#pop #noir

This is an extended version of my previous FAWM post - https://fawm.org/songs/321833#c404605

It didn't feel quite done, so messed around with some of the lyrics, added a 3rd verse/outro, and sped it up a bit. Unfortunately, I can't play the uke rhythm as fast as I'd like on this song, so I had to speed it up in my DAW ;-)

Also - as a lifelong soprano - I'm attempting to lean more into my lower register, so I took it down a full step....kinda just to see how it felt :-)

Can I tell you About an urban legend It’s a cautionary tale Of never learnin’ your lesson Oh, when your nights get lonely Searching for a connection Wanna whisper her name again, A single expression

No, you shouldn’t speak of the devil Cause all she knows to do is win With her sharpened teeth And your tragedy She wants to taste the mess you’re in You shouldn’t speak of the devil

Her visions of life From your traded confessions Sipping on her vine Becomes a fatal obsession Oh then she burns it down one night Smoldering affection Oh then she glides right out of sight With every single possession So no, you shouldn’t speak of the devil

Cause all she knows to do is win With her sharpened teeth And your tragedy She wants to taste the mess you’re in You’re only lookin for trouble She’s coming for you in the end Another casualty She’s gonna flee the scene with your heart bleeding in her hands You shouldn’t speak of the devil

Ooh you’ve gone and played her game and now the joke’s on you. Ooh you dared to speak the name you know you can’t undo Ooh she’s gonna fan the flames you know she’s cruel Ooh you’ll say her name again, you know it’s true…

All the hearts she's broken She's got quite the collection Oh, playin’ tricks with your mind You'll be the single exception But still… you shouldn't speak of the devil