The Very Devil Himself

The bride of chaos
And the daughter of darkness
Their current domicile is hell
And who’s the one
Who gets their hearts beating faster
THE VERY DEVIL HIMSELF

He’s persuasive He’s a romantic lover
But then he’ll leave you on the shelf
If you forget your conscience
You can discover
THE VERY DEVIL HIMSELF

Who is good and who is evil?
Who screws your memory, your powers of retrieval?
Human construct, amoral adjunct
We were led. It wasn’t our fault
Who’s the doctor? Who’s the master?
Who is responsible for all our disasters?
Autocratic but diplomatic
Not for him no common assault

Who has breakfast with the serial killer
On secret visits to his cell?
Who is why they made the video of Thriller?
THE VERY DEVIL HIMSELF

The empty skeleton
The bones of contention
The way to hang on to your wealth
That’s the power of the powerful’s invention
THE VERY DEVIL HIMSELF

Who is naughty? Who is naughty?
Who didn’t snuff it in Berlin in the 40’s?
It is clear. He’s still here
He’s our own and, much to our shame,
We’re his mentors, his inventors
To scare each other he’s the one that is sent for
Is he real? What’s the deal?
Never mind. He’s handy to blame

Here’s a hook
For your transgressions to hang on
To give  your blame a name to call
The Goat of Mendez
He’s your constant companion
The very scapest goat of all
The very scapest goat of all