If I were the devil, I'd find a way somehow To make man think he created God and not the other way around And what you see on TV would seem like the gospel truth And I'd make right look so wrong, I'd make wrong look so cool Anything to keep you out of heaven If I were the devil If I were the devil, everyone would just see color And I'd take all religions and I'd turn them against each other I'd sit back and I'd love it while she fueled the hate And light fires on the evening news and let them fan my flames And bring everybody down to my level And if I were the devil, I would keep on doing what I'm doing And what I'm doing sure is working now And if you don't believe me, I can prove it Hey, all you need to do is look around Hey, I'd be thinking things just can't get better If I were the devil Hey, I'd keep on doing what I'm doing And what I'm doing sure is working now And if you don't believe me, I can prove it Hey, all you need to do is look around Hey, I'd be thinking things just can't get better If I were the devil If I were the devil, when all was said and done I'd be the coward that I am and I'd tuck my tail and run I'd hide out in my darkness and nest into regret If I were the devil, hell, I'd be scared to death If I were the devil