Snake Oil Lyrics - Arcwelder

(s macdonald) 

I've an appointment today with a cultural slave to the snakepit called the music biz 

So I'm hanging around just to meet this clown who lies and says the pleasure is his 

He seems to think I'll be impressed by the hair upon his chest 

'cause his shirt's unbuttoned down to his navel 

He begins to decree that the problem is me 

I want out of here as soon as I'm able 

[chorus] 

Snake oil man 

He draws a line in the sand 

And he dares you to cross it 

'cause he knows that you won't 

Take it all away 

Sell it for gain 

Take away everything 

And you can never have it again 

He praises to excess the current success of a new band past the million mark 

That was two years ago and he should have known that today nobody knows who they are 

His ideals revolve around how we should kneel down 

And give service to his symbol of power 

I've got myself in a jam 'cause I don't know where I am 

I've had enough of this waste of an hour 

[chorus] 

The uphill climb 

Is not worth the time 

How can he sleep at night 

Power is a crime 

[chorus]