The fruit that's plucked from the bitter tree is rotten old You can find that seed sown deep in me As a child I was taught to fear if it ever grows So I get on my knees with a daily plea Swallow me down and your throat will surely burn These are the lessons I was made to learn As I age it gets harder to resist his call I tread lightly for if I ever fall The devil's gonna keep me A new love's fascination burns straight through my core You send shivers when you touch my skin I don't have the will to fight you anymore So I take a bite cause I've given in Carry me high in your arms –a sweetened embrace We breathe harder, faster, a rhythmic pace As I lay tangled up with you we stay here cloaked I hear a whisper as the silence spoke The devil's gonna keep me Blood stained hands don't ever wash clean, wash clean I try desperately but the stains stay seen The fruit has fully grown and I can't bear its weight So I dread the judgment I await Bury me six feet underground alive or dead Nothing can stop my fate that lies ahead The time has come to reap the life I leave behind In the end my soul is reassigned The devil's gonna keep me