Devil Eyes
Now for a change of pace, this one's dedicated to y'all Appalachian rednecks livin' down in 'oller.
Them and good ol' Chris Price.
https://soundcloud.com/sidsshovel/devil-eyes?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=eb89ddc43bc44d09a21035f9bce116eb (right click, select open link in new tab) for song lyrics SS music/vocals Ai
[Intro]
[verse 1]
You left the same way you come,
a cold wet night, at the bus stop.
Kit bag full of broken promises,
someone's borrowed leather top.
[verse 2]
Snuck off in the dead of night,
catch the first coach outta town.
No word of thanks or see ya'.
not a man to hang around.
[chorus]
Devil eyes, devil eyes, gonna hurt ya with them eyes.
look you up and down, leave you naked where you stand.
Feed you all the sweet talk, take all you have and more.
Give him every thing he wants, he's got you in his hand.
[verse 3]
My friends all warned me off,
they saw some evil in yer eyes.
With me, they saw clean thru me,
took me totally by surprise.
[chorus]
Devil eyes, devil eyes, gonna hurt ya with them eyes.
look you up and down, leave you naked where you stand.
Feed you all the sweet talk, take all you have and more.
Give him every thing he wants, he's got you in his hand.
[bridge]
The good times only lasted, 'til
my body an' money all ran out.
Your devil eyes began to roam,
started playin' away from home.
[chorus]
Devil eyes, devil eyes, gonna hurt ya with them eyes.
look you up and down, leave you naked where you stand.
Feed you all the sweet talk, take all you have and more.
Give him every thing he wants, he's got you in his hand.
[outro]
Devil eyes, devil eyes, gonna hurt ya with them eyes.
Devil eyes, devil eyes, gonna hurt ya with them eyes.
gonna hurt ya with them eyes.
hurt ya with them eyes.
[Fade to End]
additional music and vocals on Soundcloud, Sid Shovel
Comments
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Another good one Sid. Finding the right vocals is tricky.0
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I'm leaning towards close enough is good enough now Carroll, I haven't got the patience to spend a load of time playing around with one prompt after another trying to find what I hear in my head! Besides, I always only intended using it as something to hang the words on.
Thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it.
See you later,
Sid
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Sid, As I'm sure you know, there's quite a few dodgy characters here in Derbyshire (me included), but there aren't many Appalachian rednecks that I'm aware of!! I confess that I had to do a bit of online research as I'm not well up on the subject. I'm well aware of the stereotypes, but the history is interesting.
I love these lyrics. I used a banjolele on my last song, and it might fit well with what's happening here. I had a listen to the Ai which is very good. The vocals were a bit hard on the ears at times but, otherwise it's right for your words. Keep em comin' I say.
Anyways, I have to get some tru-oil on my rifle butt which is looking a bit worn!! I'm expecting a knock on the door from the Tories and I want to be fully prepared!!😂
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Thanks Chris,
The Derbyshire Deadnecks branch need no introduction! A leg end unto themselves.
Since I did those collab's with Owen on "Vintage Wine" and you with 'Rock On" , I have dipped my toe in other genres just to see if I could write in that style. My normal range is very narrow and so songs like "Devil Eyes" are way out of my comfort zone. I don't even know what genre this one falls into, I just call them all "Teenies", which would encompass anyone young enough to run for a bus!
Good luck with the oily butt stock, yeah right!
Sid
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Sid,
Looking again, I could imagine these words going rather well with a Stones type rocker. Nothing over the top...more your "Dead Flowers' type song if you can remember that one. Promising nothing but I might get the guitar out and see where it takes me. I'm away this weekend, but I'll give it a try next week.
As for the Tory door knocker...got 'im straight between the eyes!! Y'all read about it in the Daily Sketch!!😂
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Dead Flowers is a great template Chris, you would leave yourself quite a challenge with the chorus though.
If you can pull it off, which I expect you could, it would sound great!
Don't worry if you don't have time to fit it in, I appreciate your consideration.
Great to listen to "dead flowers" again, got me fired up.
Sid
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Feels like country to me, especially that chorus! I'd be happy to listen to a rock version though ;)
I'd like to see the chorus end on "Devil eyes". If you switch up the rhyme you could go with something like: He's got you in his hand, hypnotized by those devil eyes"
My favorite line is: look you up and down, leave you naked where you stand. Especially coming right after the Devil Eyes line, works really well.
Very good!
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"He's got you in his hand, hypnotized by those devil eyes" Everything works except hypnotized, whilst studying this type of song I noticed nearly all lines held short, sharp, cutting words. Multisyllabic words were avoided, I suspect to maintain the staccato delivery.
I would swap hypnotized for something like tied or fixed, even frozen at a push.
Good advice, appreciated.
Sid
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By all means. Whatever you find works best!
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Hey Sid!! Love this song! I'm in the foothills of the Appalachians in North Alabama. I guess you could call me a red neck although not politically. I've been listening to some of your songs on SoundCloud. I'm a fan!
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Hello Cove,
Glad you liked the songs Cove, appreciate the feedback. Ran out of space on SoundCloud so put some more on
https://audiomack.com/ and https://audius.co/feed, just search for Sid Shovel.
I'll try to post new songs regularly, love to hear your views. I like to personlize my songs so let me know a little about yourself and I'll try to write you in a song or two.
Sid
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Clever lyrics and cool use of AI, Sid!
Cheers,
Joseph
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