A Dark Pact

Narrow stages, smoke-filled backstage,
Whispered to me: "Buddy, you're stuck on the same page."
I smashed a torn guitar against dusty walls,
And my throat rasped from unfulfilled calls.
A hungry wolf howled in every broken string,
The dream burned, but almost nothing left to bring.


And then he appeared, in shadows, with a wicked grin,
Said: "I know the way, where glory waits within."
He didn't promise heaven, didn't sing of eternal light,
Just offered strength, in exchange for your sunrise.

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I signed in blood, my hand didn't shake or sway,
My soul's just ashes, pain's far away.
Let them brand me, call me a "sold-out jerk!"
I'm on top of the world, no turning back!
No turning back! And I don't regret it!
This deal, brother, just elevated and defeated me!


Now stadiums roar, a phantom crowd in glee,
And every riff of mine – like thunder, striking powerfully.
No more empty eyes, no more paltry cash in hand,
Just camera flashes, spotlight's gleam across the land.
I see the fear in eyes, and envy in the shade,
But that's just a sting, for those who crawl in the parade.


He'd come sometimes, whisper: "So, are you content?"
And I'd laugh in reply, my path's now unbent.
I feel no sorrow, no guilt gnaws at me deep,
My soul's a tool, and glory's what it will keep.

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I signed in blood, my hand didn't shake or sway,
My soul's just ashes, pain's far away.
Let them brand me, call me a "sold-out jerk!"
I'm on top of the world, no turning back!
No turning back! And I don't regret it!
This deal, brother, just elevated and defeated me!





They scream of hell, of eternal torment's fire,
But my personal hell was before that sign higher!
I am my own judge, and my own executioner too,
And this clinking of coins, it's sweet to me, like the rue
Of those who couldn't fly, who believed in a pure way,
But I stepped through the darkness, to finally breathe today!

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My soul's just ashes, pain's far away.
Let them brand me, call me a "sold-out jerk!"
I'm on top of the world, no turning back!
No turning back! And I don't regret it!
This deal, brother, just elevated and defeated me!