Adventure Thing #19 - "The Devil You Know" Acoustic Demo (Patreon)

Before we jump into it, at quick note that next week's Adventure Thing will be happening 2 days early, as we do a livestream for our Live Show @ Lincoln Hall on Saturday December 23rd.  The show starts at 9PM, but the live stream will start at 11PM Central Time (or potentially just before). If you're anywhere near the Chicago area, come rock out with us and celebrate the night before Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve Eve?).

Speaking of which, we'll actually be playing 3 Album Adventure songs at the show! Tune in to find out which ones :)

On that note, this week we've got the Acoustic Demo that probably wins the award for "most mutated" on the way from Acoustic Demo to Bandscratch. If you thought "One and Done" changed a lot with its modulations, this one is a whole 'nother beast.  

I liked this song decently well when I finished the Acoustic Demo, but I had to admit that it verged on cheesy and I didn't really love the call-and-response prechorus idea. So, we took it into band practice with the express idea of completely transforming it, and it came out the other side as a completely different song (we'll post the bandscratch in 2 weeks after the show livestream, although you just might catch a version of it on there... hint hint...).

So here we go, and see you either in person or online this weekend!

Lyrics

You pause and look around
No shelter to be found
A circle’s forming as they storm onto the dance floor

Too late for backing down
You went and drew a crowd
And now they’re standing there demanding what they came for

Anybody having second thoughts?
Anybody's stomach in knots?
Still you gonna give it all you got?
Well then I guess you better

Chorus:
Drop into the flow
Let your body go
Dance with the devil you know
Or go home

They're all watching now
Better show em how
Dance with the devil you know
And get loud

Drop into the flow
Let your body go
Dance with the devil you know
Or go home

Nothing left to lose
So grab your dancing shoes
Dance with the devil you know
And bust a move

The crowd is into you
Your blood is pumping through
No self-defeating theme repeating in your head now

You smile and take a breath
Check if there's something left
And when you find it you're reminded what it's all about

Anybody gonna back down?
Anybody gonna bail out?
So you gonna go another round?
Then one more time you better

Chorus

Nobody knows you better than your demons
So whatever you believe it’s now or never
Time to take ‘em dancing (x2)

Chorus (first half breakdown, first quarter no lyrics)

Nobody knows you better than your demons so
Dance with the devil you know, or go home (x2)