Devil You Know

[Chorus] Deal with the devil you know Take it slow, he might show up You might lose him when you grow up You might blow up, you might pop None of that's a good reason to stop [Verse 1] I can still hear it "You're so ambitious," she spit at me like a curse What made it worse is that she was right I looked in the mirror that night and saw what she saw A dreamer clenching her jaw Soon to be a dying violet between the noise and silence Accusing every co-pilot willing to step up to the plate Of throwing me off my game, headed for a crash landing With little to no undеrstanding of what I was taking on The goal posts always move, no one's honеst with you And the point you're trying to prove is lost Your life is recovery or shooting the moon You're hovering over the room, people muttering, talking 'bout you And you're still not doing what you know you could do [Pre-Chorus] I still want it, what's my problem? [Chorus] Deal with the devil you know Take it slow, he might show up You might lose him when you grow up You might blow up, you might pop None of that's a good reason to stop [Verse 2] Always been hot for teacher Keep getting older and they do too A little information right out of my grasp Better answers to the questions I'm afraid to ask Kissing on a curve (Open-mouth education) Building my nerve (Testing my patience) Did I make the most of what I'm made of? Did I face what I'm afraid of? Am I a little close to the truth? Keeps getting harder, I do too I wanna be a livewire Don't wanna steal, don't wanna get tired Don't wanna be a slot machine Don't wanna miss the mark I wanna be the weak spot Between the eyes of a shark [Chorus] Deal with the devil you know Take it slow, he might show up You might lose him when you grow up You might blow up, you might pop None of that's a good reason to stop [Verse 3] You can't chase the ghost You find him more than most I don't care how old your soul is It's just focus and preparation It takes failure, it takes patience To deal with the devil you know [Chorus] Deal with the devil you know Take it slow, he might show up You might lose him when you grow up You might blow up, you might pop None of that's a good reason to stop [Outro] It's not over You're not done You're not nothing And you're not the only one