We are moving through Aaron Lewis's state. I'm in album. We appreciate you listening to the album release special
I have been sitting in Aaron Lewis's backyard because why not and he's here with me
I'm not just hanging out in his backyard and we're talking about all the songs and getting Aaron's perspective
And if I was the devil, this is again one of the four that you didn't write
so what was it particularly about this song because it's it's definitely
Not related to heartbreak and emotion in the way that some of these other ones are
What went through your mind when you heard this song and what made it a must record for this album?
It's the most political song on the record. Yeah, it is, you know, if you look at what's going on in the world today
Mm-hmm, especially in the country that that we call home. Mm-hmm, and you
Utilize the analogy of good and evil on what's going on in our society and
How in a traditional religious sense you would you would see the hands of the devil playing a great role?
In the world that we live in right now
Mm-hmm. That's where the song is came from and where the song is coming from and Trent Tomlinson wrote the song and I heard it
Immediately the first time I ever heard the song
What he was saying in the song well, you know, it's interesting to me about this song as somebody who has abstained from
Political expression a lot because of my job when I was a DJ on the radio
It's just not something that you talk about on country radio
People are just trying to enjoy the music and move on with their life. I do not engage in
Political things on social media what I found interesting about this song is I felt like both sides
Could claim that this song was their side
Depending on which side of the fence you were standing on and what you felt you were looking out in the world
So it wasn't so direct that you knew which statement it was making you just knew that somebody was being called out
Well, but then if you start listening to the statements, I think it tends to
Match up to the behavior of one side a little bit more than it does the other true
It's an interesting song for sure it's called if I were the devil and we'll let it play as the train goes by