Name: Swamp Rats
Duration: P00H02M03S
Description: First track by horror rock band Swamp Rats. Featuring Eddie Swamparelli on lead vocals, Beast on guitar, Dickie on bass, and Glow on drums.

Swamp Rats

from The Inward Spiral by Douglas Gwilym

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First track by horror rock band Swamp Rats. Featuring Eddie Swamparelli on lead vocals, Beast on guitar, Dickie on bass, and Glow on drums.

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Swamp Rats

I see you bob your head now to the groovy beat
You got a new tattoo and your girl has tiny feet
We packed the place again and I can almost think
But there’s a nail in my skull and it’s all aflame

We’re the Swamp Rats
Look into our eyes
We’re the thing that scares you
We’re like a million tries
When your mind fails you and
Your legs rot away
We’ll pull you down with us
You can hear us say
We’re the Swamp Rats
Look into our eyes
We’re the thing that scares you
We’re like a million tries

Dickie’s been dead for almost six weeks and
The tour bus rolls on and we… picked up a freak
And his eyes were all glazed and they’re suddenly clear
And he’s like “Gentleman and lady,
It’s time to fear.”

We’re the Swamp Rats…

I say the words again
Though I can barely see
Hello Phoenix / Chi-town / Cleveland
I can’t hear you, can you hear me?
Dickie plays bass like he’s stealin’ a train
Glow stares while she drums like she’s froggin’ insane
Beast plays guitar like he beats a storm drain
And I climb a billion steps to bring this screamin’ from my brain!

We’re the Swamp Rats…

Dickie’s been dead….

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from The Inward Spiral, released April 2, 2021

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