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| Band: King Diamond Label: Metal Blade Records Release Year: January 2002 Producer: Kol Marshall and King Diamond Co-Producers: Andy LaRocque and Matt Thompson |
| Tracklist 1.Spare This Life (Intro) 2. The Storm 3. A Mansion In Sorrow 4. Miriam 5. Little One 6. Slippery Stairs 7. The Crypt 8. Broken Glass 9. More Than Pain 10. The Wheelchair 11. Spirits 12. Mommy 13. Sorry Dear (Outro) |
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| Spare This Life (Intro) I, O'Brian of The Black Horsemen, forbid this sacrilege You all know that this demon child has Abigail's spirit inside But what you don't know is That she is the reincarnation of my stillborn half-sister Her spirit is not EVIL, nor is it GOOD All it wants, is to make things right again So spare this life, through revenge can be mine And Abigail can find her final peace I, O'Brian have spoken Let it be done |
| The Storm 18 was yesterday today she was A woman in every single way Abigail was walking in the forrest where The darkness, it seem to come alive It was hours ago she left her home The chapel in which the Balck Horsemen saved and raised her soul And now in the darkest night a storm was born And Abigail, she did not she was its prey In the storm itself a monster came alive Chasing Abigail, lightning from the sky And then her face turned white Never did she see the EYE that cried Raindrops on her head, weeping for the dead, rain....rain...rain Turning red Oh no, let me go back to my home, oh no, oh God he looked away the night the storm came Rain was pulling on her hair To where the is a mansion, A LAIR Lurking in the dark when lightning struck again The mansion showed itself in shilhouette Ah rusty iron gates This is where the little one she waits Raindrops on her head, weeping for the dead, rain....rain...rain Turning red Oh no, let me go back to my home, oh no, oh Seeing the little one, knowing that she was a ghost Abigail wondered why she was Mummified a lantern in her hand And in the light she say a name: Count De La Fey |
| A Mansion In Sorrow Mansion in sorrow, mansion in the dark Maybe tommorow the devils mark The gates were locked from the inside And Abigail was sure to die The little one went straight through her body And they gates, they opened wide And Little One went upstairs to the old oak door Mansion in sorrow, mansion in the dark Maybe tommorow the devils mark Mansion in sorrow, mansion in the dark Maybe tommorow the devils mark Lightning was striking the trees all around Abigail still in shock, awoken by the sound Run better run, run better run after little one Run better run, run after Little One But Little One had gone, gone to the beyond Mansion in sorrow, mansion in the dark Suddenly the door opened, where have you been my dear I'm Brandon Henry and I serve the master here Through a maze of gloomy hallways and candles black Safe from the storm she followed the man with the shaven head They went into a room that was a like a shrine Jewerly and dresses too in cabinets made of glass Portraits on the wall 18 in all A strong scent of perfume and there was the hair Long black lifeless hair |
| Miriam Curtains of black were inside the room Shutting out the light, the light that always hurt his eyes There was nothing bright in the entire mansion, no..no Except for the candlelight...the light...and the fire that burned real slow Oh Miriam...why did you have to go and die? Curtains of black were inside the room Abigail was not alone, there was someone else in here too "Come closer my dear" said the shadow in the wheelchair "Stand by the fireplace so I can better see your face" Oh Miriam...why did you have to go and die? The shadow could not believe the likeness in her face It looked as if Miriam had come back from the grave "I am Count De La Fey and you are" "Abigail" she whispered and shirvered to the bone "Can I.." he said "Can I call you Miriam?" "Miriam or Abigail is fine You can even call me Lucy for it is just a name" He struggled out of the wheelchair Since his fall many years ago Now he could only walk by a cane, what a shame "Don't move, stay where you are" and then he was right behind her Touching her long black hair, he was breathing much harder now Then he grabbed her head In pain she screamed as he Yanked out a lock of that beautiful hair, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear He quickly struggled across the floor to another cabinet Behind the glass doors it said: "To My Beloved Dear" It was then he started to compare, and she saw the other hair In his twisted mind she was back but why? "I must retire my dear in order to prepare You should do the same, tommorow an heir" |
| Little One "Mommy...mommy...mommy..mommy" Later that night in her room, Abigail, was drifting off to sleep All of what she had seen today, it was hard to believe Then the screams of a child in her pain, creeping deep into her brain Yeah the screams of a child in pain, she cannot find her mommy And that's a shame Abigail, was quickly on her feet Down the stairs and into the dark, Abigail was following the sound And there she was THE CHILD It was clearly a ghost..the ghost from the gate in the storm "Little girl tell me who you are" "I am your spirit twin from years ago, I'm LITTLE ONE" That brought back memories of Abigail when turning six Sneaking out of bed, like she always did Hiding in the dark, listening to the men Tell their stories from way back then She remembered the story of Johnathan And they'd been talking about Little One Then the screams of a child in her pain, creeping deep into her brain Yeah the screams of a child in pain, she cannot find her mommy And that's a shame, Abigail she knew she had to stay Saving Little One and breaking the chain...breaking the chain |
| Slippery Stairs "Wake Up Abigail", midday, Henry was at her door The Count would not rise until the afternoon and lunch was for two So they talked about Miriam and Abigail said: "What about Little One" Henry froze, "You mean our ghost?" "Downstairs on the lowest floor, That's where you'll find the DOOR Beyond which there are slippery stairs Leading down to the crypt And little one sleeps there during the day But at night she'll rise searching for her Mom Don't you ever go there at night it's a sinister place There's so much pain, so much death, so much nothingness" When night time came on the second day and dinner was done Johnathan's headache it was gone "Miriam please take my hand" his mood had really changed "Time is right to produce an heir" Playing along with his eerie game she followed him up the stairs Up to a room where love they would share To a room that smelled as if Miriam was still there Johnathon was a hideous sight So Abigail she killed the candlelight What was to come, should have never been done She was blocking his mind from his awful thing In her mind his moaning became Nohing but falling on slippery stairs Falling and crying, crawling and dying At the end of the stairs Her eyes turned black in disgust Hating him more with every thrust And then it was over before it began He was done..oh what a man The only time he would call her MINE |
| The Crypt The moon is outside, but it can't get in, almost dead from its nightly sin Johnathan is deep asleep, a perfect time to visit the keep Down the hallway to the lair, down down the slippery stairs Abigail is in the crypt, a lantern in her hand The secret of the crypt A coffin made for a child wondering who is inside Oh Abigail, off comes the lid, the smell of sick Mummified infant on its side, a name was cut deep in the lid with a knife And it said: Abigail A silvery necklace was around the mummys neck It had wings and was sharpened around the edge "What are you doing in here?" Henry came in unseen Abigail pulled on the necklace and the little mummy's head Was seperated clean from it's tiny neck Then up up up, up into his throat Twisting and turning it, ah she couldn't stop Brandon Henry was going down in a pool of blood He was on the ground There's an eerie glow in the crypt down below Mummified infant on its side "Gotta go..gotta run..I'll be back for you Little One" In the crypt Abigail's twin is searching for a home Abigail's twin is searching for her mom But Mommy's in the floor and it's made of stone Her Mommy's in the floor and she doesn't know Oh she doesn't know, she doesn't know Will she ever know |
| Broken Glass The storm was gone, but dark clouds were still around The perfect setting for things to come, late afternoon She was still in her bed after her visit to the crypt Someone was calling Henry's name Or was it only in her dream A dream of breaking glass, glass cutting into the flesh Rain turning red, blood running for the dead Again she heard a name..it was louder but the same Johnathan was fighting his way out of bed Johnathan "Where's Brandon Henry and why is he late" Abiagil: "He didn't feel well today So I sent him back to bed and that's where he'll stay But I, my dear, will cater to your needs For you I will be the hand, the hand that feeds" Abigail obseesed with her revenge Her old spirit was back It made her remember her dream of broken glass "Use it in your scheme, the broken glass" Broken glass crushed in sugar glace Making dinner for Johnathan dinner, Abigail was having fun Would it be a romantic dinner or slaughter of the lamb Would broken glass would be cutting deep, deep into the fleah of a man Dinner was enjoyed by candlelight And Johnathan was wearing Funeral suit, it put him in the right mood Whatever it took, he would do He was in love..he was in love again He was in love..he was in love again But Abigail would soon feed his love away Feed his love away "Dinner is Served" |
| More Than Pain In the dark she was so beautiful and white Abigail was glowing like a diamond in the night Johnathan: "I love you Miriam ..Oh God my stomach... ...That hurts...there it is again..oh what a pain.. It's like someone cutting me with a knife This is more than pain" Abigail: "Ah ah haha.. I put broken glass in your dinner dear It's only getting worse from here Time has come to say hello to fear No more hiding from the sun, count the minutes as they run Run away with life itself" Johnathan: "What's wrong with you Miriam? I'm hurting please help me" Abigail: "Ah ha ha, NO NO your going to die This is more than pain, feel the Devils rain No more hiding from the sun, count the minutes as they run Run away with life itself" Johnathan: "I can't believe you're...doing this to me My God...I'm bleeding through..my mouth What was that..oh no" |
| The Wheelchair Abigail: "What you did to my mother, trying to kill me inside of her Miriam she died alright, but I'm still alive I was the sister of your Father's in another life The father you never knew, who saved me years ago And now I'm looking at his son A man and his wheelchair, living in the past No room for life, only the dark I was so close to the end..I will never forget the coffin and nails But little Abigail is back again So young and beautiful, while you are living in the past A past so dark the is no room for life itself And all I see when I'm looking at you Is where EVIL always LIVED and ruled You almost killed me..now you must pay A man and his wheelchair, living in the past No room for life, only the dark Do you even know who the hell it is You are keeping in the crypt?...Do you Fear and twisted hate, then the felling of being betrayed Overwhelmed him That child is a part of ME" He had to get up, get up and out of the wheelchair But without his cane he didn't stand a chance The cane was in her hand, she used it to push him back Push him in the chest she was ready for attack Then a quick blow to his wrists, four, five across the back One last hit him on the neck Abigail" I can't believe you're still alive My God" she screamed "I'll teach you how to die This should light up your worthless little life Open up your eyes" and she lit the torch His eyes were burning pain, she wanted to hear him scream And this was not a dream Abigail was really out of control She was laughing at his every scream This was no more the clean revenge it should have been Abigail was feeling like the ruler of Hell The joy of causing pain The wheelchair was really on fire In the middle of dying, Johnathan's charred body was Falling down |
| Spirits Johnathan is dead And Abigail is watching his wheelchair burn The flames lick the wooden floor Spreading to the curtains, and the draperies on the walls Higher and Higher they go "I am eating the fire...I'm eating everything I'll bring this mansion down..through me they must come down" Spirits flying through the air Spirits crossing over to the other side To rest in peace and never die again And to be with long gone friends The ghosts of those who lived here in the past They will use the flames to leave this EVIL house Abigail is watching the spirits and the flames Dancing hand in hand around her long black dress Oh around and around until they touch Abigail is on fire Spirits flying through the air Spirits crossing over to the other side To rest in peace and never die again And to be with long gone friends There is no pain as Abigail is eaten by the flames Her body is starting to fade, emptiness is growing inside Slowly she's leaving her body behind And the spirits are by her side Oh no here she goes, her spirit is in the air The others guide her into the flames where they will disappear Spirits flying through the air Spirits crossing over to the other side To rest in peace and never die again And to be with long gone friends But Abigail forgot one thing "Her own little twin" |
| Mommy You could see the fire burn, you could see the colors turn From black to no return The night begin to cry, rain from the sky As the mansion died Oh no..it died..oh no..it died Deep down below, the fire would not go The crypt is still alive listen to the child that cries I wonder what is wrong It's so damp..and..cold...in here, could this be the home of fear There's something in the dark, that should be left alone As if it had a grave of it's own There is a body on the floor, I hope there's no more I think I'm stepping in blood Too dark for me, a dark you only feel A dark that always must be I see a child..now I'm blind...where did she go..oh no Deep down below, the fire would not go The crypt is still alive listen to the child that cries Where did she go? She must have slipped into the dark again Not too far away, I see a light And there is Little One, standing by the wall The lantern in her hand is lighting up the coffin on the stand Oh..I used to know your sister, your eternal spirit twin Oh but Abigail was way too busy with her revenge And now you're stuck her on your own A lonely soul who'll never find a home oh no She cannot find her mommy, cause she's in the floor And she doesn't ever know..who her mother really is, oh no Only I and a few others know who her mother really is The Countess...The Countess..The Countess "Mommy..Mommy.. Oh she cannot find her Mommy Mommy..Mommy.. Cause she's buried in the floor But it's not your MOMMY you're looking for IT'S YOURSELF!! |
| Sorry Dear (Outro) "I wanna go home..it's so cold down here I don't like the dark Where are you Mommy? Mommmiiiii.. Will I ever see you again? Please come back and take me away from here" "SORRY DEAR" |