The Spiderbite Song
The Flaming Lips * Track #4 On The Soft Bulletin
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Album The Soft Bulletin
- #1
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- #2A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
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- #3The Spark That Bled
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- #4The Spiderbite Song
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- #5Buggin’ (Mokran Remix)
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- #6What Is the Light?
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- #7The Observer
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- #8
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- #9Suddenly Everything Has Changed
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- #10The Gash
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- #11Slow Motion
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- #12Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
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- #13Sleeping on the Roof
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- #14Race for the Prize (Mokran mix)
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- #15Waiting for a Superman (Mokran Mix)
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- #16Buggin’
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The Spiderbite Song by The Flaming Lips
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The Flaming LipsWrited by
Michael Ivins & Steven Drozd & Wayne CoyneAbout
This song is about two incidents that occurred to members of the Flaming Lips while they were recording their previous record, Zaireeka, and lead singer/songwriter Wayne Coyne’s gratitude that his two bandmates survived.
The Spiderbite Song Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you got that spiderbite on your hand
I thought we would have to break up the band
To lose your arm would surely upset your brain
The poison then could reach your heart from a vein
[Chorus]
I was glad that it didn't destroy you
How sad that would be
'Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me
[Verse 2]
When you had that accident in your car
That whole thing just really seemed too bizarre
Dodging holes and telephone poles through the dash
A million to one that you could survive such a crash
[Chorus]
I was glad that it didn't destroy you
How sad that would be
'Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me
[Verse 3]
When you fell in love, it was so sweet
So devoted, completely swept off your feet
Love is the greatest thing a heart can know
But the hole that it leaves in its absence can make you feel so low
[Chorus]
I was glad that it didn't destroy you
How sad that would be
'Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me
The Spiderbite Song Q&A
Who wrote The Spiderbite Song's ?
The Spiderbite Song was written by Michael Ivins & Steven Drozd & Wayne Coyne.
Who produced The Spiderbite Song's ?
The Spiderbite Song was produced by The Flaming Lips & Scott Booker & Dave Fridmann.
When did The Flaming Lips release The Spiderbite Song?
The Flaming Lips released The Spiderbite Song on Tue Jun 22 1999.
What did The Flaming Lips say about "The Spiderbite Song"?
In a 2002 interview, Steven Drozd admitted that he didn’t really get a spiderbite. The infection was actually caused by a heroin needle:
What really happened is, I got an abcess from an intravenous drug injection and it turned into an infection. My hand swelled up like a fuckin’ tennis ball; it was...