Ride with the Devil

“Ride with the Devil”
Single by Dekkar
Released	January 28, 2024
Genre	Rock
Length	3:23
Music video
"Ride with the Devil" on YouTube

“Ride with the Devil” is a song by rock band Dekkar, released on January 28, 2024 as a standalone single. The single and music video were released on the same day band members Axiom and Manuel Giusti announced that former frontman Tim Heidecker would no longer be a part of the band, with Corwin Allard taking Tim's place as the third member of the band. The song alludes to the crashing of the tour bus during the band's 2022 tour that left Axiom blinded and Manuel in a coma, and how Tim had apparently done this intentionally.

The single received mostly positive reception online, racking up 11,000+ views on YouTube within two days. @Katiemoeser46 praised the song as an “anthem of independence”; this comment was later liked by the Dekkar YouTube channel.^[1]

Former frontman and alleged target of the song Tim Heidecker, referring to himself as T. Amato at the time of release, devoted an emergency episode of On Cinema On Demand to discussing the song and his removal from the band and blasted the song as one of the worst songs he had ever heard. The co-host, Joey P., and episode guest LaRue agreed with T.'s statements, though Gregg Turkington notably said the song wasn't that bad. T. also told Axiom “fuck you” for insinuating he was the devil with his lyrics, and suggested that he and Manuel should be deported back to Italy.

On a highway, going 90
Pitch black with a top down riding
Wind blowing, where we going
I’m freezing right down to my bones

I ain’t driving, just riding
Thought I knew the man behind the wheel
I used to be blind, but now I finally see
All the wicked things that you’ve done to me

I took a ride with the devil
It took me down to his level
But I’m rising up, rising up,
And leaving all that behind

I took a ride with the devil
It took me down to his level
But I’m rising up, rising up,
And leaving all that behind

When I think back, and I unpack
All the memories that you gave to me
One lighter, to set on fire
All the lies you told in your cruel deceit

You used to always say
That brothers we would be
But as far as I’m concerned
You’re dead to me

I took a ride with the devil
It took me down to his level
But I’m rising up, rising up,
And leaving all that behind

I took a ride with the devil
It took me down to his level
But I’m rising up, rising up,
And leaving all that behind

If I could take it all
Take it back out to the start
I’d tell my self to walk away
Not to get into that car

I wish I never met you, man
I hope I never see your face
But if I do, I’ll tell you
You gotta finish what you start

Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil

Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I took a ride with the devil)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (He took me down to his level)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil

Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I took a ride with the devil)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (He took me down to his level)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I’m leaving all that behind)

Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I took a ride with the devil)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (He took me down to his level)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I’m leaving all that behind)

Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I took a ride with the devil)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (He took me down to his level)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I’m rising up, rising up)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I’m leaving all that behind)

Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I took a ride with the devil)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (He took me down to his level)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I’m rising up, rising up)
Ride, ride, ride with the devil (I’m leaving all that behind)

• The Spotify upload of the single credits Tim Heidecker and Eric Notarnicola as the writers of the song. No producers are listed, and the copyright of the song is credited to Dekkar INC.

• Music video on YouTube
• Single on Spotify