The Devil

Remember (what?) Today that you are loved (They're still so small) think back to days in hidden caves (I gave them everything) They'd paint your eyes with sunsets (my saints, my sighs, my upsets) (And the days I couldn't cope) And the waves, oh, the waves Remember (I forgot to pack them lunches), they are safe (I need a drink or two) think back to paddling pools and rainy days Where they would harmonize with echoes (with charcoal eyes, stilettos) (They're not ready) nor are you But the waves, oh, the waves Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh I don't want them to go Oh-oh-oh Just tell them what your haggard mother told you long ago Pick your chords well, loves, but sing your notes off-key You can't rehearse the chorus, but the verse is sweet And if your voice begins to crack, and you ever feel alone They might laugh because you're leaving But know we'll sing your name when you come home Remember today (I know they think I'm a nightmare) Hey, we did our best (I guessed) Come paddle by the shore (and pushed them, and pushed them all) You are your own magician (and by my own admission) Let the ocean give to you (had no notion what to do) Its waves, oh, the waves (ah, bollocks to your waves) Remember (please), today you're enough (don't do this, my heart is breaking) Know they love you (but I raged) You tried (so much), you did, but so did they We built our castles (they are my rascals) Just to watch them wash away (I can't let them walk away) In the waves (hold my hand), oh, the waves Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh I need them to stay Oh-oh-oh Just remember those wicked words your mother used to say Pick your chords well, loves, but sing your notes off-key Your dad will forget the words (and uh, fucking bastard, what is it?) And if your voice begins to crack, and you ever feel alone They might laugh because you're leaving But know we'll sing your name when you come home, home Home, home Walk into your waves, my loves, tell 'em all your names Go tell 'em how we failed you and gift to us all your blame 'Cause we'll be all that you hate about yourself, so you can grow 'Cause life begins by leaving, and our love is shown in the letting go Go walk into your dawn, you snot rags, tell 'em that we never cared Go tell 'em how we fucked you up and, oh my God, it's so unfair We were the winter nights, so you could be the morning snow Your life begins by leaving and our love is shown In the letting go Be good (be good), be safe (be safe) Be kind (be kind) And know we'll always love you Even though you're leaving us behind And be good (be good), be safe (be safe) Be kind (be kind) And know we'll always love you Even though you're leaving us behind

I used to be an avenging angel To you, to me, to everyone I was Lucifer was the name that was given to me by God But then one day I was betrayed by my master Oh yeah, it's true, he set my wings aflame And now I am condemned to live forever in hell Still, I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell And now I am an incarnation of evil, but why? I did not do no wrong, did I? And all the plans that I had made for myself have gone to hell Still, I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell I see no light inside (woah-oh) These walls entombing me (woah-oh) There is no chance for me to run away Into the dark I go (woah-oh) To find my destiny (woah-oh) I am the ruler of the night Yeah, yeah I am trapped in a grave I am the bringer of all that is pain Hear me, demons down here, I am your lord and you will obey me This is our last call We are the outcasts and we will stand tall Fire, fire and flame, these are the tools that will chisel our fate Still I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell Still I don't know what I did wrong, and fell from grace (in the darkness something lure him) A fallen angel stands in flames for all mankind (evil sinks it's teeth into him) My wings they burned and turned to dust, they are no more (madness grows inside his soul and) A sacred circle sealed my fate to rule in hell (make him do things he don't like)

Open up your eyes Take the devil from your mind He's been holding on to you And you're so hard to find The wind outside is cold Restless feeling in my soul Tempting me to get away But there's no place a man can go God, will you lead me where I roam? Help me not to let my feelings show No, No You are the one, oh, how could you be So blind? The devil prays on runaways He's never far behind The many years I've tried Now have been revealed to me Closer is the love you'll find Waiting so patiently God, Will you lead me where I roam? Help me not to let my feelings show. NO, NO Take the devil Take the Devil From your mind (End)

High atop a lonely moor, a widow lived alone An Inn she kept, and as she slept her pillow heard her moan "Oh, many's the lonely traveller who's spent the night with me But there's no a man in all creation who gives content to me! "Well, some can manage once or twice and some make three or four But it seems to me a rarity is the man who can do more I'd do anything to find him in Heaven or in Hell" And as she spoke these words, sure, she heard her front door bell And the wind blew cold and lonely across that Widow's moor And she never, ever turned away a traveller from the door So boldly ran the Widow and the door did open wide And as she did, a tall and handsome stranger stepped inside Well, she gave him bread and brandy and when that he was fed He said, "My dear, now have no fear. It's time to come to bed "For I've heard your plea right down below And I've come to see you right But you must come to Hell with me if I can last the night" She said, "You randy Devil! To this bargain I'll agree For Hell on Earth, or Hell in Hell. It's all the same to me!" And the wind blew cold and lonely across that Widow's moor And she never, ever turned away a traveller from the door Now, as they fumbled in the bed, the Devil, he proved well And he thought before the night would end that she'd be in his Hell Ah, but when he came to number nine, the Widow cried out, "More!" And when the twelfth time came around, the Widow cried, "Encore!" At twenty-five the Devil felt compelled to take a rest But the Widow cried "Come raise your head and put me to the test!" At sixty-nine, the Widow laughed "Again! Again!" she cried And the Devil said, "Well, I can see just how your husband died!" And the wind blew cold and lonely across that Widow's moor And she never, ever turned away a traveller from the door At ninety-nine, the Devil, he began to wail and weep He said, "I'll give you anything, if you'll let me go to sleep!" But before the morning light was up, the Devil hobbled home And the Widow, still not satisfied, once more was left alone She lay there on her pillow and she thought on ninety-nine "It's a pity that poor old Devil couldn't manage one more time! I'll call him up again tonight to see what can be done With a little more application, we could make it to the ton!" And the wind blew cold and lonely across that Widow's moor And she never, ever turned away a traveller from the door But when she called to him that night, no Devil did appear For the first time in Eternity, the Devil, he shook with fear He said, "Of all the torments I've witnessed here in Hell I never knew what pain was 'til I rang your front door bell!" And the wind blew cold and lonely across that Widow's moor And she never, ever turned away a traveller from the door And the wind blew cold and lonely across that Widow's moor And she never, ever turned away a traveller from the door