He lived like a devil and died like a saint So in the end they were singing his name He was that beautiful kind of deranged Haunted and strange, couldn't be saved What unfortunate fame Well the trick of the trouble Is avoiding the blame But the point of the struggle Is in owning the shame And nobody tells you 'Til you go up in flames You can't live like a devil, live like a devil Then die like a, die like a, die like a saint Devil Saint D-Devil S-Saint D-Devil Saint D-Devil (Saint, saint, saint, saint) Out of the shadows, a beautiful dream
You'd never know he was silently screaming Secretly looking for someone to hold Where did he go? Hell only knows Is he waiting for me? Well the trick of the trouble Is avoiding the blame But the point of the struggle Is in owning the shame And nobody tells you (nobody tells you) 'Til you go up in flames ('til you go up flames) You can't live like a devil, live like a devil Then die like a, die like a, die like a saint (saint) Devil (devil) Saint D-Devil S-Saint (And nobody) Nobody tells you (nobody tells you) 'Til you go up in flames You can't live like a devil, live like a devil Then die like a, die like a, die like a saint