Name Me the Devil

Tell me you're not frightened
And I'll prove you wrong
A slow tear on your cheek
Laughter

Name me the devil
And I'll show you
Oh, God, I'll show you
How right you are

Ask for compassion
And I'll walk away without a word
Grinning at your pain
Kindness is common
Shown by all to strangers as they pass through your dreams
Ignore them

I live off your fear
So easy to produce
Crawling on your knees
You show me that which fuels my actions

The sleepless child cries for his parents
Who ignore him nightly
Ignoring his screams
About the Smirk in the Dark

Ask for compassion
And I'll walk away without a word
Grinning at your pain
Kindness is common
Shown by all to strangers as they pass through your dreams
Ignore them

Because, baby, while you hide under the covers
I watch you sleep
And hear you breath with your beating heart
Quicken and quicken

Lulling to sleep
With a tune from your better days
Sleep for now
Sleep forever

Ask for compassion
And I'll walk away without a word
Grinning at your pain
Kindness is common
Shown by all to strangers as they pass through your dreams
Ignore them

Name me the devil
I'll show you how right you are