I've met the devil, seen him around
Because we share the 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 [2x]
That's all I see
A devil in me
I've met the devil in me [2x]
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 realm, 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 [2x]
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
[7x]
I shouldn't die
Oh Lord, I shouldn't cry
The devil has
Somehow come to free me
The devil is actually me