Black 13

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Darkness, your surest bet

Wage of sin and blood roulette

Laying the odds against your gods

High stakes and no regrets

No parlay in this game of hell

Lose your soul and they'll sound the knell

Nothing ventured nothing gained

The cards foretell

[Chorus]

The stakes unclean

Through black 13

Whenever you decide

You're gonna let it ride

[Verse 2]

Salvation, a game of chance

Roll of the dice at the devil's dance

Speculate and tempt your fate

Life paid in advance

Double down and pull one more

Even money, you even the score

Can't renege you pay the vig

You're spoken for

[Chorus]

The stakes unclean

Through black 13

Whenever you decide

You're gonna let it ride

[Solo: Gary]

[Solo: Lee]

[Verse 3]

Eternity on the money line

Cloven one pulls three of a kind

You bet the spread and end up dead

Too late to change your mind

You went all in, didn't hedge your bets

Dark bookmaker collects all debts

Death begets the devil's hand

The wheel resets

[Chorus]

The stakes unclean

Through black 13

Whenever you decide

You're gonna let it ride