This Is Meant to Hurt You

This Is Meant to Hurt You is the debut EP by These Arms Are Snakes, released in 2003 by Jade Tree Records on CD and Second Nature Recordings on vinyl.[2][3]

This is Meant to Hurt You
EP by These Arms Are Snakes
Released	August 12, 2003
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	23:12
Label	Jade Tree (CD) Second Nature (vinyl)
Producer	Matt Bayles
These Arms Are Snakes chronology
This is Meant to Hurt You (2003) Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by These Arms Are Snakes.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Riding the Grape Dragon"	3:44
2.	"Run it Through the Dog"	5:36
3.	"Diggers of Ditches Everywhere"	3:27
4.	"The Blue Rose"	4:22
5.	"Drinking From the Necks of the Ones You Love"	6:03

Personnel

Band members

• Brian Cook – bass guitar, pump organ, guitar and MicroKORG
• Ryan Frederiksen – guitar and album design
• Joe Preston – drums and album design
• Jesse Robertson – keyboard
• Steve Snere – vocals

Other personnel

• Matt Bayles – engineering, production and mixing
• Alan Douches – mastering at West West Side Music
• Richard Simpson – mastering to vinyl
• Robin Laananen – photography
• Troy Tietjen – assistant engineering

References

1. "This is Meant to Hurt You Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
2. "Releases - This is Meant to Hurt You". Jade Tree Records. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
3. "THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES - This is Meant to Hurt You". Second Nature Recordings. Retrieved 26 April 2011.