[Intro – slow piano, echoing heartbeat, storm in the distance]
I used to blame the darkness...
Said it followed me.
But I lit every match…
And I danced in debris.
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[Verse 1 – soft-spoken, bitter tone]
I made a monster just to feel less weak,
Gave it horns, gave it rage, gave it my name in Greek.
Told the world it haunted me —
But it was just my shadow…
Begging to be seen.
I sharpened lies into lullabies,
Wrapped guilt in lullabies.
Each step I took to heal
Was just another mask to hide behind.
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[Pre-Chorus – slow build]
Don’t look for the devil in the corners of my room,
He’s right here, in the mirror,
Wearing my perfume.
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[Chorus – screaming then whispering, dynamic]
I am the devil I fought,
The flame that never forgot.
I wasn’t dragged into hell—
I bought the matchbox and sold the plot.
Don’t save me now,
Don’t cry or pray—
I burned my bridges
Then called it fate.
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[Verse 2 – sharper, angrier]
I begged for mercy with blood on my hands,
Stole peace, shattered hearts like glass.
I screamed “they left me!” while I locked every door,
Then cursed the silence for not coming back anymore.
Every scream I called divine—
Was just my voice…
Lying through rhyme.
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[Bridge – distortion kicks in, nearly spoken]
I danced with the devil?
No.
I was the rhythm.
The scream.
The sin.
I didn’t follow him—
He followed me in.
You think this was punishment?
No, this was choice.
I kissed the fire
Then drowned out my voice.
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[Chorus – louder, chaotic instruments]
I am the devil I fought,
Not possessed—just lost.
I chose the pain, the scars, the fall,
Built my empire out of loss.
So don’t you dare write songs of grief,
Don’t blame the world for what I unleashed.
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[Final Chorus – half-sung, breaking down]
I am the villain in my own lore,
I walked through every unlocked door.
Tried to find heaven, but I ran when it called—
Because angels can’t love what already crawled.
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[Outro – faint, trembling]
I set the fire…
And I stayed to burn.
There was no devil.
Just me…
Waiting my turn.
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