the devil - Stephen Wilson Jr.

I used to be an avenging angel To you, to me, to everyone I was Lucifer was the name that was given to me by God But then one day I was betrayed by my master Oh yeah, it's true, he set my wings aflame And now I am condemned to live forever in hell Still, I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell And now I am an incarnation of evil, but why? I did not do no wrong, did I? And all the plans that I had made for myself have gone to hell Still, I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell I see no light inside (woah-oh) These walls entombing me (woah-oh) There is no chance for me to run away Into the dark I go (woah-oh) To find my destiny (woah-oh) I am the ruler of the night Yeah, yeah I am trapped in a grave I am the bringer of all that is pain Hear me, demons down here, I am your lord and you will obey me This is our last call We are the outcasts and we will stand tall Fire, fire and flame, these are the tools that will chisel our fate Still I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell Still I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace (in the darkness something lure him) A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind (evil sinks it's teeth into him) My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more (madness grows inside his soul and) A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell (make him do things he don't like)

Remember (what?) Today that you are loved (They're still so small) think back to days in hidden caves (I gave them everything) They'd paint your eyes with sunsets (my saints, my sighs, my upsets) (And the days I couldn't cope) And the waves, oh, the waves Remember (I forgot to pack them lunches), they are safe (I need a drink or two) think back to paddling pools and rainy days Where they would harmonize with echoes (with charcoal eyes, stilettos) (They're not ready) nor are you But the waves, oh, the waves Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh I don't want them to go Oh-oh-oh Just tell them what your haggard mother told you long ago Pick your chords well, loves, but sing your notes off-key You can't rehearse the chorus, but the verse is sweet And if your voice begins to crack, and you ever feel alone They might laugh because you're leaving But know we'll sing your name when you come home Remember today (I know they think I'm a nightmare) Hey, we did our best (I guessed) Come paddle by the shore (and pushed them, and pushed them all) You are your own magician (and by my own admission) Let the ocean give to you (had no notion what to do) Its waves, oh, the waves (ah, bollocks to your waves) Remember (please), today you're enough (don't do this, my heart is breaking) Know they love you (but I raged) You tried (so much), you did, but so did they We built our castles (they are my rascals) Just to watch them wash away (I can't let them walk away) In the waves (hold my hand), oh, the waves Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh I need them to stay Oh-oh-oh Just remember those wicked words your mother used to say Pick your chords well, loves, but sing your notes off-key Your dad will forget the words (and uh, fucking bastard, what is it?) And if your voice begins to crack, and you ever feel alone They might laugh because you're leaving But know we'll sing your name when you come home, home Home, home Walk into your waves, my loves, tell 'em all your names Go tell 'em how we failed you and gift to us all your blame 'Cause we'll be all that you hate about yourself, so you can grow 'Cause life begins by leaving, and our love is shown in the letting go Go walk into your dawn, you snot rags, tell 'em that we never cared Go tell 'em how we fucked you up and, oh my God, it's so unfair We were the winter nights, so you could be the morning snow Your life begins by leaving and our love is shown In the letting go Be good (be good), be safe (be safe) Be kind (be kind) And know we'll always love you Even though you're leaving us behind And be good (be good), be safe (be safe) Be kind (be kind) And know we'll always love you Even though you're leaving us behind

Woo-ooh I've spent plenty of moonlight nights slinging hell in the gutter Can skin a buck with one hand, clean a bluegill with the other If there's a cold-enough, needs-drunk, lonely bottle of beer I'm a willing volunteer Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Half mud blood, half mule kick whiskey Feeling right at home when it all goes south Chevy truck running my mouth Got a strong southern drawl, I'm a fool Cannonball in the kiddie pool, kind as the day is long Fightin' with a fist full of fire 'round a hot fence wire Bite right down to the bone Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me (hey) Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Collard green, cast-iron cornbread, pig on the griddle Out in the back is a soundtrack stacked with a fiddle With words stretched wide as a tanned mountain lion hide Spoke slow and deeply fried Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Half mud blood, half mule kick whiskey Feeling right at home when it all goes south Chevy truck running my mouth Got a strong southern drawl, I'm a fool Cannonball in the kiddie pool, kind as the day is long Fightin' with a fist full of fire 'round a hot fence wire Bite right down to the bone Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me (hey) Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me (hey) Yeah, you can call me Billy, you can call me Billy You can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Half mud blood, half mule kick whiskey Feeling right at home when it all goes south Chevy truck running my mouth Got a strong southern drawl, I'm a fool Cannonball in the kiddie pool, kind as the day is long Fightin' with a fist full of fire 'round a hot fence wire Bite it right down to the bone Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me (hey) Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me (hey) Yeah, you can call me Billy, you can call me Billy You can call me Billy, but the hills come with me You can call me Billy, you can call me Billy You can call me Billy, but the hills come with me (hey) Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me Yeah, you can call me Billy, but the hills come with me

I was kinda quiet as a kid growing up First twenty years man, I didn't say much Taking all the shit that the poor folks are given Dodging daddy's fist and the Jackson County Prison Can't cut a bleach stain who am I kidding I came from the mud where the low lives waller Sailor-swearing, single-parent, double-wide squalor Wild child, coyote-kid without a collar Trying to get by on a high and a dollar It's the salt in the sting It's the fire in my veins Hear it when I sing It's the pain that put the holler in the holler from the holler Holler from the holler Board as a 2×4, fightin' just for fun In the middle of nowhere with nowhere to run Hellbent, broken-soul seeking salvation Where the preachers all preach from The Book of Revelations A hundred dollar Chevy was my ticket out And The Valley of The Shadow always with me no doubt I came from the mud where the low lives waller Sailor-swearing, single-parent, double-wide squalor Wild child, coyote-kid without a collar Trying to get by on a high and a dollar It's the salt in the sting Fire in my veins Hear it when I sing It's the pain that put the holler in the holler from the holler Holler from the holler Yeah Yeah I was kinda quiet as a kid growing up I was kinda quiet as a kid growing up I was kinda quiet as a kid growing up I came from the mud where the low lives waller Sailor-swearing, single-parent, double-wide squalor Wild child, coyote-kid without a collar Trying to get by on a high and a dollar It's the salt in the sting It's the fire in my veins Hear it when I sing It's the pain that Pain put the holler Pain put the holler In the holler from the holler Holler from the holler

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, la, da-da, da (Big Queens, NYC) Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, la, da-da, da Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah (uh), la, oh, oh, ooh Ooh-ooh (yeah), oh, ooh-ooh (Hit-Boy) They called me "Babyface" in '88 On 40th and Broadway they made me stay and wait Cab service, car 85 Ten minutes, they back in the car Not safe to drive, narcos are lookin' (woop, woop, woop) No secret compartments in the ride, so keep pushin' We get stopped, hide it between the seat cushion Either that, or just tuck it inside your boot Don't throw it out the window yet, son, that's all our loot (not yet) See? They turned They wasn't after us, my nigga with me laughin' (yeah) He clutchin' his gold Lazarus Made it home and he baggin' up (what up?) I'm just a lil' nigga smokin' weed (fried) I'm just tryna figure out who to be (Nas) Horse and Dula touchin' paper (uh-huh) Plus, Spud and Wallet Head, a lot of bread And I was talkin' to Tia I went to her block, I was just happy to see her (what's up Tia?) And low was how she did me (ooh) She moved from Queens to Co-Op City (ooh-wee) She said, "Visit me, that's if you really miss me" (I did), show proof Ten niggas outside her buildin', that's what I go through (damn) 1989, my baby mind was advancin' (yeah) Nike Air Trainer 3's, two fingers on her hand, son (ooh) I'm losin' her slowly (uh) Plus my other girl is startin' to move on the homie Hop in 85, roll with me (oh-oh) When I used to slide I used to call car 85 Don't want no other driver on the job (nah) Only car 85 Yo, take me uptown to that smoke shop I like (ooh) Car 85 All blacked out tint (running for my life) Everywhere we went, we took car 85 (yeah, yeah) We gon' ride Put that tape on I like You know that tape I like, turn that shit up (oh, yeah) We gon' smoke and ride (ooh-ooh) Go to Times Square, we take it from there Just ride (ridin' with car 85) It's Friday It woulda been a good night to pick up shorty But she on some other shit (ooh-wee, ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah) In my peripheral view Nothin' trivial 'bout me, just witness the truth, I'm certified That's been verified My mere presence got other guys terrified (woah, ooh) Slap oxygen out your esophagus (ooh-ooh) I survived with stick up kids, was droppin' shit (ooh-ooh) The rotten apple's the tabernacle That's NY, White Castles at midnight Fish sandwiches, 40 ounces and fistfights (oh, ooh-wee) They even used car 85 to pull robberies Use 'em as a getaway car and paid him properly Next year the whole town strung out Swept the block where they hung out Look how far we've come now (Amen) Grab the duffel and run out Seven fiends in one house, hustle sun up to sundown What up? Summertime in NY In the back seat of car 85 (oh-oh, oh) The whole hood was tryna call car 85 Any car like that, any number that had that system Or that cool ride (yeah) You know that'd make your whole day Just bein' able to get up and go To this day, I just like to ride Lot of thoughts come to mind (ooh-wee, oh, oh, ooh)

Don't tell me that you love me I won't tell you that I love you We're too high to see the wrong way Too far to know the right way, oh no The truth is I'm freaking out about this whole Man I'm supposed to be I'm nervous now cause she can't know I'm desperately in need 'Cause up here's hard to reach Fly down, fly down We were staring down the valley When she put here arm a-round me She said the reason you've been hurt is So you look beyond the surface The truth is I'm freaking out about this whole Man I'm supposed to be I'm nervous now cause she can't know I'm desperately in need 'Cause up here is hard to reach Fly down, fly down Fly down Don't tell me that you love me I won't tell you that I love you

I'm calling this the love crusade The truth is like a black bouquet Money's got us all enslaved The bullets and the bombs we make, oh, no It doesn't have to be this way But I promise it'll stay this way If you would rather hear me say That everything is all okay I don't care for your drugs, I don't care for your fame Do you care for the truth if you're not entertained? I can see through your eyes, I can see through your pain And you're scared to admit, you feel out of place Can you hear that, darling? A revolution's calling No child of ours should have to starve Should have to die for us Can you feel that, darling? The monster's marching This is it, this invitation is For the ones who love Sincerely I'm telling you, the world looks perfect from a plane A couple miles up and we all look the same One love tryna show us the way One love that is trying to change And if we connect with that, then we should be enraged These fat cats want us lost in the maze And they're scared 'cause we're breaking the chain They're scared 'cause we're 'bout to escape Can you hear that, darling? A revolution's calling No child of ours should have to starve Should have to die for us Can you feel that, darling? The monster's marching This is it, this invitation is For the ones who love Sincerely There's a billion people That could use a hero Come together, we're the tether Of this love that's spinning 'round We could be that miracle Can you hear that, darling? A revolution's calling No child of ours should have to starve Should have to die for us Can you feel that, darling? The monster's marching This is it, this invitation is For the ones who love Sincerely