The Clan Destined - Devil for a Day

Devil For A Day

There’s a part of me which hopes the Christians got it right
That god is real and hell exists where sinners burn.
‘Cause then I know we’ll meet again upon some flame-lit, starless night
Chained side by side to stand in line and wait our turn

I’d love to spend eternity in purgatory with you
Each breath of the living death evokes a sweet nightmare, it’s true
Forever wracked with torment seems a paltry price to pay
If they’ll let me be your devil for a day

‘Tis often said the good die young - That’s how we lived so long.
And none deserve damnation more than we
So I’ll raise a hearty toast when I feel my buttocks roast
Glad just knowing you’re there suffering with me.

Your pretty pleas for mercy I’m afraid will be in vain
We compliment each other like the martyr and his pain
My soul hangs in the balance - Let them have their wicked weigh
If they’ll let me be your devil for a day

Love is blind, unkind and stupid
Just another stunt for Cupid
Vile in the games we play
Purple patch - Black lies betray
Humans are such futile creatures
Shallow-minded and capricious
Underhanded, cruel, deceitful
Hell is merely other people!

[Excerpt from “The Teak Forest” by Laurence Hope:
For this is wisdom; to love, to live. To take what fate, or the gods, may give. To ask no question, to make no prayer. But to kiss the lips and caress the hair. Speed passion’s ebb as you greet its flow. To have, to hold and in time, let go…]

They’ll torture me without restraint
I’ll take it all - make no complaint
A Smile across my broken face will play
If they’ll let me be your devil
In my duties I would revel
If they’ll let me be your devil for a day

Love is blind, unkind and stupid
Just another stunt for Cupid
Vile in the games we play
Purple patch - Black lies betray
Humans are such futile creatures
Shallow-minded and capricious
Underhanded, cruel, deceitful
Hell is merely other people!