But he did

Dm F

I wore white in the heat of July,

Am G

Prayed to heaven but the sky stayed dry.

Dm F

Lit a cigarette, said I’d never give in,

Am G

But he smiled like sin wearing porcelain skin.Dm F

Gold cross hanging from my chain,

Am G

Tried to wash him off in summer rain.

Dm F

Every prayer just echoed back,

Am G

And I swore I saw his eyes turn black.F G

Cherry lips, black velvet dreams,

Dm Am

He said love’s never what it seems.Dm F

The devil couldn’t reach me, but he did,

Am G

He kissed my neck, I closed my lids.

Dm F

He came in silk, he spoke like gin,

Am G

The devil couldn’t reach me — but he did.F G

Neon lights and holy hymns,

Dm Am

Heaven fades when you let him in.Dm F

The devil couldn’t reach me, but he did,

Am G

He found me where the angels hid.

Dm F

He wore your face, he called me “kid,”

Am G

The devil couldn’t reach me — but he did.Bb F

Moonlight drips through a motel blind,

Dm G

He said “Baby, love’s a state of mind.”

Bb F

Ash on the Bible, blood on the key,

Dm Am

And I swore I’d never let him see me bleed.Dm F

Whispers in a pink champagne haze,

Am G

His name carved deep where my heart decays.

Dm F

Every prayer burns slow on my tongue,

Am G

I’m not the saint I once was young.Dm F

The devil couldn’t reach me, but he did,

Am G

He carved his truth in every sin.

Dm F

He came in love, he left in myth,

Am G

The devil couldn’t reach me — but he did.Dm F

Now I hum that hymn, soft and low,

Am G

In a dress the color of letting go.

Dm F

And maybe he was never real…

Am G

But the burn still feels like hell to heal.