Better Devil

from Better Devil by Austin MacRae

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Better Devil

You know me as the man
Who raises hell all through Bethlehem
With a flicker in his eye

With boots all split and a look that’s mean
Some days I’m bursting at the seams
To hide the beast that lives inside

And every now and then
I let my tongue slip out again
And it lashes you somehow
But I’m telling you right now

My hands are on the table
I got my spirit stable
I’ll be your better devil now

I’m dealing halfway level
I’m more good than evil
I’ll be your better devil now

You know me as the man
Who took his lover by the hand
And swore that he would change

With all my tricks and hidden schemes
You took my coat and took me in
And my stars were rearranged

For years I just hung around
Waiting for my heart to be changed somehow
But I’m done with waiting now
And I’m telling you right now

My hands are on the table
I got my spirit stable
I’ll be your better devil now

I’m dealing halfway level
I’m more good than evil
I’ll be your better devil now

credits

from Better Devil, released July 1, 2019
Written by Austin MacRae
Recorded live at Electric Wilburland Studio in Newfield, NY
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Cass Medcalf

Austin MacRae: vocals, guitar
Devon MacRae: harmony vocals, banjo
Jen Cork: harmony vocals, melodica
Sophie MacRae: fiddle
Casey Widger: upright bass

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Austin MacRae Ithaca, New York

Austin MacRae is an Ithaca-based contemporary folk singer/songwriter.

austinmacrae.com

discography

New Weather

Mar 2023
Better Devil

Jul 2019
Keeper

Oct 2017
Bats in the Attic

Dec 2015

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