Devil's Try
Battling Demons: Sarah King's Melancholic Reflections in 'Devil's Try'
Lyrics
Hard times are bleeding me
Experiencing difficult times that are emotionally draining
I can't help but feeling down
Feeling depressed and unable to shake off the negative emotions
The only thing that's left for me
Expressing a sense of hopelessness with limited options
Is the bottle and it's gone now
Reliance on alcohol, and now even that is unavailable
The Devil said he'd drink with me
Symbolic interaction with the Devil, possibly representing temptation
Just as long as I got the tab
The Devil willing to share a drink, as long as the singer pays
Hard times are bleeding me
Reiteration of the difficult times and emotional pain
I can't help but feeling down
Continued feeling of sadness and despair
cin't got nowhere to run to
Feeling trapped with no escape
cin't got nowhere to call my home
No place to go or call home
The only thing that's left for me
Repetition of having only the bottle, which is now empty
is the bottle and it's gone now
Reiteration of the emptiness and reliance on alcohol
The devil said he'd drink with me
Continued interaction with the Devil over a drink
just as long as I got the tab
The Devil's willingness to drink as long as the singer pays
The devil said he'd drink with me
Repetition of the Devil's offer, highlighting its significance
The devil said he'd drink with me
-The devil said he'd drink with me
-Just as long as I got the tab
The condition that the singer pays for the Devil's drink
The devils got it in for me
Feeling persecuted by the Devil, but asserting resilience
The devils got it in for me
-The devils got it in for me
-But he'll just have to Stand in line
The Devil's challenge is acknowledged, but the singer won't yield
Got one foot in the grave
Description of a precarious situation with a fast-paced lifestyle
and the other foot pressed hard on the gas
-If you live too fast you die too young
-and the whiskey lord won't ya keep it comin
Reference to the potentially destructive nature of excessive drinking
I'd sell my soul if the price was right
Willingness to make a deal or sacrifice for financial gain
to the first one who threw down their cash
-The devil's got it in for me
Recognition of the Devil's enmity, but refusal to succumb easily
but he'll just have to stand in line
-The devil said he'd drink with me
Continued interaction with the Devil over drinking
The devil said he'd drink with me
-The devil said he'd drink with me
-Just as long as I got the tab
Condition for the Devil's company is still providing the tab
The devils got it in for me
Reiteration of feeling targeted by the Devil, with defiance
The devils got it in for me
-The devils got it in for me
-But he'll just have to stand in line
Affirmation that the Devil must wait in line, asserting strength
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