Cover art for The devil by Stephen Wilson Jr.
Mar. 24, 20231 viewer6.5K views

The devil Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The Hand on the Bible lies
Maggots turn to flies
The whole world's gone to hell
Mama's back in jail

Just can't get enough
Think we've had too much
Gunfire in the schools
Melt down the golden rule
Wear your promise ring
Preacher's got a thing for me
Keep it to yourself
The whole world's gone to hell

[Chorus]
A snake will crawl the earth to shed its skin
To make more room for the poison
And the filthy rich will rob you clean
Until you raise your voices

And the louder onе above the rest
Will call himsеlf the rebel
There's the one you know
And there's the one you don't
But they're still both the devil

[Verse 2]
Work hard for the man
Spare the rod, hell use your hands
The hate'll break you down
You're the toughest guy in town
Oh say can you see
The nearest pharmacy

Yeah, a needle to the vein
Might be the thing that'll kill the pain
Don't trade away your soul
You swear the world will never know
That you were even here
The foul whispers in your ear

[Chorus]
A snake will crawl the earth to shed its skin
To make more room for the poison
And the filthy rich will rob you clean
Until you raise your voices

And the louder one above the rest
Will call himself the rebel
There's the one you know
And there's the one you don't
But they're still both the devil

[Bridge]
As I lay me down
Go on get behind me now!

[Chorus]
A snake will crawl the earth to shed its skin
To make more room for the poison
And the filthy rich will rob you clean
Until you raise your voices

And the louder one above the rest
Will call himself the rebel
There's the one you know
And there's the one you don't
But they're still both the devil

How to Format Lyrics:

  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
  • Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum

About

This song bio is unreviewed
Genius Annotation

“The Devil” by Stephen Wilson Jr. is the first song off of his Debut album, Søn of Dad. The Devil is a so by that exposes today’s society. Today’s society just happens to be plagued with corruption, violence, drugs, and a lack of moral values.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Credits
Release Date
March 24, 2023
Tags
Comments