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Devil’s Arcade Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Magic

2007

[Verse 1]
Remember the morning we dug up your gun
The worms in the barrel, the hanging sun
Those first nervous evenings of perfume and gin
The lost smell on your breath as I helped you get it in
The rush of your lips, the feel of your name

[Chorus]
The beat in your heart, the devil's arcade

[Verse 2]
You said, "Heroes are needed, so heroes get made"
Somebody made a bet, somebody paid
The cool desert morning and nothing to save
Just metal and plastic where your body caved
The slow games of poker with Lieutenant Ray
In the ward with the blue walls, a sea with no name
Where you lie adrift with the heroes of the devil's arcade

[Bridge]
You sleep and you dream, your buddies Charlie and James
And wake with a thick desert dust on your skin

Voice says, "Don't worry, I'm here
Just whisper the word tomorrow in my ear"
House on a quiet street, a home for the brave
A glorious kingdom with the sun on your face
Rising from a long night as dark as the grave
On a thin chain of next moments and something like faith
On a morning to order, a breakfast to make
A bed draped in sunshine, a body that waits
For the touch of your fingers, the end of the day

[Outro]
The beat of your heart
The beat of your heart
The beat of your heart
The beat of your heart
The beat of your heart
The beat of your heart
The beat of your heart
The slow burning away
Of the bitter fires of the devil's arcade

About “Devil’s Arcade” by Bruce Springsteen

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"Devil’s Arcade" appears on "Magic" in 2007.

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