Around the Fur Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey, vanity
This vial's empty, so are you
Hey, glamorous
This vial's not God anymore, yeah
[Chorus]
Speak! I don't get it
Should I ignore the fashion or go by the book?
I don't want it
I just want your eyes fixated on me
Coming back
I'm coming back around the fur
[Verse 2]
Prostitute, climb back down
From the floor
Please don't fuck around
And die like this
'Cause I love her
[Chorus]
Speak! I don't get it
Should I ignore the fashion or go by the book?
I don't want it
I just want your eyes fixated on me
Coming back
I'm coming back around the fur
Hey, vanity
This vial's empty, so are you
Hey, glamorous
This vial's not God anymore, yeah
[Chorus]
Speak! I don't get it
Should I ignore the fashion or go by the book?
I don't want it
I just want your eyes fixated on me
Coming back
I'm coming back around the fur
[Verse 2]
Prostitute, climb back down
From the floor
Please don't fuck around
And die like this
'Cause I love her
[Chorus]
Speak! I don't get it
Should I ignore the fashion or go by the book?
I don't want it
I just want your eyes fixated on me
Coming back
I'm coming back around the fur
About
Genius Annotation
This song uses a fur coat as a metaphor for beauty and vanity. Fur coats are beautiful and soft on the outside, but when you come “around the fur” you find the dead and ugly skin. Chino is comparing people who are vain to a fur coat, saying they can be beautiful on the outside, but dead and ugly on the inside.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did Deftones say about "Around the Fur"?
Genius Answer
According to Chino Moreno,
“…basically about being infatuated with the dirtiness of life. I’ll do anything to try to get into it and understand it, because I want to see where everybody’s coming from. I’m hoping that people don’t take it as a sexual reference, because it’s not about that at all
- via Songfacts
Guitar Play-Through
Genius Answer
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Bass Guitar
Mixing Engineer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Copyright ©
Phonographic Copyright ℗
Publishers
Mastering Engineer
Samples
Recording Engineer
Digital Editing
Guitar
Drums
Vocals
Recorded At
Studio Litho, Seattle, WA
Release Date
October 28, 1997
Songs That Sample Around the Fur
Tags
Comments