Rattlesnake Queens
**Rattlesnake Queens** is a gritty Texas blues-rock boogie about riding away from poisonous relationships, old anger, and the noise they leave behind.
Driven by the imagery of chrome, desert heat and endless blacktop, the song follows a man who once kept reaching for danger even when he knew it could bite. The “rattlesnake queens” are beautiful, seductive and dangerous — the kind of trouble that comes with a warning, if you're willing to hear it.
But this isn't really a song about revenge. It's about finally refusing to play the game.
As the miles build behind him, the voices grow quieter. The desert strips away the anger, the fear and the ghosts of what came before, until all that's left is the road, the sound of the machine and his own thoughts becoming clear again.
With a hard blues-rock groove and a wah-soaked guitar break, **Rattlesnake Queens** turns a story about getting burned into something much simpler:
He survived the fire.
Now he rides in peace.
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Lyrics
Chrome on the tank
Sun on my back
Wind in my teeth
And the road goes black
I left that town
With its hungry eyes
Where every sweet smile
Had a bite in disguise
One wrong touch
And you’re skin and bone
Out here the hurt
Wears a polished tone
I used to chase it
Used to let it burn
Now I pull away
Let the wilds return
Rattle snake queens
Rattle snake queens
One kiss and you’re gone
Rattle snake queens
I found my peace
In the dust and heat
Left the madness behind
Now my heart beats clean
I rode through hell
On a bent-up frame
Every voice in my head
Calling out my name
But the miles got long
And the night got still
I let that noise die down
I let it lose its will
No shouting ghosts
No crackling fear
Just the hum of truth
Getting loud and clear
I used to chase it
Used to let it burn
Now I pull away
Let the wilds return
Rattle snake queens
Rattle snake queens
One kiss and you’re gone
Rattle snake queens
I found my peace
In the dust and heat
Left the madness behind
Now my heart beats clean
I don't need the poison
I don't need the fight
I can hear my own breath
In the edge of night
The desert took the anger
Took the ache away
Now the silence in my skull
Is where I stay
Rattle snake queens
Rattle snake queens
One kiss and you’re gone
Rattle snake queens
I found my peace
In the dust and heat
Left the madness behind
Now my heart beats clean
Rattle snake queens
Rattle snake queens
I survived the fire
Now I ride in peace
