Devil from Fall Songs by Peter House

I am caught tumbling earthwards, I am falling from the sky
I landed on the sidewalk, caught a leaf in my eye
Pick myself up, keep on moving, gotta walk on down the line
I'm going to meet the Devil on a clear autumn night

Got the rush of adventure, a hint of fear of hell
I'm like the Goodman Brown, I'm under the Devil's spell
The one I whisper to myself alone under lamplight
Says I'm gonna meet the Devil on a night like tonight

Got no heaven above me, got no faith down below
Got no world around me, even doubt I got a soul
I just know I've got a body and it's walkin' down the line
It's going to meet the Devil on a clear autumn night

When I sing I look skywards like the answer's up there
I don't believe it is although it could be in the air
Like a leaf tumbling earthward from dead branches in the sky
Reaching down to grab me and carry me to the Devil tonight

Got the rush of adventure, a hint of fear of hell
I'm like the Goodman Brown, I'm under the Devil's spell
But if I cannot make it, if the walk proves too far
I'll conjure up the image of a demon with my guitar

• Acoustic
• Folk
• alt-country
• devil
• hawthorne
• indie folk
• progressive bluegrass
• punk-folk
• Rochester