I've met the devil, seen him around
Because we share this same town
We both frequent this barber shop
But his cut is better than the one I got
We drive the same automobile
Even my bad ideas he tries to steal
Fridays he plays at a local bar
Stairway to heaven on guitar
I couldn't hide from the truth
Of that insight
I'd come to believe
There lives a devil in me
I've met the devil in me
I've met the devil in me
That's all I see
A devil in me!
I've met the devil in me
I've met the devil in me
Always waiting for me
A devil in me!
I've met the devil
Toe to toe
He waits for me deep inside my shadow
My great escape back to the mirror
But who is the one that will appear?
When I approach him he turns away
When I am talking he's always
Got something, got something so profound to say
But I can't confront my enemy
I couldn't hide from the truth
Of that insight
I'd come to believe
There lives a devil in me
I've met the devil in me
I've met the devil in me
That's all I see
A devil in me!
I've met the devil in me
I've met the devil in me
Always waiting for me
A devil in me!
He's cold like me
Feels alone
In a crowd like me
I'm starting to see
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
He gets what he wants
But not what he needs
I shouldn't die
Oh Lord I shouldn't cry
'The devil has somehow
Come to frame me'
The devil is actually me