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Mr. Devil

from Criminal Man by Jonah Tolchin

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This song was written in South Carolina on my trip across the country... It all started with a dirty pile of clothes and a lot on my mind. It also has some bad-ass Pedal steel and backup harmonies from some of the best in the business.

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My clothes are a mess upon the floor
My thoughts keep me from moving to the door
I am weak and I am selfish and lord I just can't help it
Because my mind don't stay here anymore

I once remembered how to move a long
and tap my feet to a happy-hearted song
But I am the sick experiment of a crazy-hearted instrument
that's played me out and sent me back to where I belong

Chorus:
Mr. Devil take me down, down, down for a while
Mr. Doctor, let me go, let me go, for I am wild
Me and my Darling, we will run, run, run, towards the light
But I am a puppet I am evil, I’m primal hungry demon,
and I'm always pulled back to the night.

If you let me I will jump into your arms
but just know that I am a burden full of charms
I am yours, forever dreaming not always here but never
Leaving, and I only wish you can forgive my numbered wrongs

I am a shifter changing form but never heart
I am the fool who never acts but I play all the parts
I am a werewolf, I'm a vampire, and I'll never tell you no lies
I'll just love you like the full moon through the dark

Chorus

So you see that I'm a troubled man
but you make me so much better than I am
And as we travel through the seasons roam the land
committing treason we’ll go crazy together hand in hand

Shifting shapes and reasons to go on
the wickedness of my heart's now dead-gone
But like a ghost will be returning so for now we'll keep it burning
Let the wheels roll the show must carry on!

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from Criminal Man, released March 9, 2012

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Jonah Tolchin Princeton, New Jersey

Born and raised in central New Jersey, Tolchin began his career as a DIY artist, hitting the road as a teenager and self- releasing his own music until signing with Yep Roc for his critically acclaimed albums Clover Lane, Thousand Mile Night and Fires for the Cold. Tolchin has shared bills with the likes of Mandolin Orange, Chuck Prophet, Gregg Allman, Chris Smither, Dave Alvin, and Tony Joe White. ... more

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