Story Behind The Song
A blues-rock message to young people especially....to not be too quick to follow when it seems too good to be true.
Song Description
He can be anyone and anywhere....he can fool us and we'd better beware.
| Song Length |
4:55 |
Genre |
Blues - Gospel, Rock - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Gracious |
Subject |
Spirituality, Danger |
| Similar Artists |
Green Day, Joe Walsh |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THE GREAT DECEIVER
By Randy Bishop (ASCAP) & David Wright, Copyright 2005
Walkin' down the street, among the neon flashing lights
Posters on the wall tell you everything's alright
The line between right and wrong's a matter of perception
But it's all a lie and I'll tell you why...It's all about deception
The Devil's the deceiver, you can find him everywhere
He's on your television, on your radio right there
He goes into your school, and he's in the books you read
He says he's here to help you now, but he can't give you what you need
Chorus:
He's the great deceiver, he'll twist the truth with lies
Until he owns your very soul
He's the great deceiver so you'd better realize
That there's just one path to Heaven, and you cannot compromise
Bridge:
Beware the Devil that I speak of in this song
Yeah, he's here to do you wrong
Could be a stranger, or a friend you've known for years
Or just that voice that keeps on whisperin' in your ear
Now he wears many faces, and he stays just out of sight
Like a blur up in the distance, like a shadow in the night
He says that you can count on him, and never be alone
As he reaches down into your soul, and he turns your heart to stone
Ending Chorus:
...That there's just one path to Heaven, yeah there's just one path to Heaven
And you cannot compromise