Watchdevil

Written by S. Nicks

 Lovely, soft faded jeans
A very soft shirt in a light blue
Perfect dreams
And a watch chain becomes you
You're just a watch chain
And it becomes you

A watch chain, a watch chain
Watchdevil
Keeper of the time

Lovely, soft tired face
Touchin' fingers through the kitchen lace
I think that I should hold your hand
I'm hurting, darling
Do you understand?
Well, I'm hurting, darling
Do you understand?

Watch chain, a watch chain, a watch chain
Watchdevil
Keeper of the time
Watch chain
Watchdevil

Be aware of the danger as you cross the great water
Be careful of strangers who are new to your eyes
Beware of the people who look not straight at you
The keeper of the time is blind
The keeper of the time is blind

Watchdevil
Keeper of the time
Keeper of the time
Keeper of the time
Keeper of the time
Watchdevil
Watchdevil
The keeper of the time
Watchdevil
Watchdevil, yeah
Watchdevil

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WEBMISTRESS speculates:

I love this demo! It's really catchy. Here's my take on it. Who's the one that arranges Stevie's songs and tells her what tempo to try - you know, keeps time for her? Lindsey! So he's the "watchdevil." A novel turn of phrase, I must say. And those first few lines describe Lindsey quite well....he DOES look good in blue! And maybe his talent for music "becomes" him because he's so good at it. But then she says he's blind. Blind to what? Reality? Is he the one that can't look you in the eye? Or maybe he's the one who's not wary enough of strangers...or maybe he's become a stranger to her....OK, I'm not TOTALLY sure what everything means. But if I were to guess, or "speculate," then I would say that Lindsey's blind to the truth, he fools himself and believes what he wants to believe, whether about her or about their relationship or about his own flaws.