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