This is one of my favorite tunes. Another that's well over 8 years old. It originally started as a joke with Carl, a fast song about a gerbil in ass. Then we got with Jeff Donnenwerth (great drummer) and Mike Padula and recorded a nice version for GHOSTS HARM HUMANS. This version has a lot in common with the original but is a better recording, better musicsmanship. Of course, I'm still all over the place, but this song needs to feel pretty raw. A little funk never hurt.
FEMME FATALE
Well she’s a warm blooded creature
with eyes that could stare through the sun
but something in her demeanor felt unsafe
like somewhere behind the smile was pain
and being the curious sort, I had to inquire
for a goddess like this was rare to see
if there was a chance she’d look my way
I’d find out if she was real
and get myself a piece
A rapid blow to the back of the neck
it always did the trick to me
but a girl like this with fists of fury
was worth the pain and still would be
shame’s a bitch, but a bitch who can kill
had a value beyond mere words
as I lay on the ground bleeding from the wound she made
I knew I had to bag this bird
She’s a dame who won’t heel to the master
she’s a killer but the motive is pure
close your eyes to the vision before you
better kindly walk the other way
She had looks that kill and hands that’d do the same
to a cocksure man with his eyes on the prize
she’ll roll you like dough, pop ‘em in the oven
and cut your macho ass right down to size
your libido will live, but your body will die
’cause the woman of your dreams is a nightmare too
she’ll use it how she wants, have a cigarette
and toss it away with the rest of you
She’s a dame who won’t heel to the master
she’s a killer but the motive is pure
close your eyes to the vision before you
better kindly walk the other way
I thought I was the hunter
she looked so good and so willing to play
but in my confidence I forgot
about man’s most primal instincts
She’s a dame who won’t heel to the master
she’s a killer but the motive is pure
close your eyes to the vision before you
better kindly walk the other way
And that’s how it went
in an instant I was the prey
and what would have been a virtue only years ago
was now my Achilles Heel
chalk up a defeat to the men of the world
the loss of that edge that we thought
made us appealing in the first place
now it looks like we’re going to have to use our head
our personality, even talk once in a while
Micah - guitar
Steve - guitar, bass
John - drums
Nick - vocals
<a href="http://www.chud.com/demo/femmefatale.mp3" target="_blank">http://www.chud.com/demo/femmefatale.mp3</a>
FEMME FATALE
Well she’s a warm blooded creature
with eyes that could stare through the sun
but something in her demeanor felt unsafe
like somewhere behind the smile was pain
and being the curious sort, I had to inquire
for a goddess like this was rare to see
if there was a chance she’d look my way
I’d find out if she was real
and get myself a piece
A rapid blow to the back of the neck
it always did the trick to me
but a girl like this with fists of fury
was worth the pain and still would be
shame’s a bitch, but a bitch who can kill
had a value beyond mere words
as I lay on the ground bleeding from the wound she made
I knew I had to bag this bird
She’s a dame who won’t heel to the master
she’s a killer but the motive is pure
close your eyes to the vision before you
better kindly walk the other way
She had looks that kill and hands that’d do the same
to a cocksure man with his eyes on the prize
she’ll roll you like dough, pop ‘em in the oven
and cut your macho ass right down to size
your libido will live, but your body will die
’cause the woman of your dreams is a nightmare too
she’ll use it how she wants, have a cigarette
and toss it away with the rest of you
She’s a dame who won’t heel to the master
she’s a killer but the motive is pure
close your eyes to the vision before you
better kindly walk the other way
I thought I was the hunter
she looked so good and so willing to play
but in my confidence I forgot
about man’s most primal instincts
She’s a dame who won’t heel to the master
she’s a killer but the motive is pure
close your eyes to the vision before you
better kindly walk the other way
And that’s how it went
in an instant I was the prey
and what would have been a virtue only years ago
was now my Achilles Heel
chalk up a defeat to the men of the world
the loss of that edge that we thought
made us appealing in the first place
now it looks like we’re going to have to use our head
our personality, even talk once in a while
Micah - guitar
Steve - guitar, bass
John - drums
Nick - vocals
<a href="http://www.chud.com/demo/femmefatale.mp3" target="_blank">http://www.chud.com/demo/femmefatale.mp3</a>
