Named after lyrics in the Bob Dylan song Wiggle Wiggle, the band has sold more than 100,000 copies of their albums since they released their first album, the self titled Big Fat Snake in 1991. After Peter Viskinde left in 2009, he released the album Reel 1 under the Big Fat Snake name, claiming he owned the rights to it. Later the same year, the band name was given to the original band members in an out-of-court settlement in which Viskinde agreed to use another name (Sheriffen) for his new band.
Flames
Big Fat Snake Lyrics
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a Sahara beach
like a waterfall
creeping down my walls
I had given up
I was over the top
when i closed my eyes
Flames
when I look around me
just flames
when I'm thinking about you
just flames
when I'm in my sleep
just flames
when I'm thinking about you
I sent a message out
unclear but loud
and you got away
like night into the day
Flames...
Fingers through your hair
an electric air
and though there was no more
still I heard the roar
Flames...
Flames...
Thinking about you
Thinking about you, yeah
Flames
The lyrics to Big Fat Snake's song Flames tell the story of someone who is pining for a person they cannot be with. The person they desire is distant, just like a desert oasis ("a Sahara beach"), and the singer feels hopeless in their pursuit of them. The imagery in the lyrics is striking, with the person being compared to a waterfall creeping down the singer's walls. Despite the singer's feelings of defeat, they send out a message to the desired person signaling their desire. However, it appears that it is too late, as the person has "gotten away" like "night into the day."
Throughout the lyrics, the singer's desire for this person is compared to flames. Everywhere they look, they see flames, representing the passion and intensity of their emotions. The image of flames is used to show that their desire for this person is all-consuming, and that they cannot escape it even in their sleep. The final lines of the song repeat the chorus, emphasizing the power and intensity of the singer's feelings for this person.
Overall, the lyrics to Flames are an earnest portrayal of unrequited love. Through striking imagery and straightforward language, the song captures the pain of longing for someone who is out of reach.
Line by Line Meaning
You were out of reach
I couldn't get to you, like trying to access something from a distant and hard-to-reach place.
a Sahara beach
A dry and barren environment, describing how unattainable and inhospitable the person seemed to the singer.
like a waterfall
The person's presence is described as overwhelming, like a flowing cascade of emotions or sensations.
creeping down my walls
Refers to the person infiltrating the singer's life - their emotions and presence descending and infiltrating his innermost thoughts.
I had given up
The singer had lost hope of being with the person who was out of reach.
I was over the top
He was mentally and emotionally overwhelmed and caught up in his feelings.
when i closed my eyes
He went into a reflective state, closing himself off from reality and being solely in his own thoughts.
all I heard was cries
He only heard cries and lamentations, either from himself or from those who tried to give him advice about his impossible love.
Flames
The all-consuming nature of the singer's emotions is conveyed using this metaphor. It's as if everything remotely related to the person evokes a sense of an intense fire that engulfs him.
when I look around me
The world and all its aspects are overshadowed by the intensity of his feelings for the person.
just flames
Again, his emotions are described as nothing but fire - it eats up everything else and takes center stage.
when I'm thinking about you
The person is all he can think about, and it leads to a cycle of emotional distress that is hard to shake.
I sent a message out
The singer tried to reach out to the person, but the message wasn't clear and may have been easy to misunderstand.
unclear but loud
The message wasn't explicit, but the desperation and intensity of the singer's emotions were evident in the message.
and you got away
The singer felt that the person he loved was slipping away and was no longer within his reach or grasp.
like night into the day
The transition felt sudden, and he realized that what he was looking for was perhaps impossible to achieve.
Fingers through your hair
Describes a tender moment between two people when things were good between them.
an electric air
The atmosphere of that moment is described as electric and intense, as if the air around them is charged with electricity.
and though there was no more
That moment is long gone, and they're no longer together.
still I heard the roar
The memory of that moment still echoes in his mind, even though it was a long time ago.
Thinking about you
The entire song is about the person the singer is thinking about and the strong emotions that are still present after everything that's happened.
Thinking about you, yeah
Reinforces that the singer is still consumed with thoughts of the person, despite everything.
Contributed by Connor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
superlivliv
Jeg elsker dén ❣️
Tommy Nygaard jensen
Jeg husker den godt den blev godt nok spillet mange gange 😉
Ole Kristensen
Minder! Kan ikke huske hvad hun hed, men hun var buttet og dejlig <3