"the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" I see that quote not to be about a red figure with horns and strange tail. I see it more as a inability to recognize evil. Which is a flaw most people share.

the stage, is a place where dreams are crushed
and then made...

"ghost crowd the young fragile eggshell mind"

the numbers, the numbers are;
333, 666, 999....
the numbers, the numbers...
I see your soul spoiling...
I see your mind spoiled.

Delicious the voice of reason,
Licking it's greasy lips.
Follow those sensual swinging hips,
this seemingly simple trick.

too late
too late
the cries of danger heard.
too late
too late
the realization faces the crowd.

money
murder
madness
change the mood
form sad
to gladness.

I see the memory of you
in its amber glow
no one knows
what is false or true.