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The Devil's come due

Look at you. What's wrong, darling? You look surprised. Did you think You could flirt with Gluttony And she'd never flirt back? Come now. Open up. Remember when I found you? So careful, so restrained Counting every little pleasure Like indulgence was a shame I said, *"Darling, have another..."* You said, *"Only one or two."* I said, *"Surely one won't hurt you..."* Then another. Then another. Look what **one more** did to you. Don't glare at me, sweetheart I never made you choose I simply laid the table And you... **DEVIL:** ...couldn't refuse. --- **[CHORUS]** You made a deal with the Devil Now the Devil's come due Don't look so shocked, little glutton You knew what "more" would do You wanted bigger— **BIGGER!** Wanted softer— **SOFTER!** Wanted more than enough— **MORE!** Now you're staring at the consequence Like I called your little bluff Oh, don't blame me For what you chose to pursue You made a deal with the Devil... And darling— **The Devil's come due.** Eat. Chew. Swallow. More. Again. Chew. Swallow. More. Don't think. Just listen. **MORE.** What's that? The stairs are harder? Your clothes don't fit? You get tired? Oh, darling... Who could possibly have predicted this? Certainly not the woman With the horns and the contract. You said, *"I'll stop at this size."* **Ha!** Then, *"Maybe ten more."* **Ha!** Then, *"After this weekend."* Oh— **HAHAHA!** And now yesterday's "enormous" Is today's *"not quite enough."* Funny how that happens. **MORE.Look down at that belly Look how far it grew Every inch a little souvenir From every thing you chew You used to suck it in, Now what would that even do? You wanted to become enormous. Don't get shy on me now, I heard those secret wishes. And look... They're coming true. *HAHAHAHANow I hear your silly thoughts, **Whisper:** "Am I making a mistake?" **Chorus**: EAT!* Every doubt and every shame, **Whisper:** "Maybe I should stop?" **Chorus**: EAT!* It doesn't matter what you think. you'll be big all the same, **Whisper:** "Have I gone too far?" **Chorus**: EAT!* All you need to do is listen, Let me tell you the game, *Whisper:** "You're not big enough"** **Chorus**: EAT!* What you thought before didn't matter, **Whisper:** "You need to eat more**" **Chorus**: EAT!* Doesn't matter what you knew, **Whisper:** You need to get bigger" **Chorus**: EAT!* The only thing you'll know, is what i'm whispering to you. **Whisper:** "MORE" **Chorus**: MORE!* Now... Isn't that better? --- **[CHORUS]made a deal with the Devil Now the Devil's come due Every wicked little fantasy Is staring back at you You wanted bigger— **BIGGER!** Wanted fatter— **FATTER!** Wanted greed to take control— **MORE!** So I fed that little appetite Until it swallowed you whole Don't ask Heaven What the Hell you ought to do You made a deal with the Devil... And darling— **The Devil's come due.** But perhaps... Perhaps you've learned your lesson. Perhaps you're finally ready To be sensible. To show restraint. To turn around. To say— *"Enough."* ... Oh. I'm sorry. I couldn't say that with a straight face. **[LAUGHTER]** Look at you. You've spent all this time Becoming my perfect little monument To excess... And *now* you want moderation? Darling. That's adorable. You wanted this. **EAT.** You dreamed of this. **CHEW.** You grew into this. **SWALLOW.** And you're still thinking about— **MORE.** Bigger. **MORE.** Softer. **MORE.** Greedier. **MORE.** Again. **MORE.** Again. **MORE.** AGAIN. **MORE!** Imagine another year, darling... If *this* is you today— How enormous could tomorrow be If I keep getting my way? Maybe getting up becomes A whole production of its own Maybe everything you ever want Comes directly to your throne Spoiled. Pampered. Soft. Absurd. Your whole world shrinking comfortably While you keep growing outward And you'll look back at photographs Of what you call "huge" today And laugh— *"God, I was tiny."* **DEVIL — whispering:** Exactly. YOU MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL! **EAT!** NOW THE DEVIL'S COME DUE! **CHEW!** EVERY BITE YOU EVER WANTED! **SWALLOW!** MADE A BIGGER, SOFTER YOU! **MORE!** Bigger! **MORE!** Fatter! **MORE!** Give that greed another turn! **MORE!** You wanted sinful little pleasures— Now look how beautifully they burned! You knew my name You knew the game You knew exactly what I'd do— YOU MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL! And the Devil... [music cuts] ...she's not done with you. [OUTRO — intimate whisper] Shh. No excuses. No bargaining. No pretending you didn't want this. I offered. You chose. I whispered. You listened. And every time I said... More... You opened your mouth. So tell me, darling... Have you finally had enough? ... [soft laugh] That's what I thought. EAT.