[Verse 1]
Devil took a drive through the red-rock dust
Black suit, big grin, full of empty trust
Pulled up to a chapel on a dead-end road
Thought he'd flex on faith, thought he'd own that soul
White shirts, name tags, bikes on the side
Sunburned kids with that fire inside
Scriptures in their hands, hearts wide open
He laughed in their face like, "You gotta be jokin'"
[Chorus]
The devil went to Utah, thought he'd start a war
But the saints hit their knees, shook the spirit to the core
He picked a fight he knew he could not win
Got burned by the light cutting straight through sin
The devil went to Utah, now he's runnin' scared
'Cause the truth hit harder than he ever dared
[Verse 2]
He said, "I'm the king where the lost ones dwell
I build tall thrones on the backs of hell"
They answered calm, "We don't bow to you
We got one true God, we know what's true"
He dangled the deals, all the fame, quick cash
They saw through the smoke and the trash-talk flash
"Every cheap thrill that you sell turns cold
We'd rather ride broke than be bought and sold"
[Chorus]
The devil went to Utah, thought he'd start a war
But the saints hit their knees, shook the spirit to the core
He picked a fight he knew he could not win
Got burned by the light cutting straight through sin
The devil went to Utah, now he's runnin' scared
'Cause the truth hit harder than he ever dared
[Bridge]
He barked, "You're weak" (you're weak)
They smiled, "We’re free" (we’re free)
"You got chains to give"
"We got eternity"
He tried one last roar in that desert air
But his voice fell flat on a living prayer
Red rock echoed what his pride won’t say
"You already lost when they chose the Way"
[Chorus]
The devil went to Utah, thought he'd start a war
But the saints hit their knees, shook the spirit to the core
He picked a fight he knew he could not win
Got burned by the light cutting straight through sin
The devil went to Utah, now he's runnin' scared
Yeah, the truth hit harder than he ever dared