The Devil Knows Our Names
From Grace & Grit
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About the Song
A dark, swampy country-blues track that trades on heavy swing and late-night tension. Over lyrics about the Devil’s knowing and the temptation of “after dark,” the song turns toward grace, mercy, and Heaven calling as the narrator keeps moving through the flames.
Song Details
- Album
- Grace & Grit
- Track
- 28
- Release Date
- September 18, 2026
- Runtime
- 04:09
- Genre
- Modern Country
- Influences
- Southern Soul, Swamp Blues, Country Blues, Americana
- Mood
- This record is dark, mysterious, urgent, hypnotic, gritty, and redemptive.
- Themes
- Themes include temptation and spiritual warfare, sin and temptation after dark, human imperfection, grace and redemption, perseverance, and call to return (Heaven calling).
- BPM
- 112
- Time Signature
- 4/4
Lyrics
Verse 1 (Male)
Sun go down
Mind get loud
Hear temptation
Talk out loud
Whole world say
Do what feels right
Whole lotta souls
Lost every night
Fight that flesh
Tired heart
Good intentions
Fall apart
Walk through fire
Carry stains
Still keep walkin'
Through the flames
Pre-Hook (Female)
Nobody's perfect
Nobody's pure
So there he is
Knockin' on my door
The devil knows our names
What we do after dark
Every sin, every game
Everything we are
The devil knows our names
Dancin' close to the flames
Heaven keeps callin'
Our will keeps fallin'
The devil knows our names
Verse 2 (Male)
Cracked old saints
Worn-out shoes
Holdin' light
Pushin' through
Every vice
Calls your name
Cheap relief
Same old game
Hardest part
Ain't the fall
Gettin' back
After all
Grace gets louder
Step by step
One more breath
One more step
Pre-Hook (Female)
Nobody's perfect
Nobody's pure
So there he is
Knockin' on my door
The devil knows our names
What we do after dark
Every sin, every game
Everything we are
The devil knows our names
Dancin' close to the flames
Heaven keeps callin'
Our will keeps fallin'
The devil knows our names
(Male)
Old blood
Old scars
Same fight
New heart
Mercy rises
With the dawn
Love keeps sayin'
Keep holdin' on
Door stays open
Wide enough
Grace is bigger
Than all of us
(Male)
Every road
Got shadows
(Female)
Every soul
Got battles
(Male)
Lose myself
(Female)
Pull me through
(Both)
Grace keeps callin'
So do You
Final Hook
The devil knows our names
What we do after dark
Every sin, every game
Everything we are
The devil knows our names
Dancin' close to the flames
Heaven keeps callin'
Our will keeps fallin'
The devil knows our names
Yeah...
The devil knows our names
But Heaven's still callin'
Sun go down
Mind get loud
Hear temptation
Talk out loud
Whole world say
Do what feels right
Whole lotta souls
Lost every night
Fight that flesh
Tired heart
Good intentions
Fall apart
Walk through fire
Carry stains
Still keep walkin'
Through the flames
Pre-Hook (Female)
Nobody's perfect
Nobody's pure
So there he is
Knockin' on my door
The devil knows our names
What we do after dark
Every sin, every game
Everything we are
The devil knows our names
Dancin' close to the flames
Heaven keeps callin'
Our will keeps fallin'
The devil knows our names
Verse 2 (Male)
Cracked old saints
Worn-out shoes
Holdin' light
Pushin' through
Every vice
Calls your name
Cheap relief
Same old game
Hardest part
Ain't the fall
Gettin' back
After all
Grace gets louder
Step by step
One more breath
One more step
Pre-Hook (Female)
Nobody's perfect
Nobody's pure
So there he is
Knockin' on my door
The devil knows our names
What we do after dark
Every sin, every game
Everything we are
The devil knows our names
Dancin' close to the flames
Heaven keeps callin'
Our will keeps fallin'
The devil knows our names
(Male)
Old blood
Old scars
Same fight
New heart
Mercy rises
With the dawn
Love keeps sayin'
Keep holdin' on
Door stays open
Wide enough
Grace is bigger
Than all of us
(Male)
Every road
Got shadows
(Female)
Every soul
Got battles
(Male)
Lose myself
(Female)
Pull me through
(Both)
Grace keeps callin'
So do You
Final Hook
The devil knows our names
What we do after dark
Every sin, every game
Everything we are
The devil knows our names
Dancin' close to the flames
Heaven keeps callin'
Our will keeps fallin'
The devil knows our names
Yeah...
The devil knows our names
But Heaven's still callin'