The song describes being imprisoned on Devil's Island awaiting execution. The narrator recalls the events that led to their imprisonment and walks with the priest to the stake for their last request to be burned together. It describes Devil's Island as a hellish place with no escape from the evil that haunts the narrator, trapping them there forever.
The song describes being imprisoned on Devil's Island awaiting execution. The narrator recalls the events that led to their imprisonment and walks with the priest to the stake for their last request to be burned together. It describes Devil's Island as a hellish place with no escape from the evil that haunts the narrator, trapping them there forever.
The song describes being imprisoned on Devil's Island awaiting execution. The narrator recalls the events that led to their imprisonment and walks with the priest to the stake for their last request to be burned together. It describes Devil's Island as a hellish place with no escape from the evil that haunts the narrator, trapping them there forever.
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