Dance with the Devil

A dream uncoils in the daylight of my mind
“Come here” it whispers, “who knows what you might find?”
Every day the whisper, a proper invitation
Every day the counter, “no thanks I’m on vacation”
“No matter” comes the whisper, “all holidays must end
And then a one time only invite I will send to …”
Dance with the devil, drink with the devil
Strut and shake and shriek with the devil
Bask in the glow of its Devilish Red
Or do you …
Just wanna BE NOTHING
The dream uncoiled and to my consternation
Filled out into the brutal taking of a nation
Several weeks of outright lies, more lies, disinformation
Thereafter tanks and bombs, “just for our protection”
“You see” the whisper proudly adds aside to me
“Just look what you can do, just look what you can be when you …”
Dance with the devil, drink with the devil
Strut and shake and shriek with the devil
Bask in the glow of its Devilish Red
Or do you just wanna DO NOTHING
The night became a day, the dream it coiled away
The whisper faded out, the dream of it did stay
The whole world turned darker, hasher
4 Dark Horsemen riding riding closer
The words came back to me, “all holidays must end”
This time someone took it up and really, sadly, badly
Danced with the devil, drank with the devil
Strutted, shook and shrieked with the devil
Basked in the glow of its Devilish Red
So, are WE just gonna DO NOTHING