Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Gun smoke hangin' in the doorway Blood still wet on my hands Moon cut thin like a dime edge Lantern swingin' over the sand Boot heels echo in the alley Spurs keep time with my breath Shadow leanin' in the lamplight Smell of sulfur, taste of death [Chorus] I said, "Devil, do you count 'em Every soul I laid in the clay?" He said, "Jesse, I been watchin' Every trigger that you ever pulled my way" Two fallen things in the midnight Standin' where the lost ones roam A fallen man and a fallen angel Arguin' over bones [Verse 2] [Jesse] I don't hide from what I done, friend Names carved deep in my mind Some were quick, some died cryin' Some left wives and kids behind I stole bread from empty tables Took warm hearts and turned 'em cold If you're here to drag me under Tell me what you think you stole [Verse 3] [Devil] Boy, you think you do the takin' Like those graves belong to you Every man that met your barrel Already signed his deal, it's true You just walk the path I painted Dust and danger, iron and lead I don't need your shaky conscience I was there beside each bed [Chorus] [Jesse & Devil] I said, "Devil, do you count 'em Every soul I laid in the clay?" He said, "Jesse, I been watchin' Every trigger that you ever pulled my way" Two fallen things in the midnight Standin' where the lost ones roam A fallen man and a fallen angel Arguin' over bones [Verse 4] [Jesse] You talk pretty for a serpent But I seen fear in dying eyes Heard a boy call out for mama While the red ran down his side If you wrote their crooked stories Why your hands still look so clean? Mine are rust, yours shine silver Tell me what that writing means [Verse 5] [Devil] You think heaven loves a salesman Sellin' justice from a gun? You were hungry, you were angry But you liked the way they’d run I was choir once, up yonder Sang so high the stars would ring Now I bargain in the alleys You still brag about your sting [Bridge] [Jesse] Then we're both broke, both branded Both turned out from glory's door I bled men out on these cobbles You spilled light across the floor [Devil] One was pride in silk and satin One was rage in worn-out boots We been fallin', fallin ever Just in different Sunday suits [Chorus] [Jesse & Devil] I said, "Devil, do you count 'em Every soul I laid in the clay?" He said, "Jesse, they're a mirror Every face is just your own in a different day" Two fallen things in the midnight Standin' where the lost ones roam A fallen man and a fallen angel Neither one goin' home [Outro] [Jesse] Gun still warm, heart growin' colder Dawn crawls up that busted town [Devil] "I don't drag you, you walk to me" He grinned and faded in the ground [Jesse] I tipped my hat to empty shadows Whispered names I never owned Just a fallen man, talkin' to a fallen angel Both of us made of bone
Tags
country, Dusty delta blues meets outlaw country: fingerpicked resonator guitar, shuffle kick and brushed snare, mournful fiddle fills. Male vocals in a tense call-and-response; verses stay sparse and intimate, chorus swells with gospel-style harmonies and churchy organ. Slow burn from hushed confession to gravel-throated climax, ending on a dry, lonesome ring of guitar., outlaw country, fallen angel, delta blues
Duration
5:32
Instrumental
No
Created
3/6/2026