Snakes - Intellectual

[Intro: Dan Smith]

Ooh, I'm not ready

[Verse 1: Dan Smith]

Snakes are biting at my heels

The worries that refuse to let us go

I’ve been kicking them away

And hoping not to let them take control

[Pre-Chorus 1: Dan Smith]

Ooh, I’m not ready

Drink to escape their bites

Show me distraction

Even for just one night

[Chorus: Dan Smith]

'Cause it's easier to bury

My head in the sand sometimes

Yes, it's easier to bury

My head in the sand sometimes

And I know, I know, I know

It's not the right way to go

But I pray for the ground to swallow me who-ole

Ooh, I'm not ready

[Verse 2: Dan Smith]

Now these days are feeling dark

We're struggling to figure out last year

When the woman on the news

Keeps saying things that no one wants to hear

[Pre-Chorus 2: Dan Smith]

Ooh, I’m not ready

Drink to escape our minds

Show me distraction

Even for just one night

[Chorus: Dan Smith]

'Cause it's easier to bury

My head in the sand sometimes

Yes, it's easier to bury

My head in the sand sometimes

And I know, I know, I know

It's not the right way to go

But I pray for the ground to swallow me who-ole

Yes, I pray for the ground to swallow me who-o-ole

Ooh, I'm not ready

[Intermezzo]

"Come on, boys. Let's go tear this place apart!

(Woo, Oh!)"

[Bridge: Kyle Simmons]

'Cause I know life is simple when

I can just ignore it all

'Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know

Life is simple when I can just ignore it all

'Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know

[Pre-Chorus 3: Dan Smith, Kyle Simmons]

If I’m not ready ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)

Snakes will consume me whole ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)

If I'm not steady ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)

Maybe they'll take control ('Cause I know, 'cause I know, 'cause I know)

[Chorus: Dan Smith]

But it's easier to bury

My head in the sand sometimes

Yes, it's easier to bury

My head in the sand sometimes

I know, I know, I know

It's not the right way to go

But I pray for the ground to swallow me who-ole

Yes, I know, I know, I know

It's not the right way to go

But I pray for the ground to swallow me who-o-ole