[Verse 1]
You should know (by now), really
That this could end, really
You should know I could never make it work
(Wake up) It's pretend, really
Really (There)
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you like the way the water tastes?
It's like gunfire
You knew but you could never say
Then come forth
Do you like the way the water tastes?
('Cause it's coming 'round)
'Round one more
[Chorus]
Beware the water
[Verse 2]
You should know, babe
At least pretend you did know why
It's not like you were warned (The water)
So go on take a drink, really (There)
[Pre-Chorus]
You like the way the water tastes
It's like gunfire
You knew that it was never safe
Take one more
Do you like the way the water tastes?
(Because it's coming around)
'Round one more
[Chorus 2]
Beware the water
Beware the water
[Bridge]
Teeth are dry
The wind blows
Fill cup, drink it
There you go
[Chorus 3]
Beware the water
Beware the water
Beware the water
[Outro]
Do you like the way the water tastes?
Do you like the way the water tastes?
Beware was written by Chino Moreno & Deftones.
In an interview from the September 2006 issue of Kerrang! magazine, singer Chino Moreno gave the following commentary on the song:
This was a turning point on the record. I had just got back from doing Team Sleep, we stopped working with Bob Ezrin and went back to Sacramento to write. This was the...