If I were the devil, I’d wear a crown of light, Walk through the ashes, calling darkness right. I’d speak in promises, soft as a prayer, Tell every broken soul that truth was waiting there. I’d turn a miracle into a stage, Put holy words inside a golden cage. Make noise sound wiser than the quiet in your heart, Then watch the world forget where wisdom starts. I’d make the easy road feel safe, Make every warning sound like hate. I’d blur the lines till no one knew What was false and what was true. If I were the devil, I would hide in the flame, Wear a thousand faces and never show my name. I would sell salvation, I would poison every well, Make heaven feel distant and make a home of hell. But through the smoke and shadows, let your spirit see, Not every voice that calls you is the voice that sets you free. If I were the devil, I’d divide every home, Make people feel surrounded even when they’re not alone. I’d turn fear into a weapon, turn anger into gold, Make hearts grow colder before they ever grew old. I’d teach them to follow every flash across the sky, To trust the loudest answer and never question why. I’d make compassion look like weakness, mercy look like shame, And let them fight each other while I fed the flame. I’d make the mirror speak my lies, Put blindfolds over open eyes. I’d make the crowd become the truth, And steal the fire from every youth. If I were the devil, I would hide in the flame, Wear a thousand faces and never show my name. I would sell salvation, I would poison every well, Make heaven feel distant and make a home of hell. But through the smoke and shadows, let your spirit see, Not every voice that calls you is the voice that sets you free. So hold on to the truth when the night gets loud, Stand for the lost when they’re cast out by the crowd. Seek more than signs, seek more than fear, The clearest voice is not always the one you hear. Don’t trade your soul for a beautiful lie, Don’t let your conscience slowly die. When the world forgets what love is for, Be the light they can’t ignore. If I were the devil, I would hide in the flame, Wear a thousand faces and never show my name. But I cannot own the truth, I cannot steal the light, I cannot keep a searching heart imprisoned in the night. Through the smoke and shadows, let your spirit see: Discern, remember, seek the truth— And don’t surrender what makes you free.
