Lyrics

Snakes And Ladders
Written by Ross Gordon Cambrin

I was born in outer space,
Can’t modify or moderate.
Like whiskey I was fortified,
But why exist when not alive.
And then I saw you standing there,
Became awake, became aware.
I knew that I was meant to be,
And vanished all uncertainty.

Deep in the night I’m wide awake,
I turn the lights on and stare at the ceiling.
Here in my silent hideaway,
Play snakes and ladders with lovers and demons.

In and all, now I was torn.
No meaning to what came before.
I know I’m not that private eye,
Who comes and goes when others die.
I filter through the circumstance,
Go backwards when I should advance.
While looking for some common thread,
Is when I found myself instead.

Deep in the night I’m wide awake,
I turn the lights on and stare at the ceiling.
Here in my silent hideaway,
Play snakes and ladders with lovers and demons.

Deep in the night I’m wide awake,
I turn the lights on and stare at the ceiling.
Here in my silent hideaway,
Play snakes and ladders with lovers and demons.

How come, I cannot say,
Why is it time the soul regrets.
You speak of gratitude,
What is the use if love forgets,

You say to me that love doesn’t matter.
I look to your soul for the truth.
I come home and find you climbing that ladder.
‘Cause there’s something you left on the roof.

Like a sparrow in a barrel, you chatter.
Like a snake in a rake, bend and turn,
And everyday you grow a little bit madder,
With the stories you tell, make me burn.

Deep in the night, I’m wide awake.
Here in my silent hideaway.
Deep in the night, I’m wide awake.
Play snakes and ladders,
Deep in the night, I’m wide awake.
Here in my silent hideaway.
Here in my silent hideaway.
Play snakes and ladders,