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Devil's Advocate

The days seem so empty,

I’m bored it’s all the same.

I want some change in life,

I want to play a new game.

 

Time is of the essence,

I’m feeling a little blue.

So I call up my friend Lucifer,

To see what he can do.

 

There’s a knock at my front door,

And I ask just who it is.

He says, “It’s Luci, Charlie.”

I say **** that was quick!”

 

He comes in all dressed in red,

With a skin-suit and a tail.

He asks, “What’s the problem friend?

Won't you tell me your tale?"

 

I tell him my dilemma,

“I’m looking for something new.”

He paces back and forth until

He says, “Well I’ve got something for you.”

 

He pulls out a slip of paper

And says, “Just sign right here,

I’ll make you’re life so happy,

And everything will seem clear.

 

So I say, “Okay,

That’s exactly what I need.”

And I write my name quite nicely,

Signed with a pen of greed.

 

Then he grins a smile so deadly,

So horrific, dark and gray

He takes the papers fiercely

And hands me my prize with no delay.

 

He disappears in a puff of smoke,

I hear laughter as it fades.

Things seem to be pretty great

Now that the deal is made.

 

I walk around so healthy

My guns are big and strong.

I have many cars and woman,

I feel nothing can go wrong.

 

Life seems so perfect now

I’m having a good time,

Until I hear that laughter

As I near the end of my ride.

 

There is no smoke but vapor,

For Luci comes with one thought in mind,

He grabs me violently by the wrist

Holding the papers I signed.

 

He says, “You’ve had your fun,

But now it’s time to come with me.”

As the ground burns up with fire

He’s left me with no where to flee.

 

I ask, “Hey what are you doing?

I didn’t sign for this!’

He says, “Yes you did Charlie,

You should have read the fine print.”

 

He said, “You can have anything in life,

But at the end I get your soul.”

He laughs again profusely

And kicks me into that flaming hole.

 

As I fell into infinity,

I heard people dying, demons feeding.

My head hit the ground

And I couldn’t stop the bleeding.

 

I looked at my surroundings,

I was in a dark place full of pain.

I saw millions of screaming people,

It was driving me insane.

 

I thought back to my boring life

Something now that I do miss.

Cause five minutes feel like forever

In this miserable abyss.

 

The days are long and weary

I have nothing left to hold.

My senses seem to leave me

Now that my soul is sold.

 

Fear has become my enemy

I’m lost and no longer level.

Content has got the best of me

Now that I spend eternity with the Devil

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Feb 27, 2010
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Joel Chico, 2009.

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