So Joyce Grennan, Robert Campbell, and I set about to embrace the darker side. It wasn't easy to get into that dark feeling. We honed in on lust and danger.
At first we had an idea about the female anti-hero having two faces. One that's kind and sweet, and one that's malevolently dangerous. We tossed out the first couple of lines, in that direction. Before you know it, we had a verse and a pre-chorus.
On the outside she looks perfect
and acts so nice
Nobody knows there’s a part of her
That's as cold as ice
She'll devour you with her passions
She won’t even blink twiceNow we were having fun, keying into the darker elements, while marrying it to lust, and the thought of spiders. Also, the Black Widow has been around for centuries....women who murder their husbands and other people.There was a famous 'Black Widow' (Mary Ann Cotton) who was executed in 1873 for poisoning 21 people.
We had to change the last line of the first verse, as 'cold as ice', didn't fit in anymore....so now it's 'numb and paralyze' to key into some visual clues to the Black Widow.
On the outside she looks perfect
Acts so nice
Nobody knows that a part of her
Can numb and paralyze
Devour you with her passions
Won’t even blink twice
And...we changed 'think twice' to 'won't even blink twice'. That fit better with the intent of the song.
In the second verse, we went right to the victim lying on her satin sheets. It's too late to pray. She's got you now.
On silk sheets you look tasty
She licks her lips
You’re tangled in her threads
Her crucifix
Enslave you with her passions
Seal you with a juicy kiss
The 'seal you' part came about thinking how spiders wrap up their prey.
Joyce and Robert spent a lot of hours getting the production, and vocals into that dangerous, yet sensual vibe. They hit the mark, dead on.
Here's the completed lyrics and link to Black Widow (from Robert's Soundcloud page):
https://soundcloud.com/campbellandgreen/black-widow-lucy-leblanc-joyce-grennan-robert-campbell-w-johncampbelljohn-gtr
Black Widow…..
Black Widow…..
© 2015 Joyce Grennan, Robert Campbell,
Lucy LeBlanc
On the outside she looks perfect
Acts so nice
Nobody knows that a part of her
Can numb and paralyze
She'll devour you with her passions
Won’t even blink twice
Chorus:
She’s a hungry black widow
Needs to feed her appetite
Measures her addiction
With precision and delight
It’s too late to pray
You’re in her deadly throes
Don’t get too close
To the hungry black widow
2nd verse:
On silk sheets you look tasty
She licks her lips
You’re tangled in her threads
Her crucifix
Enslave you with her passions
Seal you with a juicy kiss
Chorus:
She’s a hungry black widow
Needs to feed her appetite
She measures her addiction
With precision and delight
it’s too late to pray
You’re in her deadly throes
Don’t get too close
To the hungry black widow
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