Me And The Devil

Hands shaking, I'm tired of the fight
I lit a cigarette under the moonlight
Whiskey burns, but it don't heal my soul
I said, "Devil, take me, I'm losing control."

Then out of the shadows, Devil came to me
Pulled up a chair, said, "Boy, let me breathe
You think you're broken, but I've lived that pain
Sit with me now, I'll tell you my name."

"I wasn't born in the fire, I was thrown in the flame
A fallen child with a broken name
They painted me black when I was only crying
Called me the liar when I was the one dying."

"Once I was light, once I was grace
Till envy cut deep, carved scars on my face
They wanted a villain to fear in the night
But no one asked me if I wanted to fight."

"I've carried the weight of their sins in my chest
While all I needed was a place to rest."

"I wasn't born in the fire, I was thrown in the flame
A fallen child with a broken name
They painted me black when I was only crying
Called me the liar when I was the one dying."

I saw myself in his burning eyes
Not a monster, just a soul despised
Two broken voices in the silence collide
Me and the devil, no place to hide

"We weren't born in the fire, we were thrown in the flame
Two forgotten hearts with no one to blame
If pain had a face, it would look just like ours
Fallen angels reaching out through the scars."