Mephisto

He was water when the river

took a screaming mother's life

in the night he was the reasonn

why the ripper used his knife

he was anger, hate and misery

in a billion deadly wars

he was the rising flag of violence

when fanatism made the laws

he did where the snake led Adam

to damnation with a grin

he was around when the young girl lost her innocence

to a man not worth her sin

all the years he was a gambler

threw the cards and rolled the dice

fed the ages of temptation

with the grapes of sacrifice

mephisto - just a painted voice

mephisto - when you cut quit noise

mephisto - with a helping hand

mephisto - you're lost my friend

with every soul he takes

another piece of his cold heart breaks

he was not allowed to cry

when the earth screamed loud in pain

when silence broke the music

and millions died in vain

he's the inner voice of darkness

that makes your conscience die

he was the smoke over battlefields

and the deadly thirst of science

mephisto...