Let Babylon Burn - Devil On The Wall

Devil on the wall...
Tell me truuue
Was there always something dark in me,
Or did the world teach me
What cruelty could do?
Did
I arrive with a soul full of shadows
Or grow my fangs from every attack?
Was
I born with a heart that knew how to deceive
Or did
I become what
I once begged not to be
Perhaps the monster was never born,
Perhaps it was fed by the love withdrawn
Every small mercy came with a price.
Kindness could make you the sacrifice
Devil on the wall, tell me true,
Tell me true, tell me truuue did
I become, become what
I once begged not to be
I can make you feel chosen
When the world has left you bleeding
Press my warmth against your wounds
Until you mistake me for the cure
I can learn the map of your body,
Every scar, every trembling vein
Every place your heart still aches,
And make my hands feel like home
I can crawl beneath your ribs,
Wrap my fingers around your heart
Feed it promises like blood
Till it forgets how to beat without me
I hate how easy that came out.
I know what every word can do
Devil on the wall, tell me true,
Tell me true, tell me truuue did
I become, become what
I once begged not to be
Then
I can pull away slowly...
Slowly
Leave your veins full of memories,
Your lungs choking on silence
Your hands reaching for a body
That no longer reaches back
And when your heart finally cracks,
I'll stand there untouched
While you gather its pieces
From the floor of everything we were
That is my cruelty.
I don't tear your heart apart
I make it believe
I am its blood
Then leave it bleeding
When I disappear
Now
I look in the mirror,
And the silence stares back
I cannot tell the difference
Between a wound and a crack
If evil is learned
And pain is the teacher am
I still the victim,
Or have
I become the creature
Devil on the wall, tell me true,
Tell me true, tell me truuue did
I become, become what
I once begged not to be
Devil on the wall, tell me true,
Tell me true, tell me truuue
I have become, become what
I once begged not to be
Not to be...
Not to be