Song Description
It's about people who make promises they can't or don't keep and the people who continue to believe them.
| Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless |
Subject |
Lies, Politics |
| Similar Artists |
Cage the Elephant, The Gills |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You hold fire when you hear their promises
They hypnotize then you sleep just like the bottle to the baby
Just like the bottle to the baby
You compromise when you hear their double talk
They pacify then you sleep just like the bottle to the baby
Just like the bottle to the baby
Chorus
Don't be deceived by the kings of promises
The tangled webs they weave
They sell the lie and cross their fingers in their pockets and there's something up their sleeve
And yet you still believe
Their words are poison and they strike like a rattlesnake
They paralyze then you sleep just like the bottle to the baby
Just like the bottle to the baby, to the baby
Chorus
Don't be deceived by the kings of promises
The tangled webs they weave
They sell the lie and cross their fingers in their pockets and there's something up their sleeve
And yet you still believe
Bridge
Well they're cold and they're heartless with their silver tongues
You gotta burn their bridges and the spell is undone
The truehearted won't lead you astray
They won't sell you the future with a price to pay
Chorus
Don't be deceived by the kings of promises
The tangled webs they weave
They sell the lie and cross their fingers in their pockets and there's something up their sleeve
And yet you still believe