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.


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    nick was so talented. we'll always remember him

    BrokenPunk244on August 30, 2002   Link

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