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.