Under The Thumb
Ashok Lyrics

I used to listen to him sitting on my shoulder.
I used to be influenced by the devil but I no longer am.

But he's losing my affection, I've fallen for another
I am not interested in the devil anymore because I have found someone else.

He made me do some bad things but you make me do the worst
The devil tempted me to do bad things but you tempt me to do even worse things.

He's been around for centuries, but you were still the first
The devil has been around for a long time but I still choose you over him.

He may have fire and brimstone, all the power in the world
The devil may have power but I am no longer impressed by him.

But I'm not trying to impress him now that I'm your girl.
I am in a relationship with you so I do not care about impressing the devil anymore.

He says he wants me back and I don't know what to do
The devil is trying to get me back but I am conflicted.

'Cos I don't need the devil now that I've got you.
I do not need the devil now that I am with you.

He has so many tricks but next to you he looks the fool.
The devil may have tricks but compared to you, he is foolish.

And it's no longer for him that I keep on breaking rules
I am no longer breaking rules for the devil.

When he told me to take one, you tell me to take four.
You encourage me to take more risks than the devil does.

When he said smash the window, you say: break down the door!
You encourage me to take bigger risks than the devil does.

He sent me pearls and roses, a diamond necklace too.
The devil has given me material possessions but I do not care about them.

But I don't need the devil now that I got you
I no longer need the devil now that I am with you.

We don't need the devil now, we've got each other.
We do not need the devil in our relationship.

We don't need the storm when we're making our own thunder.
We do not need external validation, we are happy on our own.

Now we don't need The Reaper, we're already six feet under!
We do not need death, we are already content.

Well,
Interjection.

You can pull the trigger and I will load the gun
I am willing to do anything for you.

You can tie the knot and I'll make sure that your hung
I will do anything you ask me to.

If you can find the pills, I will make that bed.
I will do anything you ask me to.

Because I don't need the devil, I've got you instead!
I do not need the devil now that I am with you.

If you can pull the trigger, I will load the gun
I am willing to do anything for you.

Because I don't need the devil, I've got you instead...!
I do not need the devil now that I am with you.

I'm different now
I have changed.

That I was when he was about.
I am different from when I was under the devil's influence.

I don't know how,
Interjection.

But something was lost or damaged at lights out.
Something was lost or damaged when I left the devil's influence.

Something went
Something was changed.

It vanished
It disappeared.

And was never replaced.
It was never replaced.

Something bent or broke,
Something was damaged.

And now there's nothing but space,
Now there is a void.

Something changed about me,
I have changed.

Something crucial
Something important.

Not my name,
Not my identity.

Blymes!
Exclamation.

It was something useful.
It was something valuable.

Fuck the games!
Exclamation.

Tell me,
Requesting information.

Was it something beautiful,
Was it something aesthetically pleasing.

The dutiful brotherly aspect that was torn
The relationship with the devil that was severed.

Away out the funeral?
During the funeral.

I fell halved.
I feel incomplete.

I can't explain it.
I cannot describe it.

At first I laughed so hard
At first I found it amusing.

It locked the pain in
It numbed the pain.

As rain swept
As it started to rain.

In tandem with the concept of prophetic fallacy,
In accordance with a false belief.

I tried to put into context the extent of the tragedy.
I tried to understand the full extent of what happened.

But,
Interjection.

Nothing was happening
Nothing was changing.

I guess I was panicking,
I was feeling anxious.

To get with the plan again.
To get back on track.

Nothing was rubbing in
Nothing was sinking in.

I had to stop fumbling,
I had to stop being clumsy.

Because there's nothing but trouble in
Because it will only cause trouble.

Rummaging for the truth,
Searching for the truth.

When there's nothing more pummelling that the proof,
When there is no more evidence.

That something as powerful as the 'two',
That something as powerful as the devil and me.

Could be so easily damaged or even reduced!
Could be so easily damaged or reduced.

So where's this leave you now?
What does this mean for you now?

You're not alone
You are not alone.

But you're not the same.
But you have changed.

And that's the difference in a daily way.
And that is something we experience every day.

Anyway,
Regardless.

Past the trivia lies the main meal,
Beyond the superficial lies the important stuff.

That even a myriad of counterpoints couldn't help reveal;
That even opposing viewpoints cannot reveal.

I think in some weird way
I think in a strange way.

This could work out.
This could be successful.

I'm smiling up, right?
I am optimistic, right?

And he's smiling back down...
And the devil is smiling back at me.

But since I'm gravity bound I think
But since I am bound by gravity, I think.

Fuck it!
Interjection.

I'm going to move on around
I am going to move on.

And not forget.
And not forget.

So fucking forget about it!
Forget about it.

It's a different purpose, not a different outfit.
I have a different purpose, not just a superficial change.

Look at me mouth in and then pronounce it,
Look at me say it and then pronounce it.

He's my brother,
The devil is my brother.

Welcome to neverland, my myopic elephant.
Welcome to neverland, my naive companion.

Where you remember benevolence can get you anything
Where you realize that being good can get you anything.

So lucking up is irrelevant.
So luck is irrelevant.

So fucking forget about it...
Forget about it.