[00:20.200]I met Mr. Death this morning
[00:22.470]He offered me a ride.
[00:25.160]I said I think I'm not quite ready yet
[00:28.500]To travel by your side.
[00:31.310]"Practice what you preach"
[00:33.208]Then said the count of shadowlands
[00:37.197]"It doesn't hurt to take a peek"
[00:39.657]He grinned and grabbed my hand.
[00:43.679]I sat in the leather seat
[00:45.697]Of his Chevy van
[00:48.427]The motor screamed like a pack of rats
[00:50.637]In a frying pan.
[00:54.580]The headlights were shooting sparks
[00:55.547]And the tyres spinning flames
[00:58.457]"Well alrighty then"
[01:01.277]He said and opened up his case
[01:04.177]The grim reaper played guitar
[01:07.279]His bony fingers cold and stiff
[01:09.898]The sonic thunder froze my heart
[01:12.637]As he cranked out the Riff.
[01:15.898]
[01:16.658]Oh, yeah, the Riff!
[01:18.618]
[01:21.398]Then his song was over
[01:22.999]And he asked me not to lie
[01:26.208]I felt a bit uneasy
[01:28.557]But I dared to criticize
[01:32.879]I told him, "Man, the riff is a killer
[01:34.607]But the rest is a throw-away"
[01:38.879]His face looked disappointed
[01:40.297]But he said, "Ah, it's ok"
[01:43.676]I asked him, has he shown
[01:46.338]The devil what he's got
[01:49.148]"He's written hits
[01:50.648]But lately he has not"
[01:53.517]So the devil's out of touch
[01:56.148]And he cannot smell a hit
[01:59.879]"Cuz he has lost his mind
[02:02.499]With all that hip-hop shit"
[02:05.389]The grim reaper played guitar
[02:07.657]His bony fingers cold and stiff
[02:10.570]The sonic thunder froze my heart
[02:13.450]As he cranked out the Riff.
[02:16.220]
[02:17.60]Oh, yeah, the Riff!
[02:19.410]
[02:21.799]I woke up and the van was upside down
[02:24.370]My body bleeds
[02:27.0]We must have crashed right off the road
[02:29.339]And Death could barely speak.
[02:32.310]He said, "Listen you gotta take my place
[02:35.480]I'm leaving office soon"
[02:38.149]I said, "I'm sorry dude, I'm kinda busy
[02:40.450]But tell you what: I'll take the tune"
[02:43.529]And it goes like this...
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[03:10.60]The grim reaper played guitar
[03:13.500]His bony fingers cold and stiff
[03:15.530]The sonic thunder froze my heart
[03:18.670]As he cranked out the Riff.
[03:21.690]The grim reaper played guitar
[03:24.200]His bony fingers cold and stiff
[03:27.49]The sonic thunder froze my heart
[03:30.209]As he cranked out the Riff.
[03:33.200]
[03:34.100]He cranked out the Riff.
[03:36.480]He cranked out the Riff.
[03:39.290]He cranked out the Riff.
[03:42.269]He cranked out the...
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