[INTRO — low bass guitar riff, soft Afro percussion, acoustic guitar plucks, distant cello/strings, light hums] Hmm… Yeah… [VERSE 1 — sparse drums, bass guitar forward, light Caribbean guitar answers between lines] Everyday I fight the Devil, he keeps on tempting me. Everyday I barely win, but I swear it’s haunting me. Destruction in the world today and we want revolution. Systemic change is all we need but nowheres a solution. Cities burning, streets polluted, kids with guns and go to school While politicians politickin with their bellies full. [CHORUS — fuller Afrobeat/hip-hop drums, warm 808, stacked harmonies] Devil on the left side God on my right Every single day We see the same damn fight Tryna keep the soul clean Living through the dirt Heaven feel a long way When hell is here on Earth Devil on the left side God on my right Every single day We see the same damn fight If I make it through the darkness I make it through the night I thank the Lord above me But I barely won the fight [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 4 bars, acoustic/Caribbean guitar solo, heavy bass line, cello underneath] [VERSE 2 — drums pull back, lo-fi pocket, bass and guitar leave space between bars] Yeah I know you want the truth But it won’t hit you right What you think and know is Good May hurt what God would like Yeah I know you want some change But just at whose expense? Pointing fingers at each other fam Please make it make sense Black vs black vs black vs blacker Don’t matter where you hail from To them that shit don’t matter What’s a FBA when’s the DNA’s the same to the one who smacked ya? [CHORUS — bring harmonies back, strings rise slightly] Devil on the left side God on my right Every single day We see the same damn fight Tryna keep the soul clean Living through the dirt Heaven feel a long way When hell is here on Earth Devil on the left side God on my right Every single day We see the same damn fight If I make it through the darkness I make it through the night I thank the Lord above me But I barely won the fight [VERSE 3 — darker bass riff, drums tighter, short pauses after the punch lines] It’s a war outside, a war against your mind Don’t let petty beef make you switch your side They said AI coming, “It’s taking every job” Now you blame the immigrant like, “Damn, they took our jobs” Who moved the factory? Who raised the rent? Who owns the company? Where the money went? Poor fighting poor While the rich break bread Devil got us chasing What they put inside our head [SMALL BREAK / BRIDGE — beat strips down, guitar and piano, cello swell, background hums] Hmm… Watch what you believe… Watch who you call your enemy… Sometimes what you fighting… Ain’t what you think it be. Yeah… Devil on the left side… God on my right… [FINAL CHORUS — fullest section, harmonies, strings, bass guitar fills, 808 underneath] Devil on the left side God on my right Every single day We see the same damn fight Tryna keep the soul clean Living through the dirt Heaven feel a long way When hell is here on Earth Devil on the left side God on my right Every single day We see the same damn fight If I make it through the darkness I make it through the night I thank the Lord above me But I barely won the fight [OUTRO — drums fade first, guitar keeps playing, bass and cello linger, soft harmonies] Devil on the left side… God on my right… Same damn fight… Hmm… God on my right… [fade out]
