Title: The Devil Wears My Smile [Cold Open] Shh There he is Looks just like me That’s the problem [Verse 1] I met him first in a cracked motel mirror Same black eyes but the grin looked clearer He said you tired of being the better man Let me take the wheel, I got steadier hands He talks real sweet when my blood runs hot Knows every weak place, every soft spot He don’t need horns, he don’t need fire He just feeds my pride and calls it desire [Pre-Chorus] I know his walk I know his style I know that face The devil wears my smile [Chorus] The devil wears my smile Walks my walk for a little while Talks real sweet with a crooked style Then burns down what I build I been fighting him mile by mile In the mirror like a murder trial God help me, I know his eyes The devil wears my smile [Verse 2] He shows up quiet when the room gets loud When the shame starts chewing through a thundercloud Says one more drink, one more lie One more match and we’ll light that sky He knows my anger by its government name Knows how to dress it up and call it pain He don’t kick doors, he turns the knob Then leaves me holding what he robbed [Mirror Interlude] Mirror, mirror Don’t you move I ain’t done talking to you Tell that grin Tell those eyes I know the shape of my own disguise [Verse 3] I caught him smiling in a picture frame Standing in my skin, signing my name Every apology came too late When he wore my mouth and opened the gate But I’m learning his tricks by the marks he leaves Learning which voice ain’t really me When the dark starts dressed in my Sunday best I put both hands right on its chest [Bridge] That ain’t confidence That’s the curse That ain’t healing That’s rehearsed That ain’t freedom That’s denial That’s the devil in my smile [Possession Breakdown] He says burn it I say breathe He says hurt them I say leave He says one more I say no He says come on I say go He says you are me I say liar Then I drag that grin Through the fire [Final Chorus] The devil wears my smile Walks my walk for a little while Talks real sweet with a crooked style Then burns down what I build I been fighting him mile by mile In the mirror like a murder trial God help me, I know his eyes The devil wears my smile [Outro] Shh There he goes Looks just like me But I know
