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The Devil Is My Friend

from The Devil Is My Friend by Henry Derek Elis

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Players: HDE - Vocals, Mandolin, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitars /
Aubrey Richmond - Fiddle / Steve White - Drums

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The Devil Is My Friend

I met a girl named Cindy somewhere out on Highway 10
She looked lost and hung over, Ain’t no telling where she’d been
She said she’d run away from home with a sadness in her eyes
Sometimes in my restless sleep I still hear poor Cindy cry

I don’t need your Jesus, No I don’t need his help
I don’t believe in heaven little darlin, but Hell exists right here
I don’t need your prayers, I pray for a means to an end
Cause the devil is my friend

I bought her a late breakfast, took her to a cheap hotel
I robbed her of her innocence, she promised not to tell
I held her down at knifepoint, buried the blade into her spleen
The flashbacks, they still come and go, I still hear poor Cindy scream

The world will break your heart at least a thousand times
And leave you with no answers to all the reasons why
Battered, bruised and broken, Your peace will never come
The truth is never spoken, until the damage has been done

I covered her nude body with the sheets upon the bed
Her bloody kiss upon my lips, My lover now lay dead
I guess I’ll never understand what came over me
Perhaps I wanted more for her than a life of misery

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from The Devil Is My Friend, track released October 26, 2018

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Henry Derek Elis Los Angeles, California

Henry started creating acoustic based folk music under the moniker : To The Boy Elis, a reference from the Austrian born poet Georg Trakl. His love for roots & folk music eventually inspired him to take on a more sophisticated approach to the craft.

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