American Satan Page #11

We all bleed the same shade.

Any other proclamations?

It's sad.

The only two things

that touch people

as much as love and music

are sex and violence.

You're pleading not guilty,

claiming temporary insanity.

Don't you fear

that by saying he was the devil

it would look as if you're

mocking the court to the jury?

You don't get it!

Look, he's dark energy.

Einstein proved that energy

can't be destroyed,

it can only be displaced.

Enough with the gimmick,

seriously.

He will keep coming back!

Over and over!

(DOOR BUZZING)

REPORTER:
I know you've said it

starts and ends with the music

but with The Relentless,

there was much more to their

success than just their songs.

What about all the disturbing

scenarios surrounding the band?

It's the duality

of rock 'n' roll.

And what is that supposed

to mean?

The copycat killings,

they were very tragic.

But bullying in schools

and teenage suicide rates

had a massive drop.

Positive changes on our society.

That's the life.

(GATE OPENS)

ELIAS:

The rest, that's the darkness.

- GABRIEL:
You're writing new songs, huh?

- Yeah.

It's not like they'll ever see

the light of day, though.

GABRIEL:
I'd say it has to

be covered in total darkness

before it can struggle

to reach the light.

People grow today

more from music than religion.

You now have that power.

You also have a visitor.

Who are you?

Gabriel.

REPORTER:

Johnny Faust.

Now the most iconic singer

in rock music today.

Who was the man he shot onstage?

It was an act.

An act?

It's show business.

In the studio,

I'm with guitarist, Leo Donovan,

and bassist, Lily Mayflower,

of The Relentless.

First question, your singer

Johnny keeps mentioning the devil.

Is this just sensationalism?

Everything Johnny has said

is true,

but we can't exactly sit here

and talk about

a physical version of the devil,

can we, Larry?

People will think

we've gone crazy.

In music, the devil you see

on album covers and T-shirts,

it's symbolism

for the counterculture.

So then what's the real devil?

The voice inside our head that makes

us do bad things without remorse.

Says whatever it takes

to get what it wants.

And the man who was

supposedly shot on stage,

what was that?

That was a great way

to sell records.

An unidentified man...

I wanna get this right.

An unidentified,

mentally unstable person

comes on stage,

wields a gun at him.

A good attorney

could argue self-defense,

but he's refusing legal counsel.

Does he want freedom? Does

he want to play music again?

Quite honestly,

there's really only one person

that would get Johnny

back onstage.

And that is?

(DOOR BUZZING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SIGHS)

Vic and Leo told me everything.

(STUTTERS)

I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

(SIGHS) I also talked to Lily.

She told me I should blame her

and the drugs and not you.

She also said you were thinking

about me the whole time.

I love you.

Elias hired some crazy attorney

that says that he can get

you off on a technicality.

Elias went under oath saying

it was all part of the theatrics

- that the record label had you do.

- (DOOR BUZZING)

(DOOR OPENS)

- Hey, Johnny.

- (DOOR CLOSES)

Remember that attorney I told

you about the first time we met?

This is Damien's father.

Hey, Johnny.

Hell of a first album.

Can't wait to hear the next one.

I still love you.

Two against one.

Better odds.

("ME AGAINST THE DEVIL" PLAYING)

You can try to describe me

But you'll never define me

Try to grow my wings

But he holds me down

Single file to bliss

How could I ever resist

When I turn to you

I find heaven on the ground

The devil keeps on calling

I keep on falling down

My faith is crawling away

Trapped in the dark

You're my only light

It's me against the devil

I'm ready to fight

Don't touch that fire

Through faith and fire

I'll be by your side

By your side

The devil's a liar

The devil's a liar

My light will never die

Never die

Careful what you wish for

Or it might come true

Careful what you sell

From inside of you

My damnation

A one way ticket to hell

Do you wear the mark?

It's so easy to tell

They can call it fate

Or maybe destiny

The only thing on my mind

Is you and me

Trapped in the dark

You're my only light

It's me against the devil

I'm ready to fight

Don't touch that fire

Through faith and fire

I'll be by your side

By your side

The devil's a liar

The devil's a liar

My light will never die

Never die

Well don't sing me praise

Just keep me from my grave

It's my last chance

For what could be

He wants me a slave

I just wanna be saved

From this bittersweet

Tragedy

Trapped in the dark

You're my only light

It's me against the devil

Tonight

Through faith and fire

Through faith and fire

I'll be by your side

By your side

The devil's a liar

The devil's a liar

But my love will never die

Never die

Well don't sing me praise

Just keep me from my grave

It's my last chance

For what could be

He wants me a slave

I just wanna be saved

From this bittersweet

Tragedy

("INTO THE FIRE" PLAYING)

Take him out back

Take him out back

Take him out back

I'm not too sure what

I'm supposed to do with this

These hands, this mind

This instability

From a cage I created

To a hell that heaven made

Can I let go of the hatred?

Because I love

The way it tastes

Take him out back

I wouldn't take back a moment

Not a miserable moment

I give it all

Till there's nothing

I'd walk into the fire

Into the fire

I'm walking in the fire

Into the fire

Into the fire

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