Stay with me, if what doesnt kill you makes you stronger, in a world where we're competing w eachother, the likelihood of someone at the top not having had a few dead bodies(literal or metaphaorical) to step over is slim to none. But the "devil" is having everything you could ever want to live a meaningful life but choosing not to. Struggle is the meaning of life, and if all youre doing is self indulging, youre at a war with yourself and your own values/morals. You'll waste time chasing your own death, instead of using everything youve gained to assist those strugglig. When artists touch on this in a song, it's timeless cuz its a law of life. Nice guys finish last. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not.