[Intro: Sounds of Blackness]
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Aah, aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah, aah
[Chorus: Sounds of Blackness]
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat
Before the moment is past
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat
Or it could be your very last
[Verse 1: Core Cotton]
He's there in the reflections on the river skidding by
He's there in the clouds as they slice up the sky
He's there in the eyes of a stranger in your home
He's there in your loved ones when they're cold and you're alone
[Verse 2: Carrie Harrington, Quan Howell]
He's there in the foreboding that you feel in your bones
He's there in the graveyard chipping names on the stones
He's there in your memories turning good times into bad
He's there in the future that you wish you never had
[Chorus: Sounds of Blackness, Quan Howell]
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Oh yeah)
Before the moment is past
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Mmm-mmm)
Or it could be your very last
[Verse 3: Core Cotton, Carrie Harrington, Quan Howell]
He's there in the whispers; oh, the screams and the cries (Oh yeah)
The secrets and the shadows turning truth into lies
He's there in the bedroom, he'll crawl into your dreams
And he's anything he wants to be but he's never ever what he seems, yeah
[Chorus: Sounds of Blackness, Quan Howell]
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Yeah)
Before the moment is past (Whoa, yeah)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (In a heartbeat)
Or it could be your very last (You gotta be)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Before the moment is past
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (In a heartbeat)
Or it could be your very last
[Bridge: Sounds of Blackness]
Aah, aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah, aah
[Chorus: Sounds of Blackness, Quan Howell]
(Oh, we gotta be prepared to)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Heartbeat)
Before the moment is past (Hey, hey)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Heartbeat)
Or it could be your very last (Very, very last)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared (Hey)
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Heartbeat)
Before the moment is past (Oh-hoh)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Come on, we got to find, we got to find for the one, yeah)
Or it could be your very last
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat
Before the moment is past (Before the moment is past)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat (Come on, it's time to find)
Or it could be your very last (Oh, eh)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat
Before the moment is past (Yeah)
You gotta be prepared
You gotta be prepared
To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat...