Get Stomped

Lyrics

[Intro] I was six years old Mama was just across the parking lot Doors were locked, windows locked But I knew what I heard [Verse 1] I knew the footsteps from the ceiling overhead Knew the creaking boards, knew when he went for cigarettes Knew the sliding door when it opened in the night But these steps were in my hallway, and there was no one in sight Lying in my mama’s room, already scared to death Then the bedroom door moved and I felt that silent breath No window open, nobody inside Just a little boy listening with nowhere left to hide [Pre-Chorus] So I ran outside looking for my mother Steam rising up between one building and the other Then something started coming through the red-lit haze And I swear I still remember every wrinkle on his face [Chorus] I was six when I stomped on the devil’s head Blue oily skin, burning crimson red Big as a mountain coming out of the steam Real enough to touch, but I knew what it means Fear said run, but something deeper said He can scare you, child, but he can’t own your breath So I jumped through the fire where an angel fears to tread I was six when I stomped on the devil’s head [Verse 2] That glow wasn’t fire like a fire that burns It had light inside the darkness, crimson twisting into turns Bright red at the edges, deeper red within Rising into horns above that massive wrinkled skin Like the glow would wrap his shoulders, circle underneath his feet If whatever I was seeing ever rose up completely His face looked solid, every crease alive But somehow in my little mind I knew the thing could never bite [Pre-Chorus] So before those eyes could rise and look at me I charged that giant head like David running at Goliath’s feet No sword in my hand, no armor on my chest Just a frightened little boy putting terror to the test [Chorus] I was six when I stomped on the devil’s head Blue oily skin, burning crimson red Big as a mountain coming out of the steam Real enough to touch, but powerless to me Fear said run, but something deeper said He can haunt the darkness, but he can’t command your step So I came down swinging with everything I had left I was six when I stomped on the devil’s head [Bridge] Years went by before I understood The darkest thing that night wasn’t underneath the hood Sometimes evil wears a human face Sometimes innocence is where the predator waits But flesh and blood were never all I saw There was something feeding underneath it all And I don’t hate the man, I pray before he’s dead Mercy for the living Mercy for the misled [Breakdown] You fed upon my fear But you picked the wrong child I knew you had no body Even when you looked alive You wanted me trembling You wanted me possessed But faith doesn’t mean you never fear It means fear doesn’t get the rest [Final Chorus] I was six when I stomped on the devil’s head Terrified and shaking, but I did it anyway Red glow burning through the cold night steam A face I’ll carry somewhere deep inside of me Mama was waiting just across the way Forty-five minutes became a lifetime that day I knocked on that door and told them what I’d seen One little girl believed me Everybody else just stared at me [Outro] Locked doors Closed windows Footsteps with nobody there Steam rising Red burning Six years old and scared You came looking for a frightened child But here’s the part you didn’t expect I didn’t bow I didn’t follow I stomped on the devil’s head.