Dashboard Devil
https://suno.com/song/da65cc7e-532b-4ea9-88f8-3ee593b6795a
Words by Evil Elvis
[Verse 1]
Smoky glass and a coffee-stained map,
Tail lights fading where the law lost track.
Windshield cracked like a guilty heart,
Every mile I go just tears me apart.
Ain’t no preacher, ain’t no saint,
Just a sinner ridin’ where the good Lord ain’t.
[Chorus]
Got a dashboard devil and a heavy right foot,
Ain’t no angel ridin’ with me like she should.
Every red light burns like a second chance,
But I blow right through it in a gasoline trance.
Yeah, I tried to be good, but I ain’t that level —
I’m rollin’ shotgun with my dashboard devil.
[Verse 2]
Cigarette cherry in the rearview’s glow,
Talkin’ to myself like I’m talkin’ to a ghost.
Radio’s hummin’ that old heartbreak sound,
Another broken promise in another damn town.
Whiskey’s whisperin’ where the truth gets bent,
Every lie I told was heaven-sent.
[Chorus]
Got a dashboard devil and a heavy right foot,
Ain’t no angel ridin’ with me like she should.
Every red light burns like a second chance,
But I blow right through it in a gasoline trance.
Yeah, I tried to be good, but I ain’t that level —
I’m rollin’ shotgun with my dashboard devil.
[Bridge]
He smiles when I’m driftin’ on the yellow line,
Says “Son, you were born to run outta time.”
If redemption’s real, it’s a long way home,
But hell feels closer when you’re drivin’ alone.
[Final Chorus]
Got a dashboard devil and a heavy right foot,
Still no angel ridin’ with me like she should.
Every red light burns, I ain’t lookin’ back,
Just a rebel soul ridin’ down the railroad tracks.
Yeah, the good Lord’s callin’, but I lost that signal —
Still rollin’ shotgun with my dashboard devil.
[Outro]
Smoke curls slow from a Marlboro red,
Guess some demons never stay dead.
Comments
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I don't personally know what a "dashboard devil" is, but the song still works!
I like the devil vs angel references sprinkled throughout. Sounds like he's a bit of a devil himself!
Strong sense of place and mood.
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Cig cherry takes me back.. fun times to see who can get theirs the longest :). This sounds like intro music to a movie. Actually dashboard devil could be the title of the movie :).
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It’s like dashboard Jesus But dashboard devil Owen , little plastic figurine on dash0
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Ok got it. Thanks!
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just another AI song to test the waters if I wanna sing it in a studio , Some are better than others . In a 16 hour day I can write 3 . Without my little helpers I'd be down to one a day . I'm making up for lost time of 4 months of depression and suicide thoughts. I still can't gain the weight back at 146 , but maybe it's better to be thin . pills and shrinks don't do shit , But music works pretty good
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Depression can easily spiral out of control.. wish I had your problem, can't seem to get my weight under 200 :)..
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No you don't , walking by gun shops and wanting to walk in . Things are better now , fuck it can't change some things , why worry about it . well 200 aint bad , I'm at 146 lol
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I'm not tall.. so a bit rotund for my size :). think of uncle fester :)
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ha ha ha , sorry bud Fester was pretty ugly . You proabably are better looking than that
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