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Rattlesnake Woman is the 8th track on the new album Thunder in the Night produced by Paul Robert Thomas
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“Rattlesnake Woman” is a raw and emotionally charged song about betrayal, heartbreak, and the venomous nature of a toxic relationship. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a deceitful and manipulative person—symbolized as a rattlesnake—whose words and actions inflict deep wounds on the narrator. Once admired and trusted, this person has become unrecognizable, filled with hatred and malice.
The song explores themes of deception, resentment, and emotional pain, as the narrator describes the suffering caused by their former partner’s cruelty. Metaphors of venom, biting rain, and a thick-skinned aggressor reinforce the toxic dynamic. Despite the pain, there’s a sense of finality and empowerment, as the narrator ultimately rejects any further involvement, making it clear that they want this person out of their life for good.
With a mix of anger and sorrow, the song closes with a powerful expression of disillusionment, leaving the listener with a strong sense of both devastation and liberation.
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Rattlesnake Woman lyrics
With slits for eyes so full of hate
Skin as thick as a rattlesnake’s
You once said that I was your hero
But your heart is colder than absolute zero
Your sour words like bitter lemons
Spat from your mouth like poisonous venom
Bite into my soul like driving rain
Paralyzing me with burning pain
And when you’ve finished crawling on the floor
And stopped to scream and slide about
Just close the door on your way out
Coz I don’t wanna see you any more
Well, you smile to my face
But hiss behind my back
No matter what the time or place
You go on the attack
You spit out my name
To everyone you can
Things can never be the same
Maybe your skin is too thick to understand
And when you’ve finished crawling on the floor
And stopped to scream and slide about
Just close the door on your way out
Coz I don’t wanna see you any more
You hurt me like no other has before
Don’t tell me that I shouldn’t keep score
I put my trust and hope in you
Now I feel such a low down fool
You took me on a ride till the end
You almost drove me round the bend
I ain’t gonna say that I wish you well
In fact I hope that you rot in hell
And when you’ve finished crawling on the floor
And stopped to scream and slide about
Just close the door on your way out
Coz I don’t wanna see you any more
Oh how you changed
How you changed
You’re no longer recognizable to my brain
Oh the pain
Oh the pain
I never want to love anybody again
And when you’ve finished crawling on the floor
And stopped to scream and slide about
Just close the door on your way out
Coz I don’t wanna see you any more
And when you’ve finished crawling on the floor
And stopped to scream and slide about
Just close the door on your way out
Coz I don’t wanna see you any more
Paul Robert Thomas
PRS Tunecode 673786HS
ISWC T-330.386.564-3
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