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The snake has deep symbolic meaning in all societies around the globe both for good and evil. Some of its significance ranges from sexual connotations, notions of evil intent, all the way to a deity or god form that is capable of imparting wisdom to mankind.
In this song and music composition, “Snake,” I wanted to bring out the elements of the snake that I felt I could related to and express with convincing dramatism. To do this I needed music to establish that vibe. So what I did was use a micro-tonal tuning on the guitar, which worked perfectly by creating a variety of exotic textures as I experimented searching for the right combination.
The music was designed to make you feel like you entered a ritual chamber where something (or someone) was going to be sacrificed. The darkness of the space was lit with the dim light of candles and filled with the smoke and odor of incense. The rattle at the introduction and throughout the song present the Snake as a mythical man-animal hybrid luring a new victim into his sex ritual ceremony.
Snake people come in two forms, men and women, who assume the characteristics and behavior of the animals as we understand them. When they speak they use slippery words that sound good to the ears of others, but hide their true intentions. When they act to do good, they do so with the expectation that such labors on their part will derive some reward, repayment, or enslave those who they’ve assisted. All in all, their thoughts are drawing boards for the spinning of social webs that are designed to ensnare others in traps of their own making.
Having fallen into one of a Snake person’s set-ups, the target strangely feels grateful for receiving such an invitation because Snake People are extremely talented at charming their victims. There’s even a sense of obligation for going or showing up to the ritual chamber that occurs in the mind of the person to be used and sacrificed, since Snake People are expert at eliciting other people’s confidence and cooperation.
In the song “Snake,” the main character is a mythical man-creature who greets and invites his female catch into the sacred space and proceeds rapidly to begin the act for which he had intended for his victim. Once the Snake-Man reveals his true intent and nature as a person, the reaction of the victim changes and becomes a massive let-down. Her hopes were raised by his smooth words, cool demeanor, expensive taste, and nice possessions only to be shattered by the reality of the situation and the act in which she is engaged.
The Snake-Man, in contrast, experiences elation at seeing his victim’s reaction when he finally exposes the truth about himself. As she is going through all the emotions associated with her feelings of deception, the way it changes her physical appearance actually brings the Snake pleasure.
The spell that overcame the victim was initially generated when the Snake enveloped her in a web of psychic energy which he placed over her as they first met. The effects of this web lasted all the way until she arrived at location of the ritual chamber. Now as the sex ritual begins and demands further involvement, the spell became a deep trance which increased with every form of compliance she allowed herself to commit.
In the second verse of “Snake,” the victim at one point starts to look for an exit, but the Snake-Man anticipates this and thwarts her effort by diverting her attention to the next action she must perform before she’ll be released again into the wilderness of human society.
Pain, distress, and worry - emotional or physical - in his victims is a source of joy for him because to him what he does and how it affects others is nothing more than fun and just the way life is - eat or be eaten. The rule of the jungle is a male or female Snake’s philosophy of life.
“This is why I love you,
This is what I love about you,
This is when I love you
This is how I love you.”
Wrapping up the piece is the chorus, which is actually the Snake persons mantra. When they’ve succeeded in manipulating, humiliating, using, and destroying their victims, they actually mix complements with the humiliation to make the experience even more hypnotic for the victim by spinning it with confusion. Their goal is to break the will of their victim and remake them into loyal pets, but for those who will not comply and are not easily broken, Woe! To them who will not bend into the fold.
Marc
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