The smoke is curling round the silver stand
A velvet evening slipping through your hand
You’ve walked the alleys and the midnight street
Looking for a place where the shadows meet
You want the glory and the name in lights
To be the ghost that haunts the city nights
But fame is heavy and the price is high
Written in the ink of a starless sky
Sell your soul to me in the pale moonlight
Let the brass notes play and the keys ignite
A bargain struck beneath the neon glow
Where the river flows and the trumpets blow
Just a signature on a dotted line
And the world is yours till the end of time
Yes, sell your soul to me, my darling friend
Where the music starts and the sorrows end
I’ll give you rhythm like a beating heart
A masterpiece of every broken art
You’ll hear the angels in a saxophone
And never have to walk this world alone
But when the curtain falls and lights go dim
You’ll find the cup is filled up to the brim
With all the secrets that you tried to hide
Now there is nowhere left for you to slide
Sell your soul to me in the pale moonlight
Let the brass notes play and the keys ignite
A bargain struck beneath the neon glow
Where the river flows and the trumpets blow
Just a signature on a dotted line
And the world is yours till the end of time
Yes, sell your soul to me, my darling friend
Where the music starts and the sorrows end
The piano weeps a melody so blue
It’s searching for a hollow shell like you
A little rhythm for a little grace
A mask to wear upon a tired face
Don’t look behind you at the life you knew
The deal is done and now the sky is true
Sell your soul to me in the pale moonlight
Let the brass notes play and the keys ignite
A bargain struck beneath the neon glow
Where the river flows and the trumpets blow
Just a signature on a dotted line
And the world is yours till the end of time
Yes, sell your soul to me, my darling friend
Where the music starts and the sorrows end
