It's pretty obvious-- this song is about Maynard's son. He is tempted (by the snake, his father, with whom he had an abusive relationship) to distance himself from this child. He realizes, however, that his former relationship with his father is a thing of the past, and he has the opportunity to kill the tendencies he could have inherited from his father by opening his heart and being vulnerable in having a loving relationship with his child. Simple as that.
I also think that the song might have been different if Maynard had a daughter instead.
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
It's pretty obvious-- this song is about Maynard's son. He is tempted (by the snake, his father, with whom he had an abusive relationship) to distance himself from this child. He realizes, however, that his former relationship with his father is a thing of the past, and he has the opportunity to kill the tendencies he could have inherited from his father by opening his heart and being vulnerable in having a loving relationship with his child. Simple as that.
I also think that the song might have been different if Maynard had a daughter instead.
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom
Dude i get what your getting at but maybe its the fear of being a father the snake is the voice tempting him to runaway but its his will keeping him there and the confusion of emotion coming over like a storm it tires him fighting himself sucking out the venom