ⅩⅤ - The Devil - The Owner of Shepard’s Curios & Comforts

[Intro – spoken] Step closer, wanderer… and let thy trembling cease. [Verse 1] I’ve seen thee stray through grievous hours, thy hope grown thin, stripped of its powers. Thy weary heart bears ragged scars— yet here I stand, beneath these stars. Take what thou seek’st, take what thou lack’st; my hand is open… thus the pact. [Pre-Chorus] Thou yearn’st for rest, thou yearn’st for fire— a different fate, a deep desire. [Chorus] Sign the open hand’s pact. Sign the open hand’s pact. I give, thou tak’st, thou tak’st, I act. Sign the open hand’s pact. Sign the open hand’s pact. [Verse 2] I hold the balm for hidden ache, the sweeter lie thou dar’st not take. A whispered truth, a silken snare— just close thine eyes, breathe softer air. No chain shall bind, no iron track— save for the pull that calls thee back. [Pre-Chorus 2] Thou long’st to rise, thou long’st to stand, to shape the world with steady hand. [Chorus] Sign the open hand’s pact. Sign the open hand’s pact. Thy soul stays thine, yet shadows tract. Sign the open hand’s pact. Sign the open hand’s pact. [Bridge – whispered, serpentine] Desire is door… and I the key. [Final Chorus] Sign the open hand’s pact. Sign the open hand’s pact. Choose flame or peace— I shan’t look back. Sign the open hand’s pact. Sign the open hand’s pact. [Outro – spoken, final] What thou dost give is thine to miss… until we meet in darker bliss.