I swallow my spit and I swallow my pride I'm trying to eat my shadow in the day time Coz when the night does fall My troubles don't seem so small These idle hands do the devil's work I lie to myself and I tell you the truth I've broken every promise that I've made to you Now the curtain is torn It's the calm before the storm These idle hands do the devil's work These idle hands... Do the devil's work These idle hands... Do the devil's work I woke up early my gums were bleeding My eyes were black, my chest was heaving The mirror was cracked And my bags were ready and packed These idle hands do the devil's work These idle hands... Do the devil's work These idle hands... Do the devil's work