Nice car where'd ya get your ride
A trophy? badge of honor? over compensation?
Price tags! advertise yer pride
Since when did what we paid for colored cloth
Gage our gravity?

You should be careful what you wish for
Cause everyone of us has the devil inside
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause all of what amounts becomes you

Nice watch man d'ya got the time
There's never enough and it always goes too slow

You should be careful what you wish for
Cause everyone of us has the devil inside
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause all of what amounts becomes you

Yeah you got'cha little world
Picture perfect its a pearl
Now go and try to sleep
In the bed you made



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Track duration: 03:52

"Zee Deveel" as written by Ben Kenney, Brandon Charles Boyd, Michael Aaron Einziger, Christopher E Kilmore, Jose Anthony Pasillas Ii

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  • +1
    General Comment:I agree that this is an homage (maybe a ripoff) of Primus and their sound. I have only heard a couple Incubus tracks but I know my Primus. The beginning of this song sounds too much like "The Duchess and the Proverbial Mindspread" for comfort. But whatever, I like "Zee Deveel" anyway.
    Flag TSaxPlayeron November 10, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:'Since when did what we pay for colored cloth gauge our gravity?'
    i think this pretty much sums up the song.
    it is about comercialism and peer pressure..
    Flag woodenchickenon May 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Brittney Engel
    Intro to Bib Studies
    Odysseus’ Scar Outline
    I. Retelling of the story of Odysseus
    A. Euryclea puts Odysseus on grandfather Autolycus’s lap.
    B. Odysseus visits his Autolycus
    C. Odysseus gets a scar from a boar tusk (from god)
    D. Odysseus returns home where Euryclea recognizes him
    II. Identifying the styles of Homer
    A. Relax tension
    B. Diversion into elegance, charm, idyllic pictures
    C. “Retarding Element”
    a.) “Going back and forth”
    b.) Lack of striving toward a goal
    D. Nothing Hidden or unexpressed
    III. Homer’s representation of the gods
    A. Full account of the activities of the gods in the past present and the future
    B. Elaborate conversations between the gods
    C. Feasts, banquets, etc…that the gods engage in
    IV. Genesis’s story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac
    A. God comes to Abraham and tells him to sacrifice Isaac
    B. Abraham wakes up early and sets out the next morning
    C. Abraham arrives three days later
    D. God intervenes and does not let Abraham follow through
    V. The Elohist’s style
    A. No sense of location
    B. No sense of the whereabouts of God
    C. Strives toward specific goal
    D. Open interpretations
    VI. The Elohist’s representation of God
    A. Where is God?
    B. No definite place in space
    C. God is precise in what he asks of Abraham
    VII. Comparisons of Homer’s style and the Old Testement Style
    A. Homer shows psychological life and the succession characters’ emotions,
    Jewish writers represent consciousness and the conflict between them
    B. Homer – emphasizes characters physical appearance, OT does not
    C. Homer – no real world (“contains nothing but itself”),
    OT is a real historical account that happened in the real world
    It is “legend, historical reporting, and interpretive historical theology”
    Flag britt_erinon February 07, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:devil.

    materialism is a bitch.
    Flag coldpizzaon May 24, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love the vocals on this. So fucking mordant!
    Flag azkmon May 05, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Uhh, no, it's devil.
    Flag Zetsumeion January 30, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"Cause everyone of us have a devil inside"
    should be "Cause everyone of us has an animal inside"
    Flag drumink113on January 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Brittney Engel
    One of my best friends, Brynn, has admitted she is an alcoholic, has obsessive compulsive disorder, struggles with depression, and the list literally goes on. When I first met Brynn, I could have been like so many others in her life who’ve looked at the way she lives and at the scars on her wrist and thought, “That girl has problems!” I could have judged her, but what’s the point? There are so many people that misunderstand me, and I sincerely wish they would take the time to know me better. If people would take less time scorning those they don’t agree with, and take more time understanding them and building healthy relationships, there would be a lot less hurting people in the world.
    If people make an effort to understand someone and gain their trust, they can then begin to help them. Even though Brynn and I have known each other for little more than a year she considers me her best friend. She says that I am the only one in her life that “has never screwed her over.” If Brynn doesn’t like someone, she is the type that will tell them straight up that she doesn’t like them and doesn’t care about what they think. But, by being someone who understands her and whom she can trust, she listens to what I have to say. I can begin to help her make changes. By being her friend, I can be right there beside her, guiding her not only with what I say, but with what I do. Imagine, then, if she had more than one person in her life that took the time to understand her.
    Getting to know someone can have positive effects on both people. A relationship is not a one way thing. If I just nosed my way into Brynn’s life, I don’t think she would want to have anything to do with me. Instead, we both got to know each other. She knows and understands my problems just like I understand hers.

    I still need a conclusion!
    Flag britt_erinon September 27, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Maybe it's a matter of perception, but I see paying homage to Primus and/or Mr. Bungle. These are a huge inspiration to Incubus, aren't they?

    As far as the alleged stab at The Roots go: Sorry dude, but I don't buy it.. :)
    Flag m0rrison March 21, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Whoa, someone else noticed that Zee Deveel can be read as 'the devil'. I was just going to through it out as a thought :(

    I think it might relate to the chorus :]
    Flag edudeon January 06, 2006   Link

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