(oh)

would you call me the devil, if you
saw it in my eyes? would you
cast me to the floor, so wicked…
i don’t think i could cry, and if you
kill all your daughters, if you’ve no
mercy on your sons, if you
let the red-tide waters, if you
let these waters run

well, i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard this, i
i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard this
i, i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard this, i
i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard…

that the devil is the same as me
and angels who would greet the sea, then
come to rest down at my feet.
their hair’s the same, but their eyes don’t bleed

and the devil’s never met her match
her eyes are wide, her voice is cracked
and if you slept without a bat,
i think you could be glad of that

well the devil is the same as me
his body’s bursting at the seams
his eyes are wide, his words are mean
i’m jealous, i’m not so obscene, well.

the devil’s never met their match
the doors are locked, the windows’s latched, but
if i slept without a bat
i wouldn’t worry ‘bout all that

'cause i’ve heard this, i
i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard this
i, i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard this, i
i’ve heard this before
i’ve heard…

so why
make me the devil? think i
outta play the rebel? think i like
sleeping in the stable? you think there’s
blood, beneath my nails?

so why
must we be the devils? can’t you
see she's child? can’t you
let me live once wild? won’t you say
that i’m worthwhile,
would
you.
...
call me the devil, if you
saw it in my eyes? would you,
cast me to the floor, so wicked…
i don’t think i could cry, and if you
kill all your daughters, if you’ve no
mercy on your sons, if you
let the red-tide waters, if you
let these waters run…

…

well, i’ve heard it before. ✦