[Intro – distorted guitar riff, bass slide, cymbal hits, organ swell] Yeah… I feel that weight… [Verse 1 – steady groove, warm overdrive guitar, subtle organ backing] So much sorrow, so much pain On the verge of going insane Only you can take me away Help me get out of this hell [Chorus – full band, crashing cymbals, layered guitars] I got a devil on my shoulder A hell of a heavy load Got a devil on my shoulder Please help me before I explode [Verse 2 – gritty guitar, looser drums, bass walking underneath] Can’t control what I say or do So scared of losing you Come on baby, take me away Help me get out of this hell [Chorus – heavier guitar tone, call-and-response backing vocals] I got a devil on my shoulder A hell of a heavy load Got a devil on my shoulder Please help me before I explode [Bridge – extended guitar solo with wah pedal, Hammond organ swells behind] [Instrumental focus – slow bend solo, drum fills building tension] [Breakdown – bass and drums only, whispered vocals] He’s whisperin’ lies in my ear… And I’m tryin’ not to hear… [Build – drums roll in, guitars return, organ climbing] [Instrumental focus – rising power chords and cymbal crashes] [Final Chorus – all instruments, higher vocal energy, harmonized guitars] I got a devil on my shoulder A hell of a heavy load Got a devil on my shoulder Please help me before I explode Yeah, before I explode! [Outro – guitar feedback fading, slow organ chord, drum hit echoing out] before I explode…
