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Artist: Banks
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The Devil
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The Devil
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I'm the devil and I speed with the pedal on the gas
And I think I like the fa— (ha-ha-ha)
I'm the devil, did they tell you I'm the devil?
Put your faith in another life past (ha-ha-ha)
Someone write my new name down
Someone write my new name down (ha-ha-ha)
Someone write my new name down
Someone write my new name down (ha-ha)
Way down I go
Got a one-way ticket and the devil waitin'
Call from down low
Naïve, I know
Pu-pu-pu-pull me back down through the fire
Write my name down for the hire
I hear the bones in the devil retired
So someone write my new name down
'Cause I'm the devil
I'm the devil and I speed with the pedal on the gas
And I think I like the fa— (ha-ha-ha)
I'm the devil, did they tell you I'm the devil?
Put your faith in another life past (ha-ha-ha)
I'm the devil and I speed with the pedal on the gas
And I think I like the fast life better now (ha-ha-ha)
I'm the devil, did they tell you I'm the devil?
Put your faith in another life past (ha-ha-ha)
Rectified, you feeding me with lyin'
And your voice so good
Got two on my shoulder
One of 'em right
Black and the white
It's certified, I ain't the nice one
Pu-pu-pu-pullin' back all the opinions
I ain't really bothered and it tastes so good
And you likin' me is something I desire
So someone write my new name down
'Cause I'm the devil
I'm the devil and I speed with the pedal on the gas
And I think I like the fa— (ha-ha-ha)
I'm the devil, did they tell you I'm the devil?
Put your faith in another life past (ha-ha-ha)
I'm the devil and I speed with the pedal on the gas
And I think I like the fast life better now
I'm the devil, did they tell you I'm the devil?
Put your faith in another life past
I go way down
I go way down 'cause I'm the devil now
I go way down
I go way down 'cause I'm the devil now
(Another life past)
('Cause I'm the devil now)
(I like the fast life)
(Way down 'cause I'm the devil now)
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