“Praise to my father, blessed by the water” is a line from the clean-vocal refrain of “Devils Never Cry,” a song associated with the contrast between darkness, judgment, suffering, freedom, and the search for strength. The lyric places this praise beside images of a black night, a dark sky, and the devil’s cry, creating a deliberately dramatic opposition between spiritual light and destructive forces.
The song’s central voice describes a life shaped by vengeance, torture, justice, sacrifice, and a quest for freedom. Its recurring images-the leaf from the tree, pure green, flowing water, calling light, midnight, and tears-present purification and renewal alongside violence, guilt, and judgment.
Clean-vocal lyrics
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf
Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devil's cry
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devil's cry
The song’s opening conflict
Steel a soul for a second chance
But you will never become a man
My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
A Freedom and a quest for life
Until the end the judgment night
Bless me with your gift of light
Righteous cause on judgment night
These lines present existence as a test in which suffering becomes a source of endurance. The phrase “chosen torture” connects pain with personal transformation, while the “second chance” introduces the possibility of redemption without removing the threat of moral failure.
Feel the sorrow the light has swallowed
Feel the freedom like no tomorrow
Stepping forth a cure for soul's demise
Reap the tears of the victim's cries
Yearning more to hear the suffer
Of a demon as I put it under
Killed before, a time to kill them all
Passed down the righteous law
Serve a justice that dwells in me
Lifeless corpse as far as the eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see
Light, water, and the green leaf
The refrain shifts from direct confrontation to symbolic imagery. The leaf is presented as something that carries a vision of freedom, while water becomes part of a blessing associated with the father. Light calls to the speaker, but tears remain inside, showing that liberation does not erase emotional pain.
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf
Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devil's cry
| Image | Role in the lyric |
|---|---|
| Leaf off of the tree | A sign connected with freedom and renewal |
| Pure green leaf | An image of purity, life, and symbolic crowning |
| Water | A source of blessing in the praise to the father |
| Light | A calling force associated with guidance and freedom |
| Tears | An expression of inner sorrow and the need for calm |
| Black night and dark sky | A setting for fear, conflict, and the devil’s cry |
Vengeance and the sacred battlefield
Life of vengeance, a passive test
Until the grave I will rest
Engage the pressure until it crumbles
The existence of the lifeless black souls
Onward to the sacred battlefield
Where justification and limits are revealed
Tools of steel in rage they conquer
Weed out the killing of victim's stalker
The powers proven to end the madness
Upon I take it to end the savage
The rays of light a truth of meaning
To my father the blood is pleading
A justice rage for all to feel
With innocent cries and hatred squeals
The gore of evil seems to satisfy
When slain an maimed and pacified
In this passage, the battlefield is described as “sacred,” but it is also filled with rage, blood, innocent cries, and lifeless souls. The language intentionally keeps justice and violence close together, making the speaker’s mission appear both morally motivated and psychologically destructive.
The repeated vow of strength
My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
A freedom and a quest for life
Until the end the judgment night
Watch the footsteps but never follow
If you want to live tomorrow
Steel a soul for a second chance
But you will never become a man
The repeated lines return to the song’s main tension: survival requires strength, but strength is formed through pain and confrontation. The warning to watch the footsteps but never follow adds a cautionary element, suggesting that imitation or blind pursuit can lead to destruction.
Layered vocal text
In the layered section, the clean vocal lines are paired with darker lyrics. The two passages operate simultaneously: the clean voice expresses falling, calling light, tears, freedom, praise, and blessing, while the underlying text describes vengeance, the battlefield, blood, rage, and the desire to end evil.
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
Life of a vengeance, a passive test
Until the grave I will rest
Engage the pressure until it crumbles
The existence of the lifeless black souls
Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf
Onward to the sacred battlefield
Where justification and limits are revealed
Tools of steel in rage they conquer
Weed out the killing of victims stalker
Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devil's cry
The rays of light, a truth of meaning
To my father the blood is pleading
A justice rage for all to feel
With innocent cries and hatred squeals
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
The gore of evil seems to satisfy
When slain an maimed and pacified
My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
A freedom and a quest for life
Until the end the judgment night
Watch the footsteps but never follow
If you want to live tomorrow
Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf
Steel a soul for a second chance
But you will never become a man
Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devil's cry
Water and the father figure
The line “Praise to my father” introduces a figure connected with origin, authority, protection, or judgment. “Blessed by the water” gives that praise a cleansing and ritual quality, while the surrounding references to tears, mist, and flowing water reinforce the song’s recurring connection between emotion and purification.
All days, I'm looking in the
Deep water flowing into to me
Where are all tears, are they fallen?
Tell me why I feel they in me?
One day, they'll tell me what I'm exactly
Tears don't fall, I'll never heal them
These lines place the speaker in front of deep water and unresolved tears. Water does not automatically heal the speaker; instead, it reflects an internal state in which sorrow remains present even when the speaker searches for an explanation.
Alternative lyric passage
Steal a soul for a second chance
But you will never become a man
My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
A freedom and a quest for life
Until the end the judgment night
Bless me with your gift of lights
Righteous cause on judgement nights
Feel the sorrow the light has swallowed
Feel the freedom like no tomorrow
Stepping forth a cure for soul's demise
Reap the tears of the victim's cries
Yearning more to hear the suffer
Of a demon as I put it under
Killed before, a time to kill them all
Passed down the righteous law
Serve a justice that dwells in me
Lifeless corpse so far as the eye can see
The eye can see, the eye can see
The eye can see, the eye can see
The eye can see
Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign
We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down
Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf
Praise to my father
Blessed by the water
Black night, dark sky
The devil's cry
Credits
Lyrics written and performed by Shootie HG
Music by Tetsuya Shibata
Clean vocal lyrics were written by Shootie HG and performed by David Allen Baker.