The Devil

Your obsession will swallow you whole

The chill of death clings heavy
And the stench of blood still strong
Can the gnawing guilt of your blunder
Drive you to face the devil you spawned?

His pallid skin hangs loosely
With a chaos in his wake
A harbinger of sorrow, fear
Of pestilence and plague

So whether you will survive
Will be for you to decide
Can you break the cycle of madness
Festering deep inside of your mind?

You can read the scrolls and consult the tomes
That the ancient ones laid down
And you may find a way to sever the bond
Or you may find the solution's only total self-annihilation

It will cause your name to mean traitor
And the accusation rings true
You see, you blindly lusted for power
And then you gave the devil his due

The circle drawn, the blood released, the ritual performed
Then the awe replaced by horror as you beheld the terrible form

So when the smoke begins to rise
Over ashes of your kind
It's only then you'll know the cost

Reach inside, expose it all to the light
This task won't fulfill you
It might even kill you
But the choosing is easy
If you don't have a choice

It's time, to kneel to the floor and savor that last sweet breath
As you're sharpening the blade you will use to extinguish the inferno made flesh

All it took was a drop of your blood and it was summoned from the fiery plane
But you know the incantation weakens over time, you only have yourself to blame
To send it back from whence it came

You will bleed yourself until you're barely clinging onto life
Not enough, you're gonna need another pint
So draw your sigil, thumb the blade now meant for you
In your heart you've always known what you must do
Raise that knife above your head and drive it down

So twist the knife into my side
It's through that pain I feel alive
I want the world to know I threw it all away

He to the world appeared to die
But in his heart he felt divine
He wants the world to know
To heed the call

So twist the knife into my side
It's through that pain I feel alive
I want the world to know I threw it all away

He to the world appeared to die
But in his heart he felt divine
He wants the world to know
To heed the call

You feel the fear consume you cold as ice
A wretched token of your sacrifice
Bind your souls and cast them down
To save your kind before you find

Why should I cast my soul away for a world that never cared for me?