{"id":260399,"date":"2023-05-03T20:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T00:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-serpent-said-strictly-inc-tony-banks\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T20:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T00:20:22","slug":"the-serpent-said-strictly-inc-tony-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-serpent-said-strictly-inc-tony-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Serpent Said &#8211; Strictly Inc. (Tony Banks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Serpent Said &#8211; Strictly Inc. (Tony Banks)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/susenko\/\">Oksana Susenko<\/a> posted a photo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/susenko\/52867787817\/\" title=\"The Serpent Said - Strictly Inc. 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(Tony Banks)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mUVRZVdjYG0\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\">The Serpent Said<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In the silence of the night, a serpent shape<br \/>\nMoves its way across the stony floor<br \/>\nIn\u2005the\u2005comfort of your\u2005life, the serpent said<br \/>\nYou know that\u2005you could have still more<br \/>\nPicture where you want to be<br \/>\nThe door is open wide<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t you really want to know?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t you want to know how it feels<br \/>\nTo see if it&#8217;s all worth trying?<br \/>\nYou want to know how it feels<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t you want to rule the world a little bit<br \/>\nWho to help and who to leave to swim?<br \/>\nYou could better everything, the serpent said<br \/>\nIn your own peculiar way<br \/>\nHistory would honour you<br \/>\nNo matter what you did<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t you really want to try?<\/p>\n<p>You want to know how it feels<br \/>\nAnd see if it&#8217;s all worth trying<br \/>\nYou want to know how it could feel<\/p>\n<p>In the silence of the night, you lie awake<br \/>\nTurning over in your mind the words:<br \/>\nIf at first you lack the nerve, the serpent said<br \/>\nYou could always try again<br \/>\nAnd now left upon your own<br \/>\nHas nothing changed at all<br \/>\nDo you really want to know?<\/p>\n<p>You want to know how it feels<br \/>\nAnd see if it&#8217;s all worth trying<br \/>\nYou want to know how it could feel<br \/>\nTo be the one<\/p>\n<p>Produced By: Nick Davis &amp; Tony Banks<br \/>\nKeyboards: Tony Banks (Genesis)<br \/>\nVocals: Jack Hues (Wang Chung)<br \/>\nWritten By: Tony Banks<br \/>\nDrums: John Robinson<br \/>\nRelease Date: September 11, 1995<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/susenko\/52867787817\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52867787817_6592e923ce_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpent Said - Strictly Inc. 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