Come and Take It...If you can!!

I had never heard that statement before in my entire life..."Come and Take It" until I moved to Texas.  I saw it on flags, shirts, bumper stickers, buildings, tattoos...and I thought, "Come and take what?"

So naturally I did what I always do when I don't know shit about shinolah....I google it!  Upon Google'ing the phrase "Come and Take It" I ran into another ol' online pal of mine...Wikipedia...well hell, if it's on Wikipedia it must be true!!!  Wikipedia said so!!

You can check HERE if you like, but basically here's the gist:

"Come and take it" is an American patriotic slogan most notably used in 1778 at Fort Morris in Georgia during the American Revolution, and later in 1835 during the Texas Revolution. The phrase is similar to Molon labe, which is a classical expression of defiance reportedly spoken by King Leonidas I in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Remember that movie, 300??  The one that made every male look at their gut and wince with shame??  Well yeah, that's where it started, when the Persians were demanding...well you can read above...

So it's not "just" a Texas thing, but brought to my attention by Texas and even more important than that, extremely huge in Texas history.  So with all that being said, I thought, "Well slap my ass and call me Gonzo, that there needs to be put in a song!"  The seeds had been planted, the idea was starting to form. 

I view "Come and Take It" as statement from SSP to the world about our Music, about our Love, about our Desire...Discipline...and flat out pure Determination to succeed.  When everyone else decides to go home, when everyone else is tired and wants to quit...there's good ol' Snake Skin Prison...slugging away at the man!  

Or so I like to think anyways!!  LOL 

We just released our new EP, "Smokin Whiskey" at Red Eyed Fly and had a blast, you can check out Pictures here!!  and here!!  

Also, "Smokin Whiskey" was released digitally on Oct 30, so be sure to check it out HERE on iTunes!!

The future is bright for Snake Skin Prison!!  That's for sure, it's exciting times to be the hardest working band in Texas!  

FIRE IT UP...LET'S BURN ONE DOWN

WE'LL FLOOD THE STREETS OF THIS WHOLE DAMN TOWN

WIND EM UP TIGHT...AND WATCH THEM GO

BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE...THAT WHOLE WORLD'S GONNA KNOW

YOU'LL HAVE TO PRY IT FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS

AND I'LL PROTECT IT LIKE THE PROMISED LAND

YOU CHOOSE TO SIT...I'M GONNA STAND

WHAT'S MINE IS MINE, AND WHAT'S YOURS I'M COMING TO..

TAKE ME AS I AM...SOMETIMES THE TRUTH CAN HURT A MAN

IT AIN'T HARD TO UNDERSTAND...SO COME AND TAKE IT...IF YOU CAN

STAND WITH ME...YOUR FIST IN THE AIR

I'M WAGING WAR...ON THAT COLD DEAD STARE

YOU WANT SOMETHING...SO BAD YOU CAN TASTE IT

DON'T WAIT FOR IT...NO YOU COME AND TAKE IT

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