Devil You Know - Shut It Down Lyrics






This war should have ended so long ago
But turning back the hands of time is useless
This war is never ending, it's all we know
We've wasted more than just our hear and souls

Staring down the barrel of a gun
Visions and flashes and reflections of the monster I've become
Then I realize

Something more calling upon me
To leave this life of death
Shut it down before the light is failing
Now I'm (holding on) I'm (reaching for) I'm (something more)
Shut it down

This fight has made me weary now, now I must rise
Or everything that I've created dies
This fight it seems eternal but now I know
That through it all I'll never be alone

Separation from everything I've stood for
Became the tomb that embraced and buried me
But I hear a voice

Something more calling upon me
To leave this life of death
Shut it down before the light is failing
Now I'm (holding on) I'm (reaching for) I'm (something more)
Shut it down

Contemplation of self-destruction erasing the weight that I bear
Leaving a trail of existence that now remains
Cold to the touch and despair
Rise and face my demons
I will suffer no more

Something more calling upon me
To leave this life of death
Shut it down before the light is failing
Now I'm (holding on) I'm (reaching for) I'm (something more)
Shut it down





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  1. S.... L....

    Almost forgot how dope this was.

  2. A.... w....

    🍻💀 \,,/

  3. S.... M....

    Bad Assery

  4. D.... S....

    People really get to how raw and gritty hojos vocals are in devil you know he used his grunts and lows more and has more pissy mids along with his shredding his highs

  5. C.... G....

    Oh man!! The vocals at the end.. big fan. The drummer is so fucking talented.

  6. U.... ....

    ahuevo howard

  7. m.... ....

    Magnificent 🤘

  8. M.... A....

    This single is absolutely beast. While I'm fine with Light the Torch, the single is what hooked me to Devil You Know. Rest in Peace DYK, love to whatever Howard and the gang do in the future.

  9. D.... S....

    For people who think Jeese is a better harsh vocalist , Howard uses fry vocals and layers his highs , mid and lows so effortlessly but Jesse is a beast too

  10. D.... S....

    Howard's growls are deeper with DYK and more aggressive , fuck yeeessss

  11. Y.... A....

    here is my thoughts. kse is kse, they arent the type of band that wants to be perfectbut rather show people that they just wanna have fun. people keep arguing about jesse and howards vocal dominance, but needless to say, they were both great, however Howard felt unsatisfied with the music and how it didnt fit his lyrics the way he wanted them too, as well as him having diabetes and suicidle thoughts after his divorce. the then comes back bringing us the type of vocals we all love soo much but with the music he chose on his own creating devil you know. i miss him in kse but im not gonna keep dwelling on it just bc he made up his mind and started a new..... people have their own taste in vocals and the type of music its implemented in and i for one support howard in the choices he makes from here on out. besides, kse is doing fine with jesse back. and now in 2017 his vocals are honestly getting better due to his training with his own teacher during the recent tour. and we will expect new albums from both bands very soon and i cant wait.

    everyone should listen to jastas song chasing demons featuring howard jones, you will love his operatic chorus vocals soo much if your a howard fan.

  12. T.... W....

    you see that killswitch has lost alot of popularity since Howard left.he is the reason they got where they are.devil you know bitch

  13. D.... ....

    If you're a fan of Devil You Know, please check out our new album on our channel! HOJO is the man! Reign!

  14. D.... B....

    Remind me of DevilDriver - Shudder, a little bit.

  15. S.... I....

    this is where killswitch shoulda went with there new album. this is fucken awesome!!!

  16. C.... T....

    good fkn jam is all I can say, if you love music, especially heavy metal, then you gotta give major props to Devil you KNow, fkn good shit right here

  17. m.... h....

    knda reminds me of Strapping Young Lad?!!

  18. J.... D....

    if anyone knows how they tune the 8string i would love to know

    J.... D....

    Justin DeWit Drop F#. F# C# F# B E A C# F#

  19. A.... t....

    This should be Jon Taffer's theme song lol

    A.... t....

    +ajmaroudas lol....SHUT IT THE FUCK DOWN!!

  20. H.... S....

    HOWARD IS FAR BETTER THAN JESSE ! THERE'S SOMETHING ON PITCH PROBLEM ON JESSE WITH HIS VOCAL MELODIES.. PLEASE BRING HOWARD BACK.. \m/

  21. k.... ....

    Drums are so intense! John Sankey rapes the drum set.

  22. B.... 7....

    bad ass song

  23. I.... G....

    this is actually the only song that makes sence to me with howard jones on vocals.... i've been listening to some others songs but i cant find himself on the band.... i still like it but its not the howard i was waiting

  24. R.... D....

    A slight jmann feel...pitch black forecast like...idk. I really like this though. I'm glad he's back!!!

  25. C.... ....

    I grew up with Howard being with KSE and I love his new stuff. Real fan over here. Haters gonna hate. Lol.

  26. N.... ....

    sounds like fear factor, i like it.

  27. K.... ....

    This makes my nipples hard for some reason..

  28. D.... S....

    Howard Jones, plus Francesco Artusatto (All Shall Perish) is just a brutal symphony alone!! DAMN!!!!

  29. A.... D....

    Howard You're the voice!

  30. J.... N....

    He was way better in KSE and they were better with him

  31. D.... P....

    So happy to see Howard Jones still making music. He is truly the man!

  32. H.... ....

    Fuck you guys I like it.

  33. B.... ....

    Album is sub par. Similar to divine heresy. But this song is heavy as fuck.

  34. L.... e....

    Wait, Howard isn't the only member in the band?

  35. A.... M....

    I missed your voice. :(  :D

  36. O.... B....

    This is great.

  37. k.... t....

    I'm bummed he left Killswitch but this album sounds good.

  38. G.... ....

    dude , this shit is perfect , howard jones is fucking back .. oh wait ... HE IS EVEN BETTER NOW !!!!!!!!!

  39. H.... ....

    The bassist is from bleeding through or he was when i saw them and he did backup vocals

  40. C.... m....

    Is nuclear blast records going to sign everyone?

  41. Y.... R....

    Impressive! One of the best metal-songs I heard for quite a time. Really like the chorus and the guitar-work!

  42. Z.... Z....

    I looked at killswitch engage because I heard Howard jones with Within Temptation and loved his powerful voice. I discovered that KE was nothing but A melodeath band that didn't show off that voice. I really hoped he'd be singing in devil you know. Dammit.

  43. A.... ....

    🙌🙌🙌

  44. j.... m....

    awesome song, album and vocals.. its way better than killswitch which EVERY album sounds the same but i would of rather Howard have had him get Blood Has been Shed back together 

  45. F.... L....

    I didnt care for howard but this makes him 10x better being in this band great shit!

  46. g.... o....

    to be honest the reason i began listeling to KSE was because of howard. i realised im a howard jones fan not a kse fan. 

    g.... o....

    Hmm... Your comment's had me thinking pretty hard for a while, man.

    g.... o....

    And did something come out of it ?

    g.... o....

    @Charo van amson holy shit i never thought about that before but i honestly think i am not thinking the same way

    g.... o....

    @August Burns Red now*

    g.... o....

    well... not much. i heard jesee and adam in "times of grace" and i fucking loved it!
    jesse in KsE- not so much.

  47. 6.... ....

    Fucking awesome song!

  48. D.... W....

    depression you have no idea what your talking about, idiot

  49. S.... ....

    this need a videoclip! welcome back Howard

  50. M.... ....

    I saw them with Black Label Society. I had never heard of Devil You Know. When I saw Howard on the stage I got really excited.

  51. C.... S....

    Maybe it's just me, but I actually prefer the demo version of this song to the final version on the album.

  52. J.... G....

    Howard better than ever his gona take this band far as did to killswitch!!! sounds great except drummer sounds like crap need a better one other than that fine!!!

  53. 6.... ....

    I believe, it`s good, that Jesse is back to KSE and I believe it`s more good that Howard has find a new bandproject and a new beginning.

    What is important? That all band members of both bands have a friendship. There is no hate, no envy, no trouble...etc.

    Only some stupid Ex-Anti-fans try to make artificially trouble for nothing!

  54. a.... b....

    Oh Howie ♡ There is no denying Jesse made KSE. If it wasnt for Jesse there would be no Kse.. But Howie kept them going for how long? Howie is amazing and im glad hes found a band he can be excited about. He is an amazing vocalist and front man.

    a.... b....

    Jesse Leach start KsE, but Howard made KsE to last this long. without Howard KsE suck ass now.

  55. F.... L....

    Howard !

  56. k.... ....

    I seriously can't believe i didn't see these guys at Soundwave 2014

    k.... ....

    It was epic...

    k.... ....

    I was thinking of going to see them but Ill nino was on

    k.... ....

    I left DD half way through for DYK

  57. P.... ....

    This is absolute shit.

  58. 5.... ....

    they kinda remind me of diecast.

    5.... ....

    I can see that

    5.... ....

    I miss that band, their first albums were bad ass.  Diecast with Meshuggah.

    5.... ....

    Eh, maybe a tiny bit, but far better production and better musicianship, and of course, Howard is a beast.  I like the Diecast albums quite a bit though.  A little campy but great stuff.

  59. L.... o....

    Fuck my ass there is a God. He's back

  60. E.... ....

    @DJSEBZ original singer JJL is better in KSE

  61. S.... S....

    This shit sucks damn howard go back to kse

  62. r.... r....

    Waiting for the full album to come out but so far I'm not liking the songs they've put out

  63. m.... ....

    everyone knows Howard is king!!!!!!!

  64. A.... A....

    how the fcking hell this gets 90+k views?

  65. c.... w....

    Awesome vocalist. Nuff said.

  66. N.... B....

    2:55.
    Holy.Fuck.
    *Howard.Jones*
    Definitive.Black.Man.


    No Hard Feelings Obama.

    N.... B....

    Why was Obama's name even included in this post? Political opinions aside Obama is a half white upper class Hawaiian, hardly constitutes the "definitive black man"

    N.... B....

    And that sounds kind of racist. Plus, LJ Witherspoon is another awesome black man in metal

    N.... B....

    @Kiel Landers No Obama is a friggin Muslim man not African-American or Hawaiian in any Universe, the president is a puppet on a string and a celebrity, nothing more. Congress makes all the decisions 

    N.... B....

    +Daniel Carson you are the kind fuck face that will vote for trump

  67. D.... D....

    I respect this.
    I don't like it.
    Not at all.
    I think it sucks.
    But I respect it and its listeners.

  68. d.... ....

     mosh stomp show your horns 

  69. J.... R....

    So freaking excited to see what Howard and this band can do.  I loved KSE because of him, but they are not the same without him.  Devil You Know looks to be promising...

  70. N.... ....

    Well.. I'm definitely going to be pre-ordering this.That was badass!

  71. G.... E....

    Very good stuff =D

  72. R.... B....

    Howard for life!

  73. R.... b....

    Howard Jones is a straight up beast he is way better off with killswitch engage but he is good here to

  74. j.... j....

    @ Patrick Leavey Yeah I'm not into killswitch anymore but this is alright

  75. n.... ....

    Jones is definetrly in the top 5 Metalcore singers ever...amazing song

  76. V.... 7....

    I came..

    V.... 7....

    we meet again

  77. C.... ....

    sorta sounds like shadows fall to me....

  78. �.... P....

    Where r the lyrics?

    �.... P....

    The heading says "Official Demo," not "Official Lyric Video."

  79. k.... f....

    Howard is the shit love his new band

  80. D.... B....

    Perfectly incredibly smooth flow, this band will become one of the best.

  81. E.... 0....

    nicely done

  82. E.... 0....

    Nice howard left and killswitch got jesse back so good deal ..good shit

  83. J.... W....

    Dare I say that Devil You Know is actually BETTER than Killswitch Engage. This song kicks my ass. It reminds me of the brutality Phil Anselmo unleashed on his solo album. I can't wait to see this band live.

  84. B.... B....

    Sounds like divine heresey to me

  85. R.... L....

    I can't hear this song enough. So fucking good and Howard found a band that really fits his vocal style perfectly. Can't wait for the debut album.

  86. A.... S....

    Damn, that is some tasty brutality. 

  87. S.... o....

    sick logo!!! 

  88. g.... h....

    Are there any more songs out from these guys yet? I'm seeing them open for BLS, Down, and The Butcher Babies, so I wanna get to know em better. I know I love this song.

  89. M.... B....

    Awesome!!

  90. E.... G....

    I was under the impression that Howard left KsE because of his diabetes. Now he's in this band? Was that just an official statement to cover up something else? I'm glad he's back. Always loved his clean vocals. Just wondering about the reason why he left.

    E.... G....

    Yeah that's the reason, he even says he almost died between the time he left killswitch and now.

  91. S.... W....

    fuckin awesome :)

  92. M.... P....

    Sounds like a heavier faster version of sevendust. Not bad. Still prefer kse. Seen them live recently with jesse fronting. Amazing.

  93. G.... T....

    I guess the kids these days just wanna hear Djenty detuned shit. Same riff, lower tuning. Howard is wasted on this band.

    G.... T....

    how the fuck is this djenty?

    G.... T....

    Look on YouTube for something called the Djentstick. The main riff and chorus for this song is all bottom string drop tuned shit.

  94. V.... W....

    about fucking time hell yeah howard jones is back. Wish he never left KSE but at least I will have a chance to see him with this kick ass band(hopefully)

  95. R.... ....

    very good

  96. B.... B....

    Damn! DYK goes hard... I love me some DYK.... Fuck Diabetes...

  97. D.... C....

    Howard Jones is back, sounding better than ever and without the KSE dipshits!

  98. D.... B....

    Shut It Down? Nay. You shut up and TAKE MY MONEY!