[Verse 1] He wore a coat of crimson thread With buttons carved from widow’s teeth A smile stitched in wax and lead He spoke of love beneath belief The tavern lights began to sway Like chandeliers in judgment’s hall He said, “I’m just a man astray— But I could teach you how to fall.” [Pre-Chorus] And the calliope screamed in reverse As the wine turned to ink in my glass He danced like a priest in a hearse And whispered, “This moment won’t last…” [Chorus] I made a pact in velvet tones With a devil dressed in flesh and bone He sang in howls and ghostly moans And laughed like rust on ancient thrones The world bent sideways when he spoke And every vow became a joke [Verse 2] He showed me tricks with sleight of soul Pulled secrets from my childhood bed He said, “You’re not broken—just whole In ways the living fear to tread.” His shadow danced across the wall A marionette of grief and grace He kissed my brow, then let me fall Into a dream I can’t erase [Bridge] I saw my name etched in his palm In letters made of burning snow He sang a lullaby of calm That only dying men would know [Final Chorus] I made a pact in velvet tones With a devil dressed in flesh and bone He sang in howls and ghostly moans And laughed like rust on ancient thrones Now every mirror shows his face And every silence hums his grace
