The Devil
BANKS * Track #6 On Serpentina
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The Devil by BANKS
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“The Devil” is the first single from BANKS' fourth studio album, Serpentina.
The song was written during COVID lockdown, since BANKS was going through a burnout at the time. In an interview with Vogue she said:
I actually kind of hit a really dark place, but it was a place that I needed to go thro...
The Devil Lyrics
[Chorus]
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)
[Refrain]
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)
[Verse 1]
Way down I go
Got a one-way ticket and the devil waitin'
Call from down low
Naïve, I know
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 on the pedal on the gas
And I think I like a 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)
[Verse 2]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 on the pedal on the gas
And I think I like a fast life better now
I'm the devil, did they tell you I'm the devil?
Put your faith in another life past
[Outro]
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)
('Cause I'm the devil now)
The Devil Q&A
Who wrote The Devil's ?
The Devil was written by Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman & Al Shux & BANKS.
Who produced The Devil's ?
The Devil was produced by Al Shux & Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman & BANKS.
What did BANKS say about "The Devil"?
The time of corona was mentally transformative for me. Spending that much time on my own allowed me to dig deep into my demons and crack through the bottom. One night I had a revelation that in order to overcome your demons you have to be stronger than a demon. And what is stronger than a demon? A D...
What have the artists said about the song?
I wanted to release “The Devil” first, just because I had that idea at 3:00 AM one night: How do I overcome the demons in my life? You can’t be this polite angel. You have to be stronger and meaner than a demon. You have to be, what is that? A devil. I was having so much fun with this concept. I tho...