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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The devil hugged me tight
Like he knew my name
His coat smelled like smoke and rain
And a long, long shame
I looked up at his face
Tried to play it cool
He said, "Stay right here with me"
Like we were both fools
[Pre-Chorus]
I said, "Why you crying?"
He said, "You don't know?"
"Somewhere in me there was gold
Before I let it go"
[Chorus]
Before the world
Before the world made me cruel
(Oh, before the world)
I was somebody too
Before the world
Before the world cut me down
(Oh, before the world)
You can still hear me now
[Verse 2]
His hands were shaking hard
On the back of my coat
Like a child in a thunderstorm
Trying not to float
He said, "I used to pray
With an honest heart"
Now every door I touched
Turned the room too dark
[Pre-Chorus]
I said, "Why you crying?"
He said, "Can't you see?"
"You remind me of the boy
I buried inside of me"
[Chorus]
Before the world
Before the world made me cruel
(Oh, before the world)
I was somebody too
Before the world
Before the world cut me down
(Oh, before the world)
You can still hear me now
[Bridge]
And if mercy has a face
Maybe it looked like mine
Maybe even fallen hands
Can reach for light
He let go just enough
For me to breathe again
Then he turned away from me
Like a man who might repent
[Final Chorus]
Before the world
Before the world made me cruel
(Oh, before the world)
I was somebody too
Before the world
Before the world cut me down
(Oh, before the world)
You can still hear me now
Before the world
Don't let it make you cold
(Oh, before the world)
There's still a soul to hold
Details
GeneratedAug 24, 2026
Duration3:44
LanguageEnglish
Style
Alt-pop ballad with slow half-time pulse, brushed drums, warm bass, and a haunting piano motif; verse stays intimate and close-mic, pre-chorus lifts with layered harmony and filtered strings, chorus opens into wide backing vocals and a short chantable hook. Vocal is tender and cracked with doubles on key lines, delay throws on the last word of each chorus, soft risers into each lift, reversed swells under transitions, glossy but aching mix with a cinematic low end., world
Credits
Prompt by
JoJoLansky23
JoJoLansky23ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
the devil hugged me and started crying. I asked him, why are you crying? He held me tighter and whispered, "Because you remind me of who I was before the world taught me how to be cruel."
