Snakes

The lyrics express anger toward people seen as dishonest, disloyal, and harmful. The speaker feels threatened by betrayal and responds with fierce warnings and boasts of revenge. The repeated questions about how it feels to be attacked suggest that the speaker wants the betrayers to understand the pain they have caused, though the voice is more aggressive than reflective.

The “snakes” are a metaphor for people who deceive or betray others; the image of a snake biting from behind connects to the idiom “stabbed in the back,” meaning unexpectedly betrayed by someone trusted. “When the darkness has fallen” gives the threat a hidden, uneasy setting, while “sleep with the fishes” is a dramatic expression for being killed. These images make ordinary conflict sound dangerous and almost theatrical.

The speaker’s insults and threats may be read as an attempt to appear powerful after being hurt, not simply as a calm statement of what they will do. The repeated line “I don’t like how it feels” can refer both to the pain of betrayal and to the speaker’s unwillingness to accept it. The lyrics do not explain exactly what happened or who the “snakes” are, so the conflict could be personal, exaggerated, or deliberately presented as a forceful performance.