Ever since I hit the cradle
I've always been able
To recognize when and where to strike
I got a Chinese zodiac
I got a target painted: diamond-back
But if I move side to side I might survive
Rattle until
I just can't seem to shake it
So much cold blood
But I can't afford to waste it
By the time I left the womb
'Til I was coiled up inside my tomb
I decided I'd take this world by storm
'Cause it's me or them
Just another case of here-we-go-again
But I'll pull my own plug before I'm a plug for you
Rattle until
I just can't seem to shake it
So much cold blood
I can't afford to waste it
On the run
On the make
There's never been so much at stake, but
It's all give; no take
In the year of the snake!
Since 1989
I've been constricted by design
But this mortal coil
Is just what I call home
Rattle until
I just can't seem to shake it
So much cold blood
I can't afford to waste it
On the run
On the make
There's never been so much at stake, but
It's all give; no take
In the year of the snake!
Check the charts
Check the stars
Another life cycle restarts
It's all part of your fate
In the year of the snake!