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The Devil Had Been Walking By His Side For All Of His Life!

from The Night Stalker! by Danny Ramirez

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'The lyrics to this song tell about Richard Ramirez getting away from his religious Roman-Catholic upbringing and giving in to the Darkness in his soul, which seem to have attracted him more and more during his teens. And of course as we all know, The Devil picks out his accomplices when they’re still at a young age. It’s a somewhat fast song with a traditional chords theme, and obviously inspired by the punk rock band Bad Religion (there is even a Greg Graffin "one, two" right before the lead guitar kicks in). Six Months Of Night Stalking!, Richard Drew Pentagrams In Blood Around The Place! and The Devil Had Been Walking! are the only songs from The Night Stalker! tape that were performed live, albeit this one most likely only once (in 2004).'

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Richard was in his teens
When he reconsidered religiously
The prayers he did learn in church
Made more sense reading them backwards

Chorus:
The devil had been walking by his side
For all of his life
It had been clear up from birth
He would be called on to serve
His master for the rest of his life
With gun and knife
And in some years he would emerge
To be the devil's accomplice on earth

It was no good for Ramirez
This traditional religious awareness
He knew he had but one goal:
To give in to his darkened soul

Chorus


'The lyrics to this song tell about Richard Ramirez getting away from his religious Roman-Catholic upbringing and giving in to the Darkness in his soul, which seem to have attracted him more and more during his teens. And of course as we all know, The Devil picks out his accomplices when they’re still at a young age. It’s a somewhat fast song with a traditional chords theme, and obviously inspired by the punk rock band Bad Religion (there is even a Greg Graffin "one, two" right before the lead guitar kicks in). Six Months Of Night Stalking!, Richard Drew Pentagrams In Blood Around The Place! and The Devil Had Been Walking! are the only songs from The Night Stalker! tape that were performed live, albeit this one most likely only once (in 2004).'

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from The Night Stalker!, released May 13, 2004
Danny Ramirez - acoustic rhythm guitar, acoustic lead guitar, percussion, vocals

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Danny Ramirez Leiden, Netherlands

Danny Ramirez is a singer-songwriter from the Netherlands and the guitar player for stonerdoom band Toner Low! Besides playing morbid folk he has some one-man bands as well, but most of his releases are Ramirez EPs! Danny did solo gigs in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Germany, and played with a.o. Amigo The Devil, Bob Wayne, Joe Buck Yourself (Hank III) and The Goddamn Gallows! ... more

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