Reptile
The Church * Track #8 On Starfish
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Reptile by The Church
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The ChurchWrited by
Richard Ploog & Marty Willson-Piper & Peter Koppes & Steve KilbeyAbout
Reptile is the second single from The Church’s 1988 album Starfish. It reached number 27 on the US rock charts.
This song was inspired by a real-life experience lead singer Steve Kilbey had with a reptile:
I went home with this woman one night I met in Canters Deli. I went in the bathroom … and th...
Reptile Lyrics
Too dangerous to keep
Too feeble to let go
And you want to bite the hand
Should have stopped this long ago
Go now, you've been set free
Another month or so, you'll be gorging on me
With your lovely smile
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile
Had you coiled around my arm
How could you ever know?
How I loved your diamond eyes
But that was long ago
Go now, you've been set free
Another month or so, you'll be poisoning me
With your lovely smile
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile
And I should have believed Eve
She said we had to blow
She was the apple of my eye
It wasn't long ago
Go now, you've been set free
Another month or so, you'll be poisoning me
With your lovely smile
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile
Reptile Q&A
Who wrote Reptile's ?
Reptile was written by Richard Ploog & Marty Willson-Piper & Peter Koppes & Steve Kilbey.
Who produced Reptile's ?
Reptile was produced by The Church & Greg Ladanyi & Waddy Wachtel.
When did The Church release Reptile?
The Church released Reptile on Tue Feb 16 1988.