I Told The Devil Goodbye

I met her where her shadow leaned, Beneath the cold and hollow sky, Her voice was soft, her eyes unseen— Yet still, I told the devil, yes goodbye. She traced her hand along my wrist, Her touch like ash, her breath warm mist, She whispered, "Stay, you won't be missed, " But I refused to pay the cost. She promised love, she promised light, A kingdom built on velvet lies, Yet I have danced in darker nights And seen the ruin in her green eyes. So when she called, I turned away, I would not beg, I would not cry— Let others kneel, let others stay, But I have told the devil, yes goodbye.