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,

Till you go up in flames,

You can’t live like a devil,

Then die like a saint

(drop)

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,

Till you go up in flames,

You can’t live like a devil,

Then die like a saint

Written By: Brittany Nicole Cannarozzi, Rob Resnick, Stephanie Middleton