A 2nd Devil

Song: A 2nd Devil

Album: Edo

Artist: Toussaint Morrison

Written by Toussaint Morrison

Released June 24, 2014

ref: https://toussaintmorrison.bandcamp.com/track/a-2nd-devil

Chorus

We’re goin’ higher,

higher,

higher than the heavens above

Workin’ with fire,

Fire,

Fire from the hell below.

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It came to me while I was workin’ sidework,

Rollin’ silverware, thinkin’ “What’s my time worth?”

Before my thought could finish,

My girl sent a text sayin’ “We should end it”.

Initially, I didn’t know what to feel

She said my plans to leave for California gave her questions

I took a deep breath, took down my shield

Said, “Best of luck with St. Paul, see you in the next one”.

Press on, and that’s one less bag to pack

Cos’ once this Honda hits the road, there’s no lookin’ back

Music is my mistress, Wylie is the magic hat

And Los Angeles is my spacecraft to crash

Just a waiter in a restaurant dreamin’

Lettin’ his mind wander while he’s cleanin’

Workin’ with the means of a blind swordsman

I won’t need to see the light to know I’m closin’ in

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Collide with the night ‘til ya losin’

Collide until you’ve lost it all.

And when you’re almost at the bottom

Check your pulse if you’ve still got it

And you’ll know where anything worth its weight is from

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Chorus

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Can you stand still while you’re self-esteem shakes

Wait in the cold now, for your future’s sake

There’s no clean slate in makin’ a clean break

So I pack no more than I need take

Y’see, my future has been callin’ out my name

And I’ve been driftin’ like a ghost for so many winter days

That the outside and the in are startin’ to feel the same

I’m bankin’ on pennies from the sidewalk, cheap praise,

Lack of morality, impulse, bad tippers

And a deathtrap with four wheels to get there

Never without those who clicked share

And the kickstart for Wylie and I to even sit here

The world’s a hardened sinner spinnin’ outta spite

It can beg the question of where to draw the finish line

So, I close my eyes longer than I can afford it

I won’t need to see it to know I’m movin’ toward it

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If diamonds and lights weigh more than your pride

Then go’on, swim big in that puddle

But dive in the deep, where every step takes a leap

No good comes without trouble

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Chorus