Story Behind The Song
Someone close to me once commented that his relationships didn't last because "something was wrong" with everyone he dated. I began to wonder if the problem was HIM and not THEM. This got me thinking about my own relationships...what if I AM the one to blame? What if the evil I saw in their eyes was only a reflection of my own less than noble intentions?
Song Description
WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP GOES WRONG DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO PUT THE BLAME ON...YOU?
Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Latin - Rock |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Frantic, Poignant |
Subject |
Sadness, Dysfunctional Relations |
Similar Artists |
Santana, INXS, Matchbox Twenty |
Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
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Lyrics
EYES OF THE DEVIL
I LOOKED INTO THE EYES OF THE DEVIL TONIGHT
A FOOL TO BELIEVE I WOULD BE ALRIGHT
I LOOKED INTO THE EYES OF THE DEVIL TONIGHT
BUT THE REFLECTION I SAW WAS ONLY MINE
COULD IT BE THAT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS LOVE
WAS ONLY THE SPECTER OF LUST IN THIS HEART OF MINE
NAKED AND LONELY AND BROKEN HEARTED
WE WERE LOSERS BEFORE WE STARTED
LIKE A BIBLE SALESMAN KNOCKIN' ON THE DEVIL'S DOOR
IS THIS LOVE OR IS IT WAR
MY SOUL NEARLY DIED
I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING SOMETHING DEEP INSIDE
SO I HEARD HER CRY
PRISONERS OF A WAR FOUGHT IN OUR OWN MINDS
COULD IT BE THAT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS LOVE
WAS ONLY THE SPECTER OF LUST IN THIS HEART OF MINE
NAKED AND LONELY AND BROKEN HEARTED
WE WERE LOSERS BEFORE WE STARTED
LIKE A BIBLE SALESMAN KNOCKIN' ON THE DEVIL'S DOOR
COULD THIS BE LOVE OR IS IT WAR
BRIDGE
PEOPLE HAVE A WAY OF SEEING SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT
FACELESS GHOSTS OF THE DEMONS WE HIDE INSIDE
WE ALL HAVE A WAY OF SEEING SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT
BUT THEY'RE JUST GHOSTS OF THE DEMONS WE HIDE BEHIND
I LOOKED INTO THE EYES OF THE DEVIL TONIGHT
I LOOKED INTO THE EYES OF THE DEVIL TONIGHT
ETC.