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KING DIAMOND LYRICS

album: "Them" (1988)

1. Out From The Asylum

Look, the old bitch is back - yeah,

finally we'll get some company again

the attic room has beenlocked up for far too long - just like the

old bitch herself - she's on time

though - why that silly wheelchair?

Oh she's pretending as always - but

she does make a good cup of tea.

"Oh My God she's here. Missy, listen

to what Mother says: Now You be

good to Grandma; and remember

she's been away on a long vacation.

That goes for You too King. And stop

playing that thing. Answer the door"

2. Welcome Home

Grandma' welcome home... You have

been gone for far too long

Is this a dream, are You really back?

Let me help You out of the chair...

Grandma'

Let me touch You, let me feel... Ah

Grandma' take a look

What do You think of the house and

the silvery moon?

We are going to repaint the front door

soon


Grandma'

Let me touch You, let me feel... Ah

Wait till You see Your room up in the

attic

Prepared just like You said, without abed

You will find Your rocking chair and

the tea pot that Missy found


Grandma'

There is someone waiting for You,

now come along

Missy and Mother, they are dying to

meet YouHow strange... she's spoken no word...

I wonder Grandma'! Are You all right?

Grandma' what was it like to be on

that holiday site

"Oh it could have been worse but

with "THEM" by my side

In the twilight "THEY" sang all the old

lullabies"

Grandma' who are "THEY"... "never

mind You dirty little brat"

"Let us go inside, something's on

"THEIR" mind

"THEY" are still alive, can You feel

"THEIR" eyes

Can You feel "THEIR" eyes?

Now that You are stuck with me You

better be my friend.

3. The Invisible Guests

Late that night I awoke from My sleepHearing unknown voices laughing

insane

Grandma' was one, Oh it's coming

from the room next to mine

It's Grandma' room... the invisible

guests

As I stood there alone in the dark

Peeking through the keyhole, couldn't

believe My eyes

I'd never seen anything like it, only

Grandma' was inside the room

Speaking to no one... the invisible

guests

Cups were rising in thin air and then

emptied on the floor

Suddenly the door was open and

Grandma' said

"Do come in My little friend"

Missy and Mother were sleepingdownstairs

If they could see me in Grandmother's

chair

Grandmother said "look Me deep in

the eyes

You will forget what You saw here

tonight"

"I will let You in on the secret of this

house

The secret of Amon... that's what we

call this house

Now I want you to go back to sleep,

now go back to sleep My dear"

The invisible guests

Cups were rising in thin air and then

emptied on the floor

Suddenly the door was open and

Grandma' said

"Now you must go back to sleep"

"Go to sleep"... "Go to sleep"..."Go to sleep"...

Missy and Mother were sleeping

downstairs

If they could see me in Grandmother's

chair

4. Tea

On the following Friday as I turned out

the lightGrandma' came and knocked at My

door

"Wake up King, wake up My dear

I am gonna show You about the house

of Amon"

It is time for tea, it is time again

"Even Your mother is present

We made her sleep in My rocking

chair"At first I felt really scared but there

was no reason to

As I saw the knife sneaking out from

Grandmother's dress

Then it cut a tiny wound in My

mother's little hand


Blood was running into the tea pot,

then I heard "THEM" laugh

"A bit of this in a cup of tea, is what it

takes to set "THEM" free

You will hear "THEM" telling stories

from far beyond this earth"

What I saw and what I heard made me

want to stay and learn

I really hope this dream will never

end, it's hard to describe the kind of

feeling that went on in My mind

A paradise

Hearing "THEIR" stories and feeling

"THEIR" warmthWe laughed with tears in our eyes

From the first cup of tea, to the last

drop of blood

Nothing seemed to matter at all

anymore

My Mother? She didn't exist to me,

Oh I felt so heavenly


5. Mother's Getting Weaker



Tonight would be the last night that

we had our tea

That bloody tea, which sent us into

ecstasy

Yesterday Mother complained, feeling

dizzy, all in pain

Mother's getting weaker, looking

paler day by day

As morning came, she could not make

it out of bed

And Grandma's spell was getting

straight into her head

Not a single word, she didn't seem to

be alive

Getting weaker, looking paler day by

day

Then Missy came in and she led me by

the hand

I didn't want to go, Oh but I should

have known

Mother was barely conscious, why

should I care

Just looking forward to the next

ordeal

I think I heard My sister begging me

to stay

She gave me the phone, so I could call

someone for help

I simply let go of her hand, then I cut

the wire

Missy was crying as I left them both

behind

And Mother's getting weaker, Missy

shouted at My back

"I hate You"

6. Bye, Bye Missy

Tea time Monday night, I was waiting

passing timeThen from the hallway, I saw Mother

in her nightgown

Swaying up the stairs, up the stairs, it

seemed so unreal

I knew Grandma' had sent "THEM"

again, the invisible friends

A little later in the middle of tea we

came close to ecstasy

"THEY" were telling tales from

beyond when Grandma' rose

She opened the door, and there was

Missy

Seeing Mother in Grandmother's

chair, she went into tears

Missy was screaming

"What have You done, what have you

done to My Ma", crying louder now

"We better get rid of her, She's too

young anyway", it was Grandma' who

spoke

"Bye, bye Missy, be gone forever

The beautiful fireplace in the kitchen

will do"

I saw Missy struggling in Grandma'

wrinkled hands

"Oh No, let me be, Oh No Please No

Grandma' Please

Aagh Grandma' You're hurting me.

Don't touch me or I'll break it, I've got

the tea pot, I'll do it anyway"

I saw liquid spreading, the bloody teaall over the floor

Now I heard "THEIR" voices, some

kind of demon growls

DIE - SHE BROKE AMON - AMON - DIE

"THEY" dropped "THEIR" tea cups,

Grandma' stood still

forced by invisible hands, Missy went

down the stairs

As I waved her goodbye, Missy was

sobbing away

Will I ever see her again, Bye byeMissy, don't be afraid

7. A Broken Spell

I stumbled out of Grandma's room,

down the stairs and out of the house

Once outside I felt My mind begin to

fight a battle for control

With the tea pot broken I kind of

realized

That "THEIR" power was less here,

here on the outside

I fell to my knees in haziness

And I looked in through the window

to the cellar

Things were moving down there,

"THEY" were searching for something

And "THEY" really found it,

the big axe was flying

Flying out through the cellar door

Up the stairs to the kitchen...

Then I passed out

The next thing I remember seeing was

the smoke coming from the chimney

I soon realized the smoke I saw was

actually... Oh No!

All there was left of Missy and her

dress, poor little girl

The spell was broken, I really felt the

change

As my mind and body became one

again

The moon was alive with its silvery

eye

Staring right into My evil heart

I went back to see if My Grandma'

was still there

Waiting for me in the attic... Oh I hate

that bitch

8. The Accusation Chair

I kind of knew that she would be

waiting for me in her room

With a sick smile she told me not to

be a fool

Her eyes went hard, staring right into

My brainBut I convinced her that I was feeling

real fine

Oh, I was lying... seeing the look in

her eyes

Clearing My mind was important

She believed everything I said

And then she asked me if I would help

to bring her outside

Oh, I was lucky... "let us stay for a

while" she said

"Bathing ourselves in the moonlight"

So there she was, unprotected by

"THEM"

I grabbed her cane, and tore it out of

her hand

"No way, You're not going to escape"

"Now that I've got You... here You will

pay for Your deeds

Your sick mind has come to an end

now"

"Stop it"

Nowhere to hide, Grandma' had died

Alone in the night

And "THEY" were waiting for me

waiting inside

Hoping that I would come back in

But I just ran away

Into the woods, as far as I could

I saw "THEIR" eyes

And then I fainted again, going insane

Dreaming that I was one of "THEM"...



I hear "THEIR" voices all the time

9. Them

[Acoustic Guitar: Andy la Rocque]

[Ring - ring]

[King:] "Hm..."

[Grandma:] "Hello...Hello, King!"

[King:] "Who...who's this?"

[Gramdma:] "It's your Grandmother!"

[King:] "Haha...you...you...your're dead!"

[Grandma:] "In a way, yes!"

"Now listen!"

"Are You still there?"

[King:] "I....I....I'm still here, Grandma! -

Yes!"

[Grandma:] "Come to The Old House

tonight...."

"there's quite a few people here who'd

love to see You!"

"HAHAHAHAHA........"

[King:] "Stop it!....BITCH!.....It's starting all

over again!"

10. Twilight Symphony

Morning came and so did they, flying

questions from the police

I'm waiting here in an ambulance forDr. Landau

To return and tell me why they're

taking me so far away

"I did what I did and I'm glad I did,

'cos I could have been the...

I could have been the next in line"

Nobody found a trace of Missy

I'd be the last to tell them anyway

How could I ever ever explain

Now I hear "THEM" again, singing

Twilight symphony, twilightI hear "THEM" again, singing

Twilight symphony, twilight

Grandma' was dead with an open neck

Blood still running from My open

mouth

I knew they would blame it, th ey

would blame it all on me

How could I ever ever explain

Now I hear "THEM" again, singingTwilight symphony, twilight

I hear "THEM" again, singing

Twilight symphony, twilight

Dr. Landau returned, and I told him the

story

"Are You mad or just insane?"

I tried anyway

"You can take him away now, the boy

has lost his mind"

Oh no no

I haven't seen My Mother since they

took me away

And Dr. Landau wouldn't tell me

He wouldn't tell me anything

Oh I'm back on the outside

Time has caught up with me, and I

must leave for the old house

Yes I must leave now

Grandma'... I'm coming

I'm coming home now

I'm coming home now

11. Coming Home

"Grandma'?"

"I knew it was You at the door, I saw

You from the window. Now come

inside My dear. It's good to see You

again, despite what You did to MY

throat. "THEY" are waiting upstairs.

Come. Missy is there too. She's sitting

on Grandpa's lap. I bet You're dying fora cup of tea."

[Solo: ~ Andy]

To whom it may concern.

I am scared to death. 9 years ago they

finally let me out, and I

was just beginning to feel better. I am notMyself any longer.

I guess You could not even recognize My

face if You saw Me now.

That phone call 2 hours ago has torn Me

apart. It was Grandma.

She invited Me back to the old house. I

do not want to go back,

but I must. Maybe You will understand

My fear if I tell

You what happened during My

childhood.

18 years ago I was living with My mother

and

My sister Missy in Grandma's old house. I

had

been told that Grandma was away on a

long vacation,

and that she would soon return. She did.

I have later found out that she was

actually being released

from that same asylum. "She's insane",

they said, when she

kept on babbling about "THEM". I stillcannot make up

My mind about who really did separate

Grandpa's head

from his shoulders. You see, "THEY" were

always so

nice to Me.

Anyway, time is short and I must leave

for the old

house. So here is what happened 18

years ago. And

in case we never see each other again, at

least Youwill know why.

I bet we are going to have tea.

K.D. 3-12-87

KING DIAMOND LYRICS

album: "House Of God" (2000)

1. Upon The Cross

Upon the Cross he did not die, they

tortured him, but he survived

Smuggled across the open sea, to

Southern France, tranquility

There he married Magdalene, and

founded another dynasty

A church was built upon a hill, to serve all

of the gods at will

2. The Trees Have Eyes

I'd been riding hard most of the night,

wooded ravines on a mountain side

My horse was getting tired... and so was I

Up there the moon was full, down here

darkness ruled

The trees were so much higher than they

were meant to

In what is known as "The Devil's Hide"

I knew I was not alone, and it was not

that crazy moon aboveOh no... I could feel the t rees have eyes

I used to know this road so well, many a

time i was here before

But now it seemed so different, the road

was no more

I was lost, I stopped and looked around

I had this eerie feeling, that I was being

watched


I knew I was not alone, and it wasn not

that crazy moon above

Oh no... I could feel the t rees have eyes

Watching meThe trees have eyes, watching me



Then the sound I didn't wanna hear,

howling at the moon

Eyes I didn't wanna see, I s hould have

turned around

So much louder, the howling was chilling

my bones

One wolf grown to a dozen, and here I

was alone

Yellow eyes... they were everywhere...

yellow eyes... as I prepared to dieSuddenly there she was, in a halo of light

Suddenly there she was, silvery black and

white

The bluest magical eyes staring right into

mine

Never ever had I seen in a wolf, such a

beautiful beast


I knew I was not alone, and it was not

that crazy moon above

Oh no,,, I could feel the trees have eyes

3. Follow The Wolf

The morning slowly came, my life about

to end

Then the wind would change, all but one

had left

The angelic wolf had stayed, without a

word she said

Follow me, follow the wolf

And so i followed the wolf, up the

wooded mountain sideClose to the top... she suddenly s topped

Sun to the East, man and beast

Just two silhouettes... in a landscape

never to forget

Like dark decaying teeth, I saw the village

beneath

A few and distant roads all leading away

from here

Nobody in the streets... decay

I must follow the wolf again, I must

follow her till the end

The end

The Wolf had turned around, facinghigher ground

And there it was... The House of God

In awe I looked as time had stopped

Follow me

I had never seen a church like this before

"This Place is terrible" inscribed above

the door

Like dark decaying teeth, I saw the

church within

A few distant thoughts, inviting me in to

sinNobody in the church... decay

Shrouded in a gloomy light, as if my final

night

I wonder if God was ever here

Or did he turn away in fear, did he turn

away in fear?

4. House Of God

Once inside, everything would change

before my eyes

No more decay

Glorious beauty had taken its place

But in horror... I watched as the wolf...

began its

skin to shed

I grabbed a silver crucifix expecting evil to

be next

To the floor it fell, the crucifix, the wolf

was no

more a beast

Instead a lady only dreams can create

Creeping deep into the heart I never had"I'll love you forever... never leave"

It was love at first sight, in true love there

is no

wrong or right

I didn't care from where she came, just

her name...

Angel

Then a kiss, soft and warm, my love, am I

really not

alone?

Nights of heavenly sin, in the House of

God, I

found... true love


God, I

found... true love

"Plenty of Food and wine, so we l aughed

and we dined"

"We made love in the holiest of places,

all the

passion

it made us crazy"

"I'll love you forever... never leave"To the floor it fell, the crucifix, the wolf

was no

more a beast

Instead a lady only dreams can create

Creeping deep into the heart I never had

I didn't care from where she came, just

her name...

Angel

Then a kiss, soft and warm, my love, am I

really not

alone?


God, I

found... true love


God, I

found... true love

Angel... Angel... Angel... Angel where are

you now?

5. Black Devil

There he was that little man, sitting bythe altar... Black Devil

Carved in stone so dark and could... Black

Devil

Help me, Help me, cause I don't know

what's going on

It was the early morning of the seventh

day

I had been making love to Angel in every

single way

The sun was peeking through a window

high above

That's when I saw her kiss the little devil

on his head

Black Devil... if you could only speak...

Black Devil

What do you see when you're looking at

me?

There he was that little man, fingers

spread like claws... Black Devil

I wonder what it is he knows... Black Devil

Help me, help me, cause I don't know

what's going on

Black Devil... if you could only speak...Black Devil What do you see when you're

looking at me?

When I look around, this church on holy

ground

There are things within, that should have

never been

Why two pulpits in a place like this?

One facing to the East, the other to the

West

One of th guilded canopies have

gargoyles in the sun

And on the other canopy I see demons

having fun

Black Devil... if you could only speak...

Black Devil

What do you see when you're looking at

me?

Black Devil always near, why don't you

want me here?

I can feel your hate in my soul, I wonder

what it is you know

Black Devil... what's going on?

6. The Pact

Outside the leaves are slowly falling from

the trees

Black clouds are moving in, a storm is

coming on

Inside the confessional, Angel and I are

playing games

I'm acting the priest, and she is the sinner

of all my dreams...

Dreams, dreams, turn into a nightmare

A sudden change on her face, her smile is

gone without a trace"Nothing... nothing is forever", she said



"So many things are wrong in here, so

many times I've lived in fear

A year ago... I signed a sacred pact, and if

you love me so will you"

Then she told me of the Pact, her tears

were not an act

And they were not alone, all my dreams...

shattered to the bone

I fell to my knees in prayer... but ohhh

this is HellThe Pact is so powerful, it leaves you no

way out

Unless within a year, someone else will

sign it in blood

Someone to take your place, to guard this

evil church

Another wolf to roam the hills, another

wolf... in for the kill

"Nothing... nothing is forever", she said



A year ago... I signed a sacred Pact"

If i sign it now, Angel will be free to go

She must leave without her memory, no

more a wolf, but as a lady

And if I don't, then in seven days she will

die before my very eyes

Either way... I'll never see her again

If i sign then I must stay, and only leave

as a wolf for prey

"Nothing... nothing is forever", she said



A year ago... I signed a sacred Pact"

And now I'm signing it for you

7. Goodbye

So many tears in my eyes, I have to look

away

How can I say the word, that never

should be said

I lay my broken heart to rest, and so I set

you free

I wish you only the best... even if it's not

with meFly away...

Beautiful angel Fly away to better things

Beautiful angel Fly away to better things

Fly away

8. Just A Shadow

Again I'm so alone, the wine is pouring

downNo one to share with, no one to care with

The only light in my life

Comes from the candlelight, black

candles left behind

As I'm sitting through the night

I'm so cold and dark inside

Angel, your memory will haunt me till the

day I die

Just a shadow, a shadow of a man

I'm just a shadow, a shadow of a man

The eyes of statues standing along the

nave

They seem to follow my every move,

every tear I shed

I am no longer living, but I am still not

dead

I'm somewhere in between, I am of the

unseen

Must we have the other side, just to feel

alive?

Oh I wonder what would be had we not

created me

Just a shadow, a shadow of a man

I'm just a shadow, a shadow of a man

The eyes of statues standing along thenave

They seem to follow my every move

They drive me insane

Surrounded by darkness in this cold

church of thine

I try to remember, all that once was mine

I don't know what tomorrow will bring

But if life is so divine, how come I suffer

so in mine?

How come I suffer in mine?

The eyes of statues standing along the

nave

They seem to follow my every moveThey drive me insane

I am no longer of the living, but I am still

not dead

I'm somewhere in between, I am of the

unseen

I lived a lifetime of sorrow and hate, up

until the other day

That's when I left this sick old world

behind

Oh how love can make you blind

9. Help!!!

Help... help... can anybody help me now?

Help... help... my mind is lying on the

ground

I don't know, I just don't know if I'm still

alive

I see the sun, the sun is up again, another

day of just the same

I'm slowly going mad, emptiness is all I

have

I see the sun, the sun is up again, another

day of just the same

Help... help... can anybody help me now?

Help... help... my mind is lying on the

ground

In the mirrors on the walls, with the

crosses standing tall

I see misery take another hold of me

I'm hanging on to a memory... I'm

hanging on to myself

The wine is turning sour, I'm longing for

my final hourNever to be free, cursed for eternity


hanging on to me

Be it God or Satan, whoever you are

You're hiding in the shadows

You cursed me with the Devil's mark

I'm hanging to a memory... I'm hanging

on to myself

The wine is turning sour, I'm longing for

my final hour

Never to be free, cursed for eternity


hanging on to meHelp... help... I'm slowly going mad

Help... help... emptiness is all I have

I smash the mirrors... the mirrors on the

wall

I have to smash them all before they

crush my soul

Help... blood... I'm bleeding now, Help...

I'm bleeding bad

I'm bleeding on the floor

Help... help...

I can't take this anymore

10. Passage To Hell

What was that sound?

I slowly turn around, something moved

A void of darkness in the floor, where the

altar stood

I move a little closer, cause I cannot see

from where I stand

Blood still running down my arm, from all

the cuts in my hands

I must enter the unholy cell

I must enter a passage to Hell

Someone is ringing the bell

But there is only me, there is no one else

I think I hear a voice from deep within

the hole

I wonder who could be in there, the

strong smell of old

I must enter the unholy cell

I must enter a passage to Hell

I can barely see the stairs below

Stairs on which I know my feet must go

11. Catacomb

Down into the dark I go, armed with just

a candle and then my soul

Cryptic messages written on the floor

Rats are nibbling at my feet, I send one

off to nevermore

Too much darkness, spiders on my eyes

Webs are hanging from my thighs, the

fatter ones must dieI see shadows walking straight and tall



I don't know how they move, dancing on

the walls

Presence of fear, a presence so near

I wonder what could be so powerful

beyond the dark

Human bones... in little chambers all

along the narrow halls

Catacomb, death over life... Catacomb,

am I here to die?

I see a light, I push some bones asideDown into the dark I go, another

chamber, a chamber with a glow

Could this be a doorway to another

world?

Or darkness playing tricks, with my little

mind?

The virgin Mary is standing tall

A full size figure carved in wood up

against the wall

Her face is peeling from all the years

gone by

Is it just a statue, or is it what I'm looking

for?

I break her face and see another one

instead

The mummy's face appears as the

bandages they fall

Dried out face with hate upon me gaze

How grotesque... the mummy wears a

crown of thorns

From the empty sockets where its eyes

should be

An entity of light is pouring out towards

me

And then the sound... Jesus Christ,whathave they done to you?

I'm running for my life, I'm running from

the night

But it's so hard to breathe, the stench

down here is much too much

Satan help me, help me God

Help me anyone, anyone who hears my

cry of fear

Cold winds from far beyond the dark

Chasing through the catacomb and

breathing down my neck

Human bones... in little chambers all

along the narrow halls

Catacomb, death over life... Catacomb,

am I here to die?

I know I'm here to die

12. This Place Is Terrible

I'm back in the church... night has taken

overI'm breathing hard... in the dark

Through the hole in the floor, I hear the

winds from the catacomb

Here it comes, out of the hole, a

magnificent light

Blinding the entire church

Contorted faces and bodies too, powerful

entity floating high above

I was no more scared of dying, but I was

terrified of knowing the truth

I don't want to, but I have to... I have to

know who you are

"You have entered where no human

must go

You have seen the lie... the lie about the

cross"

I am many... We are One, T HE HIGHEST

You'll never know why We kept Him here

The one who did not die on the cross

Could it be We kept Him away from

God... so that he may never walk

Never walk the Earth again?"

"Or could it be that We've kept Him...

safe from YOU

So you may never try to do again what...you did back then?

I guess it all depends on who you are

I guess it all depends on who you really

are"

"God and Satan are just puppets on OUR

strings

Creating conflicts in your little human

minds, keeping US alive

It doesn't matter who or what you think

We are

It only matters that you know We are

God, The Devil, good and evil, We're all

that and so much more"

"Live this life the best you can, and leave

the rest to US"

But I can't... I won't be one that feeds an

unknown God

Show to mankind that You really exist

And then explain to us the meaning of

chaos

Give us reason to persist, to go on living

through this Hell on Earth

All I want is peace of mind from all younon existing Gods

I bet that not even You will ever

understand the truth

Cause YOU are nothing but a puppet on

even higher strings

Your unholy eyes, I wanna sew them shut

Oh you meaningless little God, and so I

choose death over you

Up up the grey cold stairs, up into the

tower of Hell

With a rope in my hand, I'm searching for

the unknown land

FATHER OF THE UNIVERSE, here I come..

THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE

13. Peace Of Mind

[Instrumental]

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