The Devil's In The Details

It happened at the mall

The grand finale

Of stranger things

The kid in me remembers

How it feels

To be grown, but not enough

For a child who starts to see

The blossom of a life

Just beginning

So, take me to the mall

And wash me in the stream

The devil's in the details, baby

Send the children off to war

Drafted by poverty

The senators son is

Safely sound asleep

Aw, but let us forget the war

And buy something pretty

Change the channel

Create the illusion of real safety

The lord is at the mall

And the demons are in the trees

The devil's in the details, baby

Growing up at the mall

Amidst the fruits of slavery

We all stand complicit in

The greed

Going to Sephora

To find a different face

With enough paint

I'll disappear without a trace

From the TV I learned it all

And I practice what they preach

The apple don't fall far

From the tree

I'm uploading my heart and soul

As this world sinks into the sea

The devil's in the details, baby

I have no word for god

I'm down on bended knees

Praying to whoever

Might could save me

Look beyond my eyes

And tell me what you see

Can you see the truth

Beyond the fear?

Though fleeting, they may seem

Our thoughts and our deeds

Are carved in stone and steel

For all to see

Look back on our actions

Will we ever be redeemed?

The devil's in the details, baby