This song takes a bit of explaining. Bear with.

When I was a child, I was instilled with the morals of, "Do good, be rewarded. Do bad, be punished." So, I was the kid good, and remained as such until my mid/late-20s. It was at this point that, having experienced a taste of adulthood and the people within it, I started to question why I was remaining good when people around me were treating me badly. I thought I was going to be rewarded? But that wasn't happening. People were being cruel and seemingly not getting punished for it. So I started being cruel too. I became more selfish, more heartless, and more hedonistic. But whilst others got away with murder, I'm paying the consequences of my choices. So it turns out, "Do good, get nothing. Do bad, get punished unless you have the power to protect yourself." There's no justice in the world. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. So fuck it. I'll sit with the devil and be his sidekick. If I'm going to hell anyway, might as well indulge in the ride.

As a song, I'm indifferent to it. It's OK, but nothing special. I'll probably rework some of the instrumental breaks as I'm not sure if that piano melody fits. But meh, it's fine as a first draft.

I tried to be good But I gave up on that It didn’t work out in the way that I Thought it would No in fact

I turned right around Faced the other way I did what I wanted and didn’t care ‘Cause it’s not about Being good anyway

‘Cause being an angel Surrounded by devils Is not for the faint of heart As you’re tainted and pulled apart And when I couldn’t beat them I pulled up a seat and Now I’m sat at the devil’s right hand

I tried to abide Do what I was told And what I was told was that if I did All things right I’d get gold

But was that even true? ‘Cause all around of me The liars and thieves and the breakers They cut right through Ahead of me

‘Cause being an angel Surrounded by devils Is not for the faint of heart As you’re tainted and pulled apart And when I couldn’t beat them I pulled up a seat and Now I’m sat at the devil’s right hand

And I’m one of them now And that is my choosing If breaking the law is the norm Then why was it just me that got caught But I guess that I knew Just what I was doing I failed playing by the rules So who cares if I play to lose

‘Cause being an angel Surrounded by devils Is not for the faint of heart As you’re tainted and pulled apart And when I couldn’t beat them I pulled up a seat and Now I’m sat at the devil’s right hand Now I’m sat and I’m never looking back Now I’m sat with the devil Fade to black

I tried to be good