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"Devil Town" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by Cavetown, released from their 2015 eponymous debut studio album as the eighth and final track.

Composition

Over bandcamp, he revealed of trying out a new genre.[1] It was based on his parents' divorce.[2]

Lyrics

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Life's alright in Devil Town
They're right, no one's gonna catch us now
Dad has bought a new car now
We're fine, no one's gonna catch us now

[Verse 2]
You said something dumb again
She's mad, at least that's what they say
Mum and Daddy aren't in love
That's fine, I'll settle for two birthdays

[Chorus]
Devil Town is colder in the summertime
I'll lose my mind at least another thousand times
Hold my hand tight, we'll make it another night
I still get a little scared of something new
But I feel a little safer when I'm with you
Falling doesn't feel so bad when I know you've fallen this way too

[Verse 3]
We're all dead in Devil Town
That's fine, 'cause nothing's gonna scare us now
We're all in our dressing gowns
Mine's white and stripey, yours is green and brown

[Verse 4]
I forgot my name again
I think that's something worth remembering
Spiders in your favourite shoes
Just leave them because they're more scared of you

[Chorus]
Devil town is colder in the summertime
I'll lose my mind at least another thousand times
Hold my hand tight, we'll make it another night
I still get a little scared of something new
But I feel a little safer when I'm with you
Falling doesn't feel so bad when I know you've fallen this way too

[Chorus]
Devil town is colder in the summertime
I'll lose my mind at least another thousand times
Hold my hand tight, we'll make it another night
I still get a little scared of something new
But I feel a little safer when I'm with you
Falling doesn't feel so bad when I know you've fallen this way too

References

  1. "Devil Town". Bandcamp.
  2. "Cavetown Revisits the Arresting World of 'Devil Town'". Ones to Watch. 14 January 2019.