in a shadow-black corner of the world in a town far and remote I gave my soul for a promise now I'm damned to walk alone her eyes were the work of an angel her heart was the devil’s design and our blood ran together even angels can lie back where I started this life chorus: on the whipping post in a faded word of a whisper like a ghost by a lonely grave she left me for the promise of another now the blood is stained her face was the work of an angel her love was the devil’s design and she fades forever even devils can die back where I started this life