Let the Devil In

Well the devil rode the back roads to Baltimore
 With his hands all hid to hide the stain of sin
 As he shuffled up from door to door
 Shined up his shoes, combed back his hair
 Drove into the silence like an engineer
 Eyes half-open, no hurry to his pace
 Mouth an open mark upon his angel face
 Ah, the devil sat his fat ass in Halifax
 & He hid some bones beneath the graveyard stones
 He hid his name inside a railroad track
 He sank in the ocean till he swam like a dog
 Floated up the harbour on a hollow log
 Hand on the bottle, head on the floor
 Dreamed a devil's dream while you swallowed more
 But he's just the devil
 He's just the devil
 You want to let the devil in
 Yeah the devil laid a black egg in Winnipeg
 Another broken seed, another mouth to feed
 A little fuckstorm to incubate
 Lying in the bedroom, hand in your hair—
 Perfect sense of emptiness for us to share
 Moon like a splinter and the hail on the ground
 I sent him off a thank you as the weight came down
 But he's just the devil
 He's just the devil
 I want to let the devil in
 Yeah he's just the devil
 He's just the devil
 I want to let the devil win