Eagles

Take The Devil

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Open up your eyes
take the devil from your mind
he's been holding on to you
and you're so hard to find
the wind outside is cold
restless feeling in my soul
tempting me to get away
but there's no place a man can go
God, will you lead me where I roam?
Help me not to let my feelings show
No, No You are the one, oh, how could you be
so blind?
the devil prays on runaways
he's never far behind
the many years I've tried
Now have been revealed to me
closer is the love you'll find
waiting so patiently
God, Will you lead me where I roam?
Help me not to let my feelings show.
NO, NO
Take the devil
Take the Devil
from your mind

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demau Senae On Apr 23, 2001

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2001-04-23 01:22:45

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by Fuzzy122

3y ago

Eagles - "Take the Devil" - Release Date June 1, 1972

"The many years I've tried Now have been revealed to me Closer is the love you'll find Waiting so patiently"

God (your higher consciousness) and the peace that comes with the awareness of the presence of infinite LOVE has always been in you - Waiting Patiently...

[Edit: I had just turned 16 a few weeks earlier. This album was a major impact.]

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by sinabillian

17y ago

one of my favorite Eagles songs

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by head2dead

7y ago

This song is about the restlessness of wanderlust and the constant search for your place in this world, always searching and always wanting, then finding out in the end of your wandering you find what you are looking for back where you started

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