Behind the Back Songtext
von Tankard

Rumors growing like a cancer
From the rotting flesh of envy
Sleazy liars, character assassins
In the shadows lay their siege
These two-faced snakes
Crawling before you
Serpents, vermin, waiting to trap you
Whipping their self-appeasing chatter
Sweet talk, painting you in daylight
Spitting venom in the dark
Behind the back
When you cannot see
They pull the knife on you
The hypocrites fight cowardly
Behind the back
To get the best of you
When you′ve got friends like that
You don't need any enemies
Greedy, groping for attention
Always hiding their real intentions


Never honest, ever intriguing
Sacrifice, soulless prey
They never say
What they are thinking
Phony brothers, speaking with two tongues
Jail their posse, desert the next day
False friends, we can do without you
We have others we can trust
Behind the back
When you cannot see
They pull the knife on you
The hypocrites fight cowardly
Behind the back
To get the best of you
When you′ve got friends like that
You don't need any enemies
Beat it, if you want to kiss ass
If you want to give us a back stab
We don't need you spreading dirty stories
We just want to bang in peace
You′d better not
Play us for suckers
Say it, shout it, tell me to my face
I would like to get it from you straight
You got anything to say, man
Do it like you′re not a rat
Behind the back
When you cannot see
They pull the knife on you
The hypocrites fight cowardly
Behind the back
To get the best of you
When you've got friends like that
You don′t need any enemies
Get off our back, man