We were spitting venom at most everyone we know
If the damned gave us a road map then we'd know just were to go
Now let it drop

let it all drop
Let it all drop
Oh let it all fall off

well you were talking soda pop
You were talking quite a lot
The opinions that I do not give
The opinions I ain't got
So let it drop

let it all drop
Let it all drop
Let it all fall off there oh

well you were spitting venom at most everyone you know
If you truly knew the gravity you'd know which way to go
Well let it drop

let it drop
Let it all drop
Oh let it all fall off

my ears were bristled firmly right against your mouth to hear
When you tried to spit the venom out your words were not so clear
Now drop

hold on to what you need
We've got a knack for fucked up history
Hold on to what you need
We've got a knack for messed up history

well we went downtown and we sat in the rain
Well looking what direction and waiting for a train and thought over
Its all over

I did't know you kept track I didn't know there was a score
Well it looks like your the winner and I ain't gonna play no more
Its over
Game over

well we walked real stiff and I came inside the ground
You hit me with yours
And said 'pull yourself together'
Its over
Oh it's over

you can say what you want but don't act like you care
It takes more than one person to decide what's fair
Its over
Think it over

you were spitting venom at most everyone you know
If the damned gave you a road map then you'd know just where to go
So we carried all the groceries in while hauling out the trash
And if this doesn't make us motionless I do not know what can
What a rotten thing to say such an awful thing to say
I didn't mean to bite you so really
What I always did what I always did what I always had to sling
So let it drop

let it all drop
Let it all drop
Oh let it all fall off

let it drop
Let it all drop
Let it drop
Oh let it all fall off

cheer up baby it wasn't always quite so bad for every bit of venom that came out the antidote was had
X 7

cheer up

cheer up baby it wasn't always quite so bad for every bit of venom that came out the antidote was had
X6



Lyrics submitted by uratrtl, edited by RaineBM1185, sheionizes

Track duration: 08:27

"Spitting Venom" as written by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, Tom Peloso, Jeremiah Green, Johnny Marr, Joe Plummer

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP

Lyrics powered by LyricFind


Spitting Venom song meanings
Add your thoughts

96 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    Lyric Correction:it says edited by me, but the changes i submitted aren't even showing up.
    Flag RaineBM1185on October 24, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:super insightful.. ive been lost for words, and this song has them.
    Flag beyouressenceon June 17, 2012   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction:A lot of these lyrics are wrong. They're written in the liner notes when you buy the CD. For example the line is "We walked real stiff and our canes hit the ground," not "We walked real stiff and I came inside the ground"
    Flag ShadowHaton October 23, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this song is so complete
    Flag happymeekon March 22, 2011   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:Great song, but it feels over produced. I feel like in the last couple albums they have really lost a certain feel to their sound. Its almost too clean. Still one of the best bands out there though, and they're reppin the northwest!
    Flag deadraton July 14, 2010   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:This has nothing to do with the song but the Minnesota term "pop" is much better than soda pop, soda just seems a little childish.
    Flag CBuMon June 29, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:This was my first coming-back song. I always have a couple of songs on an MM album that I really like at first, so for a while I listen only to them. But then by chance I hear something I like in another, previously ignored song, and I suddenly become obsessed with this new song. 'Spitting Venom' was the first of these. I loved it, a lot, and later it was there when I needed words to express my feelings during a personal crisis. I'll never forget it. It perfectly articulated my anger at being left out of the loop, in particular:
    "I didn't know you kept track,
    Didn't know there was a score"

    and

    "You can say what you want but don't act like you care,
    Takes more than one person to decide what's fair"

    This song is the reason I get annoyed when people say Modest Mouse are crap now. YouTubers, I'm looking at you. :/ This was my first MM album and I've worked my way backwards. Never have I seen any real, serious difference in musical quality between albums. Modest Mouse == Modest Mouse, as far as I'm concerned. It's a simple equation. :) Saying one album is crap 'cos it's not the same is like saying: 'Damn, Terry Pratchett is crap these days. Why doesn't he just rewrite his first ten books again and again?'. Nothing, especially people, and among people especially bands, lasts forever. We have to enjoy and celebrate every song we can get out of MM, 'cos we want to have as much as possible to pass on.
    Flag CitrusLemon409on August 01, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is about a liar.
    a liar that lied about really important things.
    Flag jarvieeefaceon April 19, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Not to take away from the lyrical conversations that have gone on, but does anyone else here Johnny Cash during the acoustic segments of the song?
    Flag HunnaColeon February 21, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:sorry, i forgot one of my thoughts while typing... the line "we carried all the groceries in while hauling out the trash" is saying that while they were trying to do something productive they were destroying it at the same time. "if that doesn't make us motionless i don't know what will" if their relationship doesn't loss momentum from fighting while trying to makeup, i dont know what will...
    Flag randomRANCORon February 15, 2009   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

Back to top
explain