I Bought My Hell

[Verse 1] I met him where the ground gets thin By the old black gate with the iron grin He had my name in a paper cup Said, "One small cut and you level up" He wore my fear like a Sunday suit Red in his eyes, and a snake-skin boot I shook his hand, felt the room go stale Then I heard my own blood tap the rails [Pre-Chorus] He said, "You want more? You want out? I can open every locked-up doubt" I said, "Name it I need it now" Then the moon went dull And the room burned out [Chorus] Deal with the devil Take my skin Deal with the devil Let me in I signed it slow With a shaking hand Now I got gold And I can't stand Deal with the devil Hear me call Deal with the devil Pay it all One sweet lie Then the whole thing fell I took his crown And I bought my hell [Verse 2] Now I walk with a hush in my ribs Every joy I touch just turns to grit Silver in my mouth, but it tastes like rust Every kiss I kept turned into dust He comes around when the candles bend With a grin too wide and a borrowed pen Says, "You got your wish, so don't pretend" But I see my face in his eyes again [Pre-Chorus] He said, "You climbed Now keep the climb Every step you own was bought in time" I said, "Wait I changed my mind" But the door slammed shut And he laughed inside [Chorus] Deal with the devil Take my skin Deal with the devil Let me in I signed it slow With a shaking hand Now I got gold And I can't stand Deal with the devil Hear me call Deal with the devil Pay it all One sweet lie Then the whole thing fell I took his crown And I bought my hell [Bridge] If I could tear that line in two I'd throw that ink back into the blue But the mark still blooms when the lights get low And he knows, he knows, he knows [Final Chorus] Deal with the devil Take my skin Deal with the devil Let me in I signed it slow With a shaking hand Now I got gold And I can't stand Deal with the devil Hear me call Deal with the devil Pay it all One sweet lie Then the whole thing fell I took his crown And I bought my hell