Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'A Snake In The Shower' - It seems like you've already decided. / I don't think that theres much to discuss. / While we've been in between places we’ve mostly been staying / At some house in the mountains her friend isn't using. / She said he used to be a pretty huge producer. / He doesn't seem that huge anymore. / We found a torch in the drawer. / We found the foil on the floor. / There was blood on the buttons when I picked up the phone. / Oh, what happens is you blow out your sensors. / Then you don't know what you should feel. / And your body's just another container / And your blood is just part of the deal. / They’re scratching at the walls in the wheelhouse. / And it’s sounding like it's Trapped Under Ice. / Remember when we thought this was better. / There was a snake in the shower last night. / We dug in pretty deep and we were almost asleep / Then someone put a brick through the window. / Say what you will man / I don't think that theres much to discuss. / Vetiver and cinnamon. / Colfax and Sheridan. / Covered up in ticker tape / New fangled American Man. / The doctors hook you up to computers / To figure out where we went wrong. / The technician put on Cat and the Cobra. / The nurses laid down on the lawn. / / What happens is you blow out the sensors. / Then you can’t tell the key from the kite. / They’re fooling around with thunder and lightning. / There was a snake in the shower last night. / Before we left the city we went out to some party. / Before we hit the party we stopped off for supplies. / There was a kid on the corner with a coat of many colors. / He said you wanna be tamed or you wanna get wild? / Pulled a stem from his sleeve and said try one of these. / You’ll dream like a king little child. / Then he smiled. / / Someone made a joke that seemed hopeful. / About things that go bump in the night. / At first it kind of picked up the party. / Then it kinda ruined your life. / What happens when you snuff out the candles. / Is mostly just an absence of light. / Death is a complete loss of power. / There was a snake in the shower last night.