The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
At first look you might say
that man is just a gimp,
he talks a lot
he lies a lot
he walks with a bad limp.
But no one really knows him,
no one takes the hint,
a mastermind in a fool's disguise,
his name is Verbal Kint
You could call him the devil,
the reason being this,
the best trick the devil pulled,
convinced the world he didn't exist.
A devil in disguise,
a wolf dressed as a lamb,
just when you think he's going to fold,
he's got four aces in his hand
He runs the underworld and no one sees his face,
he's killed a 1000 men,
he's got a million different names.
He's the baddest mother fucker that I have ever known,
he works hard for what he's got,
he's got a heart that's made of stone
You could call him the devil,
the reason being this,
the best trick the devil pulled,
convinced the world he didn't exist.
A devil in disguise,
a wolf dressed as a lamb,
just when you think he's going to fold,
he's got four aces in his hand.
He'll make you doubt yourslef,
he'll play tricks with your brain,
does he steal or does he kill,
it doesn't matter it's all the same.
He may seem a petty crook,
but no ordinary man,
his name is Verbal Kint,
he's got the whole world in his hand.
You could call him the devil,
the reason being this,
the best trick the devil pulled,
convinced the world he didn't exist.
A devil in disguise,
a wolf dressed as a lamb,
just when you think he's going to fold,
he's got four aces in his hand.
that man is just a gimp,
he talks a lot
he lies a lot
he walks with a bad limp.
But no one really knows him,
no one takes the hint,
a mastermind in a fool's disguise,
his name is Verbal Kint
You could call him the devil,
the reason being this,
the best trick the devil pulled,
convinced the world he didn't exist.
A devil in disguise,
a wolf dressed as a lamb,
just when you think he's going to fold,
he's got four aces in his hand
He runs the underworld and no one sees his face,
he's killed a 1000 men,
he's got a million different names.
He's the baddest mother fucker that I have ever known,
he works hard for what he's got,
he's got a heart that's made of stone
You could call him the devil,
the reason being this,
the best trick the devil pulled,
convinced the world he didn't exist.
A devil in disguise,
a wolf dressed as a lamb,
just when you think he's going to fold,
he's got four aces in his hand.
He'll make you doubt yourslef,
he'll play tricks with your brain,
does he steal or does he kill,
it doesn't matter it's all the same.
He may seem a petty crook,
but no ordinary man,
his name is Verbal Kint,
he's got the whole world in his hand.
You could call him the devil,
the reason being this,
the best trick the devil pulled,
convinced the world he didn't exist.
A devil in disguise,
a wolf dressed as a lamb,
just when you think he's going to fold,
he's got four aces in his hand.
Lyrics submitted by iwannabeinjfc
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