Love and the Devil

You were always there, at my side
Nothing about you harmful, no silly pride
You stood up for me, defended my right
We never argued, never got into a fight

Your love was a like a shadow, warm, embracing
We took on whatever we were facing
As long as we had each other, all would be well
None of us knew, it would all go to hell

And when I say hell, I mean literary downstairs
Where the big red guy shows you your fears
Where it’s always steaming hot and dry
Where everyone dreams of the way they will die

You never told me of the contact for your soul
Or of how my love was your number one goal
Less romantic, it seemed, when truth finally came out
I was told that at first, I was filled up with doubt

I never saw you the way that you wanted
And in your mind, my presence still haunted
So you decided to force love upon me instead
And gave the Devil access to the thoughts in my head

Whatever it took, my love was your desire
It didn’t matter to you that you’d burn in the fire
As long as you had me, you thought you’d do swell
But you never grasped the true meaning of hell

The Devil doesn’t care if you have love in your heart
In fact, splitting us up was the way he would start
You’d never see me again and I learned the truth
About the years of betrayal that wasted my youth

Blinded by love’s spell, I still always knew
That something was strange in the way I loved you
At times it felt like obsession, burning mad
But I never questioned the feelings I had

Or why they were suddenly there in my head
And how they will haunt me, even though I’m now dead
I guess, in a way, I got revenge, my sweet
For the Devil has taught me the power of deceit

Even though I live out my days in a flaming pit
Life has a bittersweet justice to it
Every day the Devil cuts pieces from your heart
And then gives them to me to pull them apart

That’s a fair trade, I guess, being your doom
I bet you regret the day I walked in the room
I bet you curse at my name and mourn what you’ve done
But the truth is, for me, this has now become fun