Devil I Know

"**Devil I Know**" is a song by Allie X written in 2017. It is featured as the second track on her fourth studio album and second major-label studio album, *Cape God*. It was released as the fifth and last single from the album on January 31, 2020, alongside a visualizer video and a lyric video was released on March 11, 2020.

## Leak History

* November 18, 2019 - Full song is leaked.
* January 30, 2022 - Studio instrumental is leaked in 160 kbps.

## Background

On January 27, 2021, Allie announced the release of the song in all her social media alongside its link to presave it. A day later, she posted a snippet of the bridge of the song. On February 3, 2021, she made a post in gratitude for the streams that the song got.

In this song Allie sings to us about bad relationships that we can't get out of basically because we don't want to, we are so involved and consumed within that relationship that escaping from it, even if it is bad, toxic and harmful for us, is not even an option.

Allie spoke about the song in her track-by-track rundown on Apple Music:

## Gallery

Single artworkOriginal photoVisualizer gif
## Videos

* Lyric Video
* Visualizer

**Devil I Know** **(Lyric Video)**
**Released:** March 11, 2020 **Length:** 2:40 **Photography by:** Brendon Burton **Visuals by:** Skeleton Crew  **Produced by:** MOOJ Productions**Styled by:** Kieley Kimmel**Hair & Makeup by:** Tim Aylward, Abigail Hayden**Wearing by:** Viktor & Rolf

### Photoshoot by Brendon Burton

**Devil I Know** **(Visualizer)**
**Released:** January 31, 2020 **Length:** 2:52 **Photography by:** Brendon Burton **Visual Gif by:** Skeleton Crew

## Official Versions

* Album version — 2:52
	+ Studio instrumental — 2:53

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I think I made a big mistake

You keep messing with my brain

You tell me eat the whole cake, it's what I deserve

Every time I take your lead, feels like a curse

And every time I try to stop, feels even worse

(Uh, uh)

**[Chorus]**

Baby, you're the devil I know (I know)

Better than the devil I don't (I don't)

Maybe I could stop, but I won't (I won't)

'Cause, baby, you're the devil I know (I know)

I know

**[Post-Chorus]**

I could pretend that I'm just praying now

But I'm only on my knees

**[Verse 2]**

I want to, wanna get free (Get free)

But staying with you is easier (Easy), than leaving

Feels like a holiday breeze when we go up

But you bring me down to my knees when push comes to shove

Guess that's the price that you pay when you're in love

(Uh, uh)

**[Chorus]**

Baby, you're the devil I know (I know)

Better than the devil I don't (I don't)

Maybe I could stop, but I won't (I won't)

'Cause, baby, you're the devil I know (I know)

I know

**[Bridge]**

I could pretend that I'm just praying now

But I'm only on my knees

I could scream, “Somebody help me out”

But the wicked one is me, hee-hee

**[Chorus]**

Baby, you're the devil I know (I know, I know, ooh)

Better than the devil I don't (Better than the devil that I don't)

Maybe I could stop, but I won't (I won't, I won't, oh)

'Cause, baby, you're the devil I know (I know)

**[Outro]**

You're going to Heaven 'cause you are the devil I know

You are the devil I know

Baby, I'm the devil now

## Trivia

* During a Reddit AMA, Allie said that this song was the oldest on the album and its original version was very different.

## References

1. ↑ https://dbree.org/v/4285a2
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B71R\_U5hIUO/?utm\_medium=copy\_link
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HwPdNhkJo/?utm\_medium=copy\_link
4. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/cape-god/1486659663
5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200224173848/https://old.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/ebzu4f/im\_back\_im\_allie\_x\_and\_youre\_invited\_to\_cape\_god/

## Navigation

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