From the recording The Devil Didn't Make You Do Anything

Lyrics

Hear that little tap on your window
Forget about that still small voice at night
Now you let him stand on your shoulders
How he makes the wrong road feel so right

Now you're tryin' to tell me you're pure as the December snow
But no one can take you anywhere
That you don't already want to go

Chorus:
I know your game, it's still the same
You lay your blame on all around you
Your puppet strings, the songs you sing
But the devil didn't make you, the devil didn't make you do anything

Now you learn to play with the darkness
As you learn to live the lies you tell
Just another step in the process
Just another long cold day in hell

Now you're trying to tell me you're making up for what you've lost
But you never make your promises
When you don't have your fingers crossed

(Chorus)

Don't you come runnin' to me
I get along just fine without you
Save it for somebody else
I'm sure you felt guilty, I'm sure you felt guilty
The first time, and the second time, and the third time
But after a while it doesn't feel so strange anymore

Now you're tryin' to tell me you're pure as the December snow
But no one can take you anywhere
That you don't already want to go

(Chorus)

This is your circus
These are your monkeys
Straight white teeth with the soul of a junkie
You meet your maker
He's in your mirror
The simple truth couldn't get any clearer

Music and lyrics copyright 2026 by Geoff Thevenot