[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Bass Pulse, Rolling Tom Drums, Delayed Guitar]
[Ambient Ocean Waves, Organ Swell, Wind FX]
Dark clouds gathering overhead
(Heavy thoughts of what’s been said)
One road burning, one road cold
(Caught between what I’ve been told)
[Verse 1]
[Steady Groove, Atmospheric Guitar Chops, Warm Organ]
Pressure pulling from both sides
Danger hiding in the tides
Fear can trap the heart below
Leave no easy place to go
Stormy waters, rising heat
Trying hard to stay on my feet
Still a spark remains alive
Something saying I can rise
[Pre-Chorus]
[Organ Build, Cymbal Swell, Layered Harmony]
No more sinking in despair
(There’s another pathway there)
Not beneath and not between
(Something higher can be seen)
[Refrain]
[Full Band, Open Hi-Hats, Expanding Synth Layers]
Between the devil
(And the deep blue sea)
That’s where you will
… find me….
(Temporarily)
’cause I’m gonna try
(Gonna try to fly)
Fly, fly, fly
(Fly above)
Fly, fly, fly
(Tryin’ love)
[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Lead, Ocean FX]
[Verse 2]
[Driving Drums, Pulsing Bassline, Atmospheric Synth]
Some are trapped by fear and rage
Some lock themselves inside a cage
Try, the sky still opens wide
Calling from the other side
Not by hatred, not by greed
Not by forcing what “I” need
The scope of hope can lift us through
Find a brighter shade of blue
[Bridge]
[Half-Time Groove, Ambient Piano, Echo Vocals]
Devils whisper from below
(Deep seas pull with undertow)
Still the human heart can rise
(Reeling toward the open skies)
[Instrumental Build: Rising Synth Filter, Tom Drums, Sustained Guitar]
[Final Refrain]
[Massive Drums, Choir Synth, Wide Guitar Layers]
Between the devil
(And the deep blue sea)
That’s where you will
… find me….
(Temporarily)
’cause I’m gonna try
(Gonna try to fly)
Fly, fly, fly
(Fly above)
Fly, fly, fly
(Tryin’ love)
Rise, rise, rise
(Above the fear)
Love, love, love
(Brings us here)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Ocean Waves, Fading Guitar Delay, Organ Drone]
Fly above
(Toward the love)
Beyond the sea
(Beyond the devil in me…)
Fly above
(Into the love)
About the Song
“Between the Devil” is a song about feeling trapped between danger, fear, pressure, or impossible choices — inspired by the expression “between the devil and the deep blue sea.” Traditionally, the phrase describes being caught between two equally difficult or risky situations.
The song transforms that struggle into a search for transcendence rather than surrender. Instead of choosing between despair and conflict, the song seeks another path: rising above through hope, perspective, and love.
About the Song
Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Facing a choice between two equally unpleasant or dangerous options.
From the album “Blue“