[Verse 1] You drew the card and turned it slow, Two figures chained beneath his throne. The links hang loose against their skin, A door stands open; still they grin. He holds no key, he needs no lock, Just offers comfort by the clock. A velvet bargain, sweet and small, A little yes that costs it all. [Pre-Chorus] Look close at what you call your fate, The clasp is yours to lift or break. [Chorus] Devil on the card, tell me what you sell, A gilded little promise with a well-worn spell. The chain is loose, the gate is wide, I name the want I kept inside. Devil on the card, you can keep your crown— I turn my hand, I set it down. [Verse 2] The candle leans; the room is warm, The easy road feels safe from harm. A borrowed face, a practiced smile, A debt that stretches mile by mile. But every knot has one loose thread, Every hunger can be read. I see the trade beneath the shine, And take my wanting back as mine. [Pre-Chorus] Look close at what you call your fate, The clasp is yours to lift or break. [Chorus] Devil on the card, tell me what you sell, A gilded little promise with a well-worn spell. The chain is loose, the gate is wide, I name the want I kept inside. Devil on the card, you can keep your crown— I turn my hand, I set it down. [Instrumental: embellished blues guitar and organ solo] [Bridge] No beast can make the choice for me, No painted throne can hold the key. I face the hunger, call it plain, And let the open links fall slack again. [Final Chorus] Devil on the card, tell me what you sell, A gilded little promise with a well-worn spell. The chain is loose, the gate is wide, I name the want I kept inside. Devil on the card, you can keep your crown— I turn my hand, I set it down. [Outro] The card goes back into the deck, The choice stays here; the spell can break.
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