Sweet Satan

by Beck

From the album: One Foot in the Grave

Track 26 of 32 on One Foot in the Grave (1994).

Duration: 1:45

One Foot in the Grave cover art

Lyrics for Sweet Satan

It was back in the old days In the time of my grief When the ladies all disowned me And my lungs could scarcely breathe And the wildlife was growing wilder by the day And I stuck to myself mostly There was a band of brothers Who rode unto me Throwing accusations I could rarely see They put a hand upon me And hung me upside down And emptied out my pockets And kicked me on the ground They took out the hot poker And branded on my chest Twisted my ear off Gasoline on my vest Set me all a-flaming Periled and defeated Pelted me with stones That felt like certain death They went on to my lady And made her kneel low Tore all her hair loose And cut through her clothes Laughed and they hollered And they painted the horses orange Put the kids together And tied them to the porch Then blaze upon blaze Did the devils rally 'round With rifles and sticks Did they pound on the ground I rambled and I tumbled And I fell to my feet And I never knew the sweat of satan Tasted so sweet

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  15. Painted Eyelids
  16. Atmospheric Conditions
  17. It's All in Your Mind
  18. Whiskey Can Can
  19. Mattress
  20. Woe on Me
  21. Teenage Wastebasket
  22. Your Love Is Weird
  23. Favorite Nerve
  24. Piss on the Door
  25. Close to God
  26. Sweet Satan
  27. Burning Boyfriend
  28. Black Lake Morning
  29. Feather in Your Cap
  30. One Foot in the Grave
  31. Teenage Wastebasket
  32. I Get Lonesome