THE DEVIL I KNEW

PART I — THE MIRROR

Mirror Mirror

Words & Music: Nicole Zuraitis

Mirror mirror on the wall 

Tell me, am I saint or sin? 

Do I stumble, do I stall

When temptation pulls me in? 

Angels wings or serpents tail

Which one suits me best? 

Do I walk along the righteous trail

Or delight in sins confessed? 

Divine or depraved

Half master, half maid

It’s virtue I parade

In this self made masquerade

Mirror mirror 

Don’t be cruel 

Whisper softly as you sting

Am I wise, or just a fool? 

Mistaking crowns for kings 

Mirror, what’s the truth? 

Answer if you dare

For the devil I knew, my dear

Can be found anywhere

[“Unfortunate coincidence”, Written by Dorothy Parker]

By the time you swear you’re theirs,
Shivering and sighing,
And they vow their passion is
Infinite, undying—
Friend, make a note of this:
One of you is lying….

Won’t Make It Out Alive

Words & Music: Nicole Zuraitis

A flicker of danger, 

With a gleam behind those eyes

Familiar stranger 

Known him since I first learned to lie 

Feels like a freight train tearing up and down my spine

I’m barely breathing 

Step by step, we’re out of time

But if he keeps on coming, 

I won’t make it out alive 

A voice like velvet

Laced with smoke, whiskey, and cash

A laugh like thunder

And a big temper to match

One foot on the bedpost

And the other’s out the door

Sirens sing warning

Babe keep your ear to the floor 

But if he keeps on coming 

I won’t hold back anymore 

Oh, and now we’re keeping score

Well, a deck of cards I’m dying to play

not the gambling type, but I’ll risk it today 

I’ll give you my spade — if you deal me your ace

The dealers laughing, 

Cuz he knows that I’m all in 

I’ve thrown a wild card just to match his crooked grin

We’re a storm rolling in on restless tides

A sailors warning, this will be tough to survive 

Yet, he keeps on coming

Yes, he keeps on coming

And I’m down to take the ride

I won’t make it out alive 

I Dare You (Call My Name)

Words & Music: Nicole Zuraitis

Can we dream for a minute? 

I don’t know what you’ve done, but you did it 

Time is flying and we’re well within it

I don’t know when you aimed, but you hit it. 

I’m still humming

You’re really something 

Don’t you lie and say it’s nothing 

Don’t know you when you found the time but you built this and I’m living in it 

This fire comes once a lifetime 

So I dare you to feed the flame

Dare you to stake your claim

On my heart

Cuz it ain’t easy; love and war 

When we’ve both been here before 

But I’m yours

If you call my name. 

Tell me to jump and I’ll leap it 

Beg me to steal and I’ll thieve it 

I don’t know where we’re going, but I’ll map it out if you ask me out because I feel this   

Loving you is like loving the moon 

A photo can’t capture the heart space you rule 

Maybe we’re been headed in the wrong direction 

As I’ve mentioned 

I’m on this train with you 

So I dare you to feed the flame 

Dare you to stake your claim on my heart

Cuz it ain’t easy love and war

When we’ve both been here before 

But I’m yours if you call my name

Call it.   Call it. 

I’m on this train too 

So I dare you to feed the flame 

Dare you to stake your claim on my heart

Cuz it ain’t easy love and war

And we’ve been through every storm 

And I’m yours if you call my name

He’s a Demon, He’s a Devil, He’s a Doll

Lyrics: Nicole Zuraitis & Don Reye

Music: Harold Spina

Everyone tells me he's no good

He doesn't love me like he should

I would forget him if I only could

He's a demon, he's a devil, he's a doll

That man can look me in the eye

And tell the biggest, sweetest lie

And I forget that lipstick on his tie

He's a demon, he's a devil, he's a doll

Sometimes I swear its the end

and I won’t be fooled again

And that I’ll finally tell him off real bad

But then he flashes that grin

And reels me back in

And I forget why I’m mad

I ought to tell him "drop dead!"

But I keep loving him instead

My momma must have dropped me on my head

He’s a darling, he’s a dreamboat, he’s a dog.

Sometimes he sins and sanctifies

Then shows up late with alibis 

I still fall for those eyes

He’s a darling, he’s a dreamboat, he’s a dog!

I had the measles at two, the chicken pox and the flu

And boy the whooping cough was grim

I had the itches and mumps, and poison ivy in clumps

To top it off I’m stuck with him!

He's a palooka, a brute

He’s crazy and he's cute

Why do I love a man I ought to shoot

He's a demon, he's a devil, he is a dog.  

He’s a demon. He’s a devil. He’s a dog.