.
She was the apple of my eye.
It wasn't long ago. (chorus)
Writer: GEORGE MILLER, IAN MATHIE, JIM GALLCHER, STEPHEN CHURCH
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
"Reptile" is a song by Australian alternative rock band The Church. It was released as a single from their 1988 album Starfish, and the songwriting credits are given to all four members of the band.
Inspired by a real-life encounter with a reptile, "Reptile" is based around a prominent guitar riff. The song saw moderate commercial success as a single and has become one of the band's most famous songs.
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The ChurchInspired by a real-life encounter with a reptile, "Reptile" is based around a prominent guitar riff. The song saw moderate commercial success as a single and has become one of the band's most famous songs.
Genre(s): College rock, psychedelic pop
Written by: GEORGE MILLER, IAN MATHIE, JIM GALLCHER, STEPHEN CHURCH
Produced by: Greg Ladanyi, Waddy Wachtel, The Church
Year: 1988