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The Devil Owes Me One
124-126 BPM, dark, humid, dangerous, hypnotic, cinematic, backwoods, nocturnal, story-driven, toe-tapping, groove-heavy, muscular, swampy, haunted, gritty, replayable, Southern Gothic Americana, Swamp-Blues Americana, dark Americana, dark roots rock, swamp-blues rock, subtle hip-hop influence, rhythmic talk-sing phrasing, deep male vocal with bass, grit, gravel, and rasp, mellow delivery, close-mic’d vocal, awesome electric bass groove, harder kick and snare, strong backbeat, tight hi-hat or shaker pulse, tom accents, swampy electric guitar riff, slide guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, banjo, violin, sparse organ, low keys, tight rhythm section, strong chorus lift, dark road-song energy, boots-on-wood stomp, headlights-on-wet-gravel feel, engine-idling-hot tension, bass line that snakes and shoves at the same time, Hip Hop, West Coast Hip-Hop
2026-04-05 23:42:48
V2.0
[Verse 1]
I rolled in at dusk under steel grey skies
Past the old church where trouble lies
Saw a kid on a bike and a dog by the road
And a woman on a porch, arms crossed cold
She said, “Ain’t you the one folks thought was gone?”
I said, “Yeah, I’m the one they still talk about”
She said, “You picked a bad night to come back, son”
I said, “I came back for Mercy. I ain’t done.”
[Verse 2]
There’s a backroom bar by the river bend
Where the same old liars still drink like friends
Mercy worked the room with one eye on the door
Same look on her face I remembered before
She said, “You look half dead, but you made it through”
I said, “You still here?” She said, “What else would I do?”
Then she pulled me in and said, “Clay’s still got your gun”
I said, “Then tonight’s the night, the devil owes me one”
[Pre-Chorus]
She said, “Clay’s got two men with him, and a .38”
I said, “I’ve seen worse. Just tell me where he waits”
[Chorus]
Yeah, the devil owes me one
For the blood I lost and the harm I done
He can rattle that chain, he can send someone
But I ain’t leavin’ her with him now
Kick that door wide, let the night air run
He took his best shot, but I still ain’t done
Yeah, me and Mercy still got one more run
[Verse 3]
I found Clay by the sheds near Olson’s dock
He said, “Look who came back. Thought you’d stay lost”
I said, “I came for Mercy. Now give me what’s mine”
Then Mercy stepped up with daddy’s old 12 gauge
Said, “Both of you listen. This ends today”
He looked at me and laughed, but he backed right down
I said, “You had your turn. It’s over now”
[Bridge]
Mercy said, “You should’ve come for me back then”
I said, “I know that now, and I knew it then”
She said, “Don’t make me trust you and disappear”
I said, “I came back for you. I’m still right here”
[Chorus]
Yeah, the devil owes me one
For the grave I missed and the dawn I outrun
He can track my dust, he can send that storm
But I got her beside me and the motor warm
Hit that gas hard, let the back tires run
He took his best shot, but I still ain’t done
Yeah, me and Mercy still got one more run
[Outro]
She said, “You still that stubborn?”
I said, “Worse. But I’m not leavin’ you.”
Love it!
Nice vibe
So moving