The Devil's Reach

The devil he has reached for me and tried to take my soul He plied me with contentment yet his hearts as black as coal Yes he tempted me with riches he bespoke an easy path However I was wary for I sensed the spell he cast He had taken some before me those who slipped into the breach Those who gave into his prattle and lived within his reach No doubt I could have joined him so weakly in the night But I looked beyond his darkness and I saw a brightened light The light it called me strongly still the devil fast his reach He would not give up easily he clung on like a leech Yet I knew within my heart that beyond that brightened light Lay what life had meant for me a flame I must ignite So I stood up to the devil and I spat him in the eye The prince of darkness loses tis not with him I'll die For somewhere in my lifetime an angel I'll beseech To let me lie within her arms and slip the devil's reach