Faust – Mephistopheles

He sat in books, old and covered in dust

Life passed him by, he barely turned a page

He said "I know so much and still it's empty"

Then the shadow stepped beside him

A man in a coat, thin like glass

A silver tongue, a pale cold eye

"I'll show you the life you never knew"

"But you must give me what I wanted from the start"

I am the part of that force

That always wills the evil yet creates the good in your eyes

I'll lead you far, I'll lead you deep inside

I bring enlightenment and guilt at the same time

He drank the wine that promised truth

But every sip became a crack

Inside the prison he had built himself

He saw a girl, pale and pure

She prayed and slowly fell in danger

Then Mephisto laughed and followed his plan

A false treasure, a false desire

The angel fell and the child was broken

And Faust stood at the gates of hell

I am the part of that force

That tempts you and weakens your spirit

I show you a golden life

But I steal your own thoughts

The things that truly matter until you forget them

A blood pact, a final glance

The years drift by piece by piece

He calls for love, he calls for joy

But every wish pulls him back

And when he dies half lost in dreams

Justice trembles in the universe

An angel flies, a devil weeps

And no one knows the measure of his guilt

Was it I who always strived

Was it I who wove Gretchen's name

What is knowledge without restraint

If everything ends like blackened glass

I am the part of that force

That always asks but never gives answers

I walk beside you as long as you wish

Until your voice finally falls silent