Mephisto Lyrics - Rough Silk

He was water when the river 

took a screaming mother's life 

in the night he was the reason 

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 hid 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 face 

mephisto - when you cut quiet noise 

mephisto - with a helping hand 

mephisto - you're lost my friend 

- with every soul he takes 

another price of his cold heart breaks 

he was not allowed to cry 

when the earth screamed lound in pain 

when silence broke the music 

and millions died in vain 

he's the inner voice of darkness 

that makes our conscience die 

he was the smoke over battlefields 

and the deadly thirst of science