The Devil You Know – English Lyrics

• By: Anthrax
• Album: Worship Music

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful riffs and catchy melodies of Anthrax's 'The Devil You Know,' a standout track that revitalized the band's career. This song offers a chance to delve into themes of familiarity versus the unknown, all while enjoying a modern take on classic thrash metal. Discover why this track is celebrated as a return to form for one of the 'Big Four' of thrash.

[English]

I've been a man of brutal means

...

Dealing out my business, it's so obscene

I'm not crossed, just recognized

As the son of a bitch that pulled it right between your eyes

An unexploded ordinance

Variate the deviance

A Glasgow Kiss or a Molotov

I'm about to blow it all

Countless, broken by the horror

A heroes end is still the end

My kind won't be seen again

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

It's a goddamn sin

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

I'm ready, ready to begin

You bastard

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil that you know

...

What goes around comes around

...

And what comes around is gonna get beat down

I don't let anything go to waste after the cold reveal of my murder face

Another right that I made wrong

Another place I don't belong

Of all the thing I said that stick

Nothing good can ever come of this

Countless, broken by the horror

A heroes end is still the end

My kind won't be seen again

And if ya don't know, now you know

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

It's a goddamn sin

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

I'm ready, ready to begin

You bastard

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil that you know

...

It's just the devil in me

There's no hypocrisy

What you see is what you see

What you get is what you get

It's just the devil in me

There's no hypocrisy

What you see is what you see

What you get is what you get

...

Let the right one in

...

It's a goddamn sin

I'm ready, ready to begin

Let the right one in

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

It's a goddamn sin

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

I'm ready, ready to begin

You bastard

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go, yagotta go

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

It's a goddamn sin

Ya gotta go with the devil you know

I'm ready, I'm ready

You bastard

Let the right one in

Ya gotta go with the devil that you know

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
devil /ˈdɛv.əl/ B2	noun - a supernatural being, often associated with evil
horror /ˈhɔːr.ər/ B2	noun - an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A2	verb - to start or commence
sin /sɪn/ B1	noun - an act that is considered wrong or immoral
ready /ˈrɛd.i/ A2	adjective - prepared for what is going to happen
bastard /ˈbæs.tərd/ B2	noun - an unpleasant or despicable person
countless /ˈkaʊnt.ləs/ B2	adjective - too many to be counted
business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ B1	noun - a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something
recognize /ˈrɛk.əɡ.naɪz/ B1	verb - to identify someone or something from previous encounters
obscene /əbˈsiːn/ C1	adjective - offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency
murder /ˈmɜːr.dər/ B2	noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
right /raɪt/ A2	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable