[Verse 1]
You came in sweet
Like a cut on silk
Held my hand so tight
I could feel the guilt
You said my name
Like a prayer with teeth
Then you took my keys
And you took my peace
Now the room looks cheap
Under jaundiced gold
I keep countin' lies
Like a hand of cards I stole
[Pre-Chorus]
And I knew
You were trouble in red
But I leaned in close
'Cause you got in my head
I saw the smoke
I saw the grin
The devil I knew
Had your skin
[Chorus]
The devil I knew
Wore your face
The devil I knew
Left no trace
You loved me hard
Then you disappeared
Now I'm all alone
With my cheap beer (cheap beer)
The devil I knew
Was you, baby
The devil I knew
Made me crazy
Beautiful lie
Callin' it love
I fell for the shine
Now I'm givin' it up (givin' it up)
[Verse 2]
At the bar right now
With a darkened stare
One drink, one drag
Tryna empty out the air
Every song in here
Sounds like your laugh
Every cheap little glass
Looks like a broken past
You said "stay with me"
Then you slipped away
Left my heart on read
Like it had no name
And I hate that part
Where I miss the sting
'Cause your kind of hurt
Feels like diamond rings
[Pre-Chorus]
And I knew
You were trouble in red
But I leaned in close
'Cause you got in my head
I saw the smoke
I saw the grin
The devil I knew
Had your skin
[Chorus]
The devil I knew
Wore your face
The devil I knew
Left no trace
You loved me hard
Then you disappeared
Now I'm all alone
With my cheap beer (cheap beer)
The devil I knew
Was you, baby
The devil I knew
Made me crazy
Beautiful lie
Callin' it love
I fell for the shine
Now I'm givin' it up (givin' it up)
[Bridge]
Maybe I wanted
The blade in the rose
Maybe I loved
What I already knew
You sold me forever
In a blink and a kiss
Now I toast to the wreck
That I almost missed
[Chorus]
The devil I knew
Wore your face
The devil I knew
Left no trace
You loved me hard
Then you disappeared
Now I'm all alone
With my cheap beer (cheap beer)
The devil I knew
Was you, baby
The devil I knew
Made me crazy
Beautiful lie
Callin' it love
I fell for the shine
Now I'm givin' it up (givin' it up)