Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows lyrics
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Tracks 01. Egypt
02. The Bell Witch 03. The Old Oak 04. Shadows 05. A Gruesome Time 06. Thirteen Invitations 08. Legend Of The Headless Rider 09. Is That You, Melissa 10. Return Of The Vampire...1993 01. Egypt
Ahh... Egypt... Ahh
O Thou of countless names Who are one and all things O Thou of countless names Without beginning, without end Ahh... Egypt... Ahh Osiris... Anubis... The underworld is yours Osiris... Anubis... I put my soul in your hands O Thou, God of the Dead Lead my soul to the judgement hall O Thou, Jackal Head Weigh my soul, I await your call Ahh... Egypt... Ahh Ammit, Eater of the Dead Is devouring my heart Will I pass on to Aaru Or will I be condemned? I'm burning inside to know I'm burning inside to know I'm burning inside to know I must be back on time But still I want to know I hope they let me go I'm from another time And I must reunite My body and my soul I'm burning inside to know I'm burning inside to know I'm burning inside to know Osiris... Anubis... The underworld is yours Osiris... Anubis... I put my soul in your hands O Thou of countless names Who are one and all things O Thou of countless names Without beginning, without end Ahh... Egypt... Ahh Egypt come back to me Egypt come back to me Egypt, without beginning or end 02. The Bell Witch
Back in Tennessee, I saw a
family haunted by an entity It was a tragedy in another century Oh... They never would know the Evil One that came Little Betsy, the age of 12 Living in a dream The first one to scream Invisible hands leaving their mark in the dark Night after night The Bell Witch attacked and attacked Torturing Betsy, until a circle was held in candle light Tell us who you are Please tell us who you are "I am the air you breathe I am the Bell Witch I am a million years I am the Bell Witch" The Bell Witch decided It was the time for the father to scream Soon taken ill, never again to leave his bed alive Tell us who you are Please tell us who you are "I am the air you breathe I am the Bell Witch I am a million years I am the Bell Witch" "Goodnight John, see you in Hell... Say bye bye to Daddy, Betsy" Call the doctor!!!... "I made sure" Call the doctor!!!... "There ain't no cure" That night John he died And the Bell Witch never came again Soon they realized, the witch had given John bad medicine 03. The Old Oak
Do you remember the bridge?
The bridge that was standing in ruin Do you remember the sign? Demons and witches were doing They say it's a bad place They say it's a magic place Deep down under The soil of this unholy land Deep down under The roots of a tree they have damned It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree Nothing will grow in the ground The Old Oak is killing it all If you are ever around Beware of the Oak and its charm It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree The Old Oak might make you blind The Old Oak might trick your eyes Hypnotized..... It's a bad sign When the Autumn comes and the leaves are gone Oh it's a bad sign The Oak must feed in order to breed Bad sign....... Bad sign It's a bad sign when the Autumn comes And the leaves are gone It's a nightmare found I wonder... what made this magic tree so Hang with me, hang with the hangman Another season in another century Hang with me, hang with the hangman Blood from the madmen we hung in that tree Blood to the ground Blood to the roots.... Red All around the Old Oak Deep into the ground they buried them Indians of ancient times Saw it as a holy shrine Can you believe, sacrificing their own Must have been a mighty GOD To receive a gift of life All the people must have known Happiness would come if sown Can you believe, sacrificing their own The Old Oak might make you blind The Old Oak might trick your eyes Hypnotized..... No! Don't hang with me As I go back to the Old Oak tree 04. Shadows
When the darkness eats away the day
And the moon bears witness to the graves In the shadows we are alive In the shadows, The Light Can you see the ghosts above our heads? We are all in there with the dead In the shadows we are alive In the shadows, The Light In the darkness there is no holding back There is no gold in black Deep in the night Everything is clear Clearer than daylight In the land of mystery we share You can come along if you dare In the shadows we are alive In the shadows, The Light We are hiding in the shadows on your wall We are watching as you kiss your little doll When the darkness leaves the night We cannot see The Light no more No more We are always in the shadows by your door But when the darkness leaves the night We cannot see The Light no more No more There is no holding back There is no gold in black Deep in the night Everything is clear Clearer than daylight 05. A Gruesome Time
Everything is so strange in here
And as I look through your eyes I can see what you're thinking of me I am deep inside Deep inside your head, causing you pain Deep inside your head, causing you pain Eternal pain All your secrets are done my dear And as I look through your eyes I can see all the things that you fear I am deep inside Deep inside your head, causing you pain Deep inside your head, causing you pain Eternal pain I'm the dreams you don't wanna dream I'm the things you don't wanna see I'm the dreams you don't wanna dream I am the night of sin..... I wanna see you in tears The end is near..... I am deep inside Deep inside your head, causing you pain Deep inside your head, causing you pain Eternal pain I've come to give you a gruesome time For all the evil you have done I'll keep a coming until the end I'll keep a coming back my friend 06. Thirteen Invitations
The mansion was right on the shore
Down by the lake Nobody had lived here before But the Devil himself Thirteen invitations Sent out through the night Thirteen invitations They would all arrive in time They gathered around the mansion Thirteen in all They had the same intention Never to fall Thirteen invitations Sent out through the night Thirteen invitations Promising eternal life So you want to be alive forevermore I will turn the wheel of time None of you will ever have to die I will turn the wheel of time Turning the wheel Turning the wheel of time But first we must play a game The game of souls Sit down! Don't move around! Deal those cards! They played all night 'till the morning light And the Devil, he smiled on his own They played all night for eternal life Or the chance of losing their souls High will win, low is the sin They played all night in the burning light The thirteen were sharing a nine High will win, low is the sin The final card was in the Devil's hand The King of Diamonds would win They could never leave the mansion Forever inside They had lost their souls of creation But they were alive Thirteen invitations Sent out through the night Thirteen invitations And the mansion was mine 08. Legend Of The Headless Rider
"The Rise"
I'm an undertaker I'm a ghost in the night I'm a coffin shaker This graveyard site is mine Take a look at the sky, see that evil eye Tonight the moon is cold as ice Oh yeah... cold as ice... oh yeah There's a black horse waiting Will HE be on time? The graveyard's shaking Should I turn my eyes and walk away Take a look at the sky, see that evil eye Tonight the Headless Rider rides Midnight... let the churchbell ring It's midnight, All Hallows Eve It's midnight, All Hallows Eve I see him rising from his grave I see him rising from his grave....... "The Chase" On All Hallows Eve, Never to forget He rides the open field In search of his head My GOD, he's so grotesque Should I stay? My GOD, a scythe in his hand NO WAY He's coming... I'm running He's coming... I'm running Deep inside I know I'm the one He's coming... I'm running Deep inside I know this is wrong Help me, I'm falling down I'm falling down... I'm looking up... I'm in a grave "Doomed" In this hollow grave I can smell that he's near Will I ever never make it Will I shed a tear Oh it's strange how everything's changing Now my life is fading away In this hollow grave I see a bony hand Don't you ever never take it It's the key to his land Oh it's strange how everything's changing Now my life is fading away Oh it's strange how everything's changing Now my life is fading away NO! "Epilogue" The mind in my headless body Seems to be chained to the inside I cannot move towards the light... And as he rides away Leaving me with this curse I hear his laughter in the distance Actually it's my laughter, he stole my head Does this mean I'll be The One next year?? 09. Is That You, Melissa
Oh... Melissa, You're in my dreams
You're with me every day Oh... Melissa, could that really be your voice I hear? Too soon for you and I The priest took his sacrifice And sent you to the other side Oh... Melissa, You're in my dreams You're with me every day Oh... Melissa, do you remember the time we shared? Do you remember the magic nights? I will never forget your smile Do you remember the love we had?... Oh the love we had "No... Melissa" You gotta tell me why "No... Melissa" I want her by my side "This is against the rules There won't be another time" Melissa tell me why I wanna know why "No... Melissa" You gotta tell me why "No... Melissa" I want her by my side Oh... Melissa, You're in my dreams You're with me every day Oh... Melissa, close your eyes and say goodbye One last time... we'll kiss goodbye I kiss your soul goodbye 10. Return Of The Vampire...1993
A suicide, the birth of a Vampire
Deep in his lair, gasping for air Spreaded wings Fly out at sunset So high above, back before dawn Return of the Vampire Leaving his lair He's out for blood and it's yours he will share Return of the Vampire Leaving his lair He's out for blood and it's yours he will share There's only one way you can stop him You gotta trace the Vampire to his lair, oh yeah And then you gotta drive a stake Right through the heart of the living dead, the dead Oh I can feel something is wrong Vampire, My shadow is gone Vampire, I know what you've done Vampire, My shadow is gone Vampire, I know what you've done Return of the Vampire Leaving his lair He's out for blood and it's yours he will share Return of the Vampire Leaving his lair He's out for blood and it's yours he will share A suicide, the birth of a Vampire |