Dealing On The Dark Side

Be careful, if you sell your soul
on the black alter of life, in the church of the poisoned mind
or at the dark crossroads in the witching hour
for there is no way back
no way out
and all that is light and good
will slip from your grasp

If you sell your soul for greed
You will be rich in this life
and a pauper for eternity
and oh, you see
eternity is a long time to be
cockroached.

If you sell your soul for vanity
beauty will dress you for
a few short years
but ugliness will live in the fabric
of your being
painting over the beauty
of everything that only you can see

If you sell your soul for pride
always, shame will live in your heart
where only you can feel it
and hatred and envy
will grow
in the hearts of all around you

Sell your soul for need
which is a matter of perspective
whether your own, or for someone else,
then need will follow you for the rest
of time, through eternity and beyond
for never will you have enough

But
If you sell your soul for love, oh,
for love
to save a life, to give your own
to bring back someone who is gone
to release a child from a life of pain
or fear, then listen well

For if it is love in the driving seat
and you, riding shotgun
you need never be afraid
to make that deal
Do not hesitate
for nothing
can harm you ever again

Dealing for existence brings hollow rewards
temporary peace, a momentary respite
but life is eternal, we go on for ever
so keep your soul intact, for you will need it
live a good life, for it will count
and make no deals, with devils.