From the recording STUPID CUPID
WANTING, NOT FINDING, HIDING, KNOWING IT'S WRONG, BUT STILL.....
The lyrics express a desire for forbidden things that ultimately leave a feeling of emptiness. It warns about "serpents in the garden" who "won't pardon your every sin" and advises hardening emotions. The song also mentions "lies spread like cancer" and that "all is not as it seems." It suggests that "false profits" are at the root of all evil, along with serpents.
Lyrics
I WANT WHAT I CAN’T HAVE
I WANT MORE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN’T HAVE
LIKE STRANGE FRUIT FROM THE TREE
THE STRANGE FRUIT TASTES SO SWEET, BUT LEAVES ME EMPTY
LIES SPREAD LIKE CANCER
SO BEFORE YOU START TO QUESTION
YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE ANSWER
THERE’S ONE MORE THING I SHOULD MENTION
THERE ARE SERPENTS IN THE GARDEN
TRY TO HARDEN YOUR EMOTIONS
SERPENTS IN THE GARDEN
THEY WON’T PARDON YOUR EVERY SIN
I STAND NAKED BEFORE YOU
NAKED AND EXPOSED, BARE BEFORE YOU
THE SINS OF THE FATHER
THE SINS OF THE FATHER ARE TEARING ME APART
ANOTHER PROMISE IS BROKEN
AND FROM BEHIND THE SCENES
I THOUGHT I HEARD WORDS SPOKEN
ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS
THERE ARE SERPENTS IN THE GARDEN
TRY TO HARDEN YOUR EMOTIONS
SERPENTS IN THE GARDEN
THEY WON’T PARDON YOUR EVERY SIN
AT THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL ARE FALSE PROFITS
AND SERPENTS, OH YEAH AND SERPENTS
THEY’LL CLIMB UP THE LADDER AND FALL INTO SNAKE PITS
WITH SERPENTS, OH YEAH WITH SERPENTS
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©