[Intro]
Atlantic City, salt in the air
Something with wings is waiting there
[Verse 1]
Black pines bend by the broken road
A scaled-back nightmare carries its load
Dragon jaw and a hunter’s stare
Razor tail cuts through the midnight air
Glowing eyes past the casino signs
Claws leave sparks on the county lines
You hear one cry, then the whole world stills
The Devil came down from the Jersey hills
[Pre-Chorus]
No silver bullet, no holy flame
The old blood whispers his ancient name
[Chorus]
Devil’s blood in the bottle, dark red, cold
Pour it slow while the story gets told
Jersey Devil, winged and wild
Come claim the lost, come haunt the child
[Verse 2]
Fallout rain on the boardwalk stones
Mutant scales over splintered bones
Atlantic tide turns black and wide
That tail swings once and the brave ones hide
From the pines to the flooded street
Every warning has a crooked beat
He wears the folklore like a rusted crown
When those green eyes rise, don’t turn around
[Breakdown]
Slow it down
Drag the night
Cut the tape
Kill the light
Devil’s blood
In my hand
No way back
From this land
[Chorus]
Devil’s blood in the bottle, dark red, cold
Pour it slow while the story gets told
Jersey Devil, winged and wild
Come claim the lost, come haunt the child
[Bridge]
They called him a myth till the sirens died
Till something huge crossed the county side
Now every hunter knows what he found
A sharpened tail and a thunderous sound
[Final Chorus]
Devil’s blood in the bottle, dark red, cold
Pour it slow while the dead unfold
Jersey Devil, burn the sky
Atlantic City hears you fly
[Outro]
Glowing eyes in the coastal haze
Razor tail through the casino blaze
Drink it slow, let the folklore spill
The Jersey Devil is waiting still