The Devil

“The Devil” is the shadowed chamber of the journey, the place where our own limitations and temptations rise to meet us. In tarot, the Devil represents the binds we place on ourselves, the habits that drain us, the desires that consume more than they offer, and the illusions that keep us small. It is not evil in the way the word is often used, but a mirror held steady to the parts of ourselves we would rather avoid. Writing this track meant sitting with those darker truths, acknowledging the ways we all become tethered to patterns that no longer serve us.

Musically, “The Devil” became one of the most dynamic pieces in the project. There is an intensity in its structure, a restless energy that echoes the card’s sense of entrapment and seduction. The intricate guitar lines weave in and out like thoughts you cannot quite silence, looping back with a persistence that feels both hypnotic and unsettling. The vocals take on an almost tribal quality, raw and instinctive, as though calling from something ancient and buried. I wanted the sound to feel ritualistic, not in a spiritual sense but in the way that old habits become rituals of their own, repeated even when we know they are harming us.

Lyrically, the song rests firmly within the traditional meaning of the Devil card. It explores the ways we become chained to our fears, our desires, our insecurities. The ways we convince ourselves we have no choice, even when the chains are loose enough to slip off. The Devil is the part of the self that whispers half truths, comforting in their familiarity yet quietly destructive. Writing this song meant confronting those whispers and giving voice to the push and pull that lives within them.

But the Devil is never purely darkness. In the tarot, the card carries a powerful message: you are not as trapped as you believe. The locks you fear are often of your own making, and the key is within reach if you dare to look directly at what binds you. That is why the track moves with so much tension, rising and falling like a breath caught between resistance and release. It is meant to feel alive, visceral, untamed. It leans into the discomfort rather than shying away from it.

At its core, “The Devil” is a reminder that facing our shadows does not defeat us. It frees us. It allows us to recognise the chains, name them, and slowly begin to loosen them. The song is not about punishment or fear, but about the moment you realise that liberation begins when you stop running from what you are afraid to see.