Devils Never Cry is the theme song from Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening. Parts of it can be heard throughout the game, such as when Dante runs down the side of the Temen-ni-gru, and the song's main theme can be heard within other tracks, most obviously in the "Divinity Statue" track; however, the full song is only played during the end credits, the demo movie, and the bonus motion capture video.
The track was composed by Tetsuya Shibata, as well as written/performed by Shawn "Shootie HG" McPherson of Hostile Groove. The light vocals were performed by David Allen Baker. The song's full lyrics and the sheet music for the intro were also made available on Shootie HG's site. The song was released with the Devil May Cry 3 Original Soundtrack (released on March 31, 2005), as well as with Dangerous Hits (October 9, 2006).[1]
Lyrics[]
From Shootie HG's website[2].
Lyrics in italics only appear in the extended versions of the song.
| Clear Lyrics | Demonic Lyrics |
|---|---|
| Steel a soul for a second chance, | |
| But you will never become a man, | |
| My chosen torture makes me stronger, | |
| In a life that craves the hunger, | |
| A Freedom, and a quest for life, | |
| Until the end of Judgment Night, | |
| Bless me with your gift of light, | |
| Righteous cause, on Judgment Night, | |
| Feel the sorrow the light has swallowed, | |
| Feel the freedom like no tomorrow, | |
| Stepping forth, a cure for a soul's demise, | |
| Reap the tears of the victim's cries, | |
| Yearning more to hear the suffer (of a), | |
| Of a demon as I put it under, | |
| Killed before a time to kill them all, | |
| Passed down the righteous law, | |
| Serve a justice that dwells in me, | |
| Lifeless corpse as far as the eye can see! | |
| The eye can see! | |
| The eye can see! | |
| The eye can see, | |
| The eye can see! | |
| The eye can see, | |
| Bless me, with the, | |
| Leaf off of the tree, | |
| On it, I see, | |
| The freedom reign, | |
| We are, falling, | |
| The light is calling, | |
| Tears inside me, | |
| Calm me down, | |
| Midnight, calling, | |
| Mist of resolving, | |
| Crown me, with the, | |
| Pure green leaf, | |
| Praise to my father, | Life of vengeance, a passive test, |
| Blessed by the water, | Until the grave, I will rest, |
| Black night, dark sky, | Engage the pressure until it crumbles, |
| The devil's cry, | The existence of lifeless black souls, |
| Bless me, with the, | Onward, to the sacred battlefield, |
| Leaf off of the tree, | Where justification and limits, are revealed, |
| On it, I see, | Tools of steel, in rage they conquer, |
| The freedom reign, | Weed out, the killing of victim's stalker, |
| We are falling, | The powers proven to end the madness, |
| The light is calling, | Upon I, take it to end the savage, |
| Tears inside me, | The rays of light, a truth of meaning, |
| Calm me down, | To my father, the blood is pleading, |
| Midnight, calling, | A justice rage, for all to feel, |
| Mist of resolving, | With innocent cries, and hatred squeals, |
| Crown me, with the, | The gore of evil seems to satisfy, |
| Pure green leaf, | When slain, and maimed, and pacified, |
| Bless me, with the, | My chosen torture makes me stronger, |
| Leaf off of the tree, | In a life that craves the hunger, |
| On it, I see, | A Freedom and a quest for life, |
| The freedom reign, | Until the end of Judgment Night, |
| Praise to my father, | Watch the footsteps, but never follow, |
| Blessed by the water, | If you want to live tomorrow, |
| Black night, dark sky, | Steel a soul for a second chance, |
| The devils cry. | But you will never become a man. |
Soundtruck booklet ver[3][]
- YOU CAN STEEL A SOUL
- FOR A SECOND CHANCE
- BUT YOU ARE NEVER BECOME A MAN
- MY CHOSEN TORTURE HAS ME STRONGER
- IN LIFE THAT CRAVES THE HUNGER
- A FREEDOM AND A QUEST FOR LIFE
- UNTIL THE END THE JUDGMENT NIGHT
- BLESS ME WITH YOUR GIFT OF LIGHT
- RIGHTEOUS CAUSE ON JUDGMENT NIGHT
- FEEL THE SORROW
- THE LIGHT HAS SWALLOWED
- FEEL THE FREEDOM LIKE NO TOMORROW
- STEPPING FORTH A CURE
- FOR SOUL'S DEMISE
- REAP THE TEARS OF THE VICTIMS CRY
- YEARNING MORE TO HEAR
- THE SUFFER
- OF A DEMON AS I PUT IT UNDER
- KILLED BEFORE, TIME TO KILL THEM ALL
- PASSED DOWN A RIGHTEOUS LAW
- SERVE A JUSTICE THAT DWELLS IN ME
- LIFELESS CORPSE AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
- (MELODY)
- BLESS ME WITH THE
- LEAF OFF OF THE TREE
- ON IT I'LL SEE
- THE FREEDOM RAIN
- WE ARE FALLING
- THE LIGHT IS CALLING
- TEARS IN-SIDE ME
- CALM ME DOWN
- MIDNIGHT CALLING
- MIST OF RESOLVING
- CROWN ME, WITH THE
- PURE GREEN LEAF
- PRAISE TO MY FATHER
- BLESS BY THE WATER
- BLACK NIGHT, DARK SKY
- THE DEVILS CRY
- BLESS ME WITH THE
- LEAF OFF OF THE TREE
- ON IT I'LL SEE
- THE FREEDOM RAIN
- WE ARE FALLING
- THE LIGHT IS CALLING
- TEARS IN-SIDE ME
- CALM ME DOWN
- MIDNIGHT CALLING
- MIST OF RESOLVING
- CROWN ME, WITH THE
- PURE GREEN LEAF
- BLESS ME WITH THE
- LEAF OFF OF THE TREE
- ON IT I'LL SEE
- THE FREEDOM RAIN
- PRAISE TO MY FATHER
- BLESS BY THE WATER
- BLACK NIGHT, DARK SKY
- THE DEVILS CRY
- (OUTER VERSE)
- LIFE OF VENGEANCE A PASSIVE TEST
- UNTIL THE GRAVE I SHALL REST
- ENGAGE THE PRESSURE TILL IT CRUMBLES
- THE EXISTENCE OF THE LIFELESS BLACK SOULS
- ONWARD TO THE SACRED BATTLEFIELD
- WHERE JUSTIFICATION AND LIMITS ARE REVEALED
- TOOLS OF STEEL IN RAGE THEY CONQUER
- WEED OUT THE KILLING OF VICTIMS STALKER
- THE POWER'S PROVEN TO END THE MADNESS
- UPON I TAKE IT TO END THE SAVAGE
- THE RAYS OF LIGHT A TRUTH TO MEANING
- TO MY FATHER MY BLOOD IS PLEADING
- A JUSTICE RAGE FOR ALL TO FEEL
- WITH INNOCENT CRIES AND HATRED SQUEALS
- THE GORE OF EVIL SEEMS TO SATISFY
- WHEN SLAYED, MAIMED AND PACIFIED
- MY CHOSEN TORTURE HAS ME STRONGER
- IN LIFE THAT CRAVES THE HUNGER
- A FREEDOM AND A QUEST FOR LIFE
- UNTIL THE END THE JUDGMENT NIGHT
- WATCH THE FOOTSTEPS BUT NEVER FOLLOW
- IF YOU WANT TO LIVE TOMORROW
- YOU CAN STEEL A SOUL FOR A SECOND CHANCE
- BUT YOU ARE NEVER BECOME A MAN
Trivia[]
- As shown in the Devil May Cry 3 manga, the song itself exists within the canon; it plays when Dante turns on his jukebox, and again at the bar where Lady takes Alice.
Other appearances[]
DmC: Devil May Cry[]
Completing the game on Dante Must Die difficulty earns the player the "Devils Never Cry" award.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3[]
A remixed version of this song is used as Dante's theme for Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and its updated version, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Pieces and Renditions of the song also appear in Vergil's Theme for the latter.
Project X Zone[]
An instrumental version of this song is used as Dante's theme for Project X Zone.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite[]
In this game, "Devils Never Cry" has a more trimmed style to the lyrics and the song is much more synthesized than the previous metal versions. Also, the clear vocals are now autotuned to reflect on the storyline of Ultron and Dante's demonic form (which the voice is also pretty technological), and the menacing voice is now more vicious with the angry shouts.
Videos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Amazon.com
- ↑ Devils Never Cry Lyrics @ Shootie HG.com(Web Archive)and New Shootie HG.com lyrics
- ↑ Devil May Cry 3 Original Soundtrack booklet(All Caps, Original Font), and reddit: the actual lyrics to some DMC songs.