Label: Roadrunner Records
Release Year: 1990
Producer: King Diamond
Co-Producers: Roberto Falcao, Andy LaRocque
Cover: Thomas Holm, Torbjorn Jorgensen
1. Eye of The Witch
2. The Trial
3. Burn
4. Two Little Girls
5. Into The Convent
6. Father Picard
7. Behind These Walls
8. The Meetings
9. Insanity
10. 1642 Imprisonment
11. The Curse
It's so cold inside
On this Summer's night
Black clouds in the sky
Dancing before my eyes
I'm losing track of time
It's the eye of the witch
It's the eye of the witch
Thunder bring the rain
Penetrate my brain
I am no more the same
That special night has come again
Losing track of time
It's the eye of the witch
The eye...the eye...the eye
Another glass of wine
To heat the blood of mine
And as I look inside
The necklace called, "The Eye"
I'm going back in time
It's the eye of the witch
It's the eye of the witch
The eye...the eye...the eye
"Jeanne Dibasson, you stand accussed
Before the burning court for practicing Witchcraft.
Do you confess? We have way of making you talk.
How do you plead?"
"I never did any harm to anyone.
I don't believe this."
"Lead the witch tot he dungeon for the test.
Bring out the glowing pins. Do it Now!"
This is rotten to the core
Jeanne is naked on the floor
In the dungeon they want more
"Oh Jeanne, you feel so good"
La Reymie is touching her body
Wringled fringers all over her
"So this is how you make with the devil.
We're gonna get you Witchy Woman.
We will never believe in you
So you better repent your sins now."
Sticking needles into her skin yeah
In the dungeon blood is everywhere
Glowing needles, needles and pins yeah
She's getting weaker no more pain to feel
"We will never believe in you
So you better repent your sins now."
"We are the servants of GOD
We believe in the devil
And we've found this mark on you, confess witch!"
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live
Who soever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death"
"Never did I lie with any beast of thine
Dogs, or cats, or goats, now leave my soul alone!"
"He that sacrificeth unto any God save the Lord only
He shall be utterly destroyed"
"Now I hear, deceiving, lying tongues
Never have I done any harm to anyone"
But they did not turn her loose
Horns and tails and cloven hoof
Can you tell me where's the proof?
The inquistion will take her to the hill
Ready for kill, giving GOD his will
Everybody's there, none of then will care
Not a single prayer
Burn in the night, you are the devil's child
Burn in the night, you are the devil's child
Looking at the sky, soon the girl will die
Nobody will cry, hearing her scream "why?"
The priests are all in line
Now they give the sign
Let the fire shine
Burn in the night, you are the devil's child
Burn in the night, you are the devil's child
They say the devil is here tonight
Then let him play the violin so wild
Higher, burn higher
The smell of skin turned sour
Higher, burn higher
Her legs are scorched by the fire
Ashes to Ashes
I see a smile on their wicked faces
Burn in the night, you are the devil's child
Burn in the night, you are the devil's child
Lightning from the sky, magic's coming by
As her necklace flies right into her eye
The priests are all in line, now they give the sign
Let the fire die
Burned in the night there is no remains
Burned in the night, just a magic chain
One little girl with dirty fingers
Playing with her broken doll
As the other girl is lying
Digging deep into the ground
They seem to play an evil game
A game that doesn't have a name
Both of them are in the ashes
At the stake where the witches burn
If they could only see
Beyond the ground they play on
The girls are laughing still
They think they're having fun
They should be far away
Watching the Sun go down
One little girl picked up a necklace
From the ashes of the witches
It had wings and then the other
Cried out loud, "Let me have it"
The other looked without a sigh
Right into the witch's eye
The kind of horror that she saw
Made her choke for evermore
I wish they could have seen
Beyond the ground they played on
They would be laughing still
Having the best of fun
They would be far away
Watching the Sun go down
Madeleine is running away from herself
Afraid of the shame
She's crying out for help to be clean again
No one cared and no one ever will
Her feelings were not shared
She wants to break the spell and she's going
Into the convent, a smile on her face
Into the darkness to hide all of her sins
Wondering what could go wrong in this place
Father David: "Welcome sister, I'm your chaplin
Down on your knees and pray if you please
In this convent, I'm your master
Kiss my cross now dearest sister
In the name of..."
Madeleine is running away from herself
As Father David said:
"At communion you must be undressed"
Why did she go?
Into the convent, a smile on her face
Into the darkness to hide all of her sins
Wondering what could go wrong in this place
Father David: "Come along Sister Madeleine
Unfold your wildest dreams
It's time to join and sing
Let the feast begin"
That night she awoke to find "The Eye"
On the stone cold floor
Why, she never ever would know why
But she put it on
Next day Father David passed away
Why, he never ever would know why
But he looked at "The Eye"
The eye of the necklace is taking its toll
Inside the convent a soul would rejoice
A new chaplin has arrived
Madeliene and a few other nuns
At the comvent will meet him tonight
Father Picard:
"Welcome to my quaters, do come inside
Welcome dearest sisters, come into the light"
"I'm Father Picard, I'm taking over
Things will be different here
You are the four GOD has chosen
To be his angels in white
Drink my sweet holy wine"
"Oh yeah, come on it's not a crime
From now on every Sunday at this time
You will attend my communion of mine"
Father Picard is hiding something
A white powder for the wine
Father Picard:
"I'm Father Picard, I'm taking over
Things will be different here
You are the four GOD has chosen
To be his angels in white
Drink my sweet holy wine"
The nuns freak out, lust in their eyes
From now on every Sunday this time
Father Picard is in control of their minds
Father Picard is hiding something
A white powder for the wine
Walking in the garden,
Picking flowers in the Sun
Madeliene is on her own
She can't see any of the other Nuns
Is she blind or is it in her mind
What's going on?
What's going on behind these walls...
All the birds are singing
But Madeliene can't hear their their song
Memories of screams in the night
Moaning coming from below
Where the prison cells are cold
She does not understand what's going on
Now the bell is ringing
Communion time has come again
Is Father Picard really a friend?
The bible in her hands reminds her of the wine
The souring tasting blood of Christ
What's going on?
What's going on behind these walls...
What's going on?
Behind these walls...
The night is black
7 figures walk the streets of Louviers
Picard is one, another two are priests
And then the Nuns
Going to the meeting held in secrecy
Evil company full of secrecy, again and agian
The room is dark
Candles on the wall, they've been there before
The Christian Cross is hanging above
The altar of GOD
Madeliene is at the gate
Hazy feeling in her brain
As the strangers come in too
The meeting held in secrecy
Evil company full of secrecy, again and agian
The strangers brought the sweetest little child
But something's wrong
The baby cries, someone here will die
And now the nuns pray
The meeting held in secrecy
Evil company full of secrecy, again and agian
Madeliene and the other Nuns
They hold the infant up to the cross
As Father Picard and the priests approach
With hammers and nails
There's no more to tell
Instrumental Track
Sacrifice, holy rites
Secrecy and altar wine
Black candels burning low
To the meetings again they go
Picard Can't wait
To take away another soul
Oh it's a shame, Picard was so insane
In the year of 1642 it came to an end
In 1642, Imprisonment
Sacrifice, holy rites
Secrecy and altar wine
Black Death come this way
Father picard will soon be going
He's ill, so sick
Now his meetings are forever over
Oh it's a shame they went along with his game
In the year of 1642 it came to an end
In 1642, Imprisonment
Sacrifice, holy rites
Secrecy and altar wine
The nuns can't take the balme
One after one they suffer a breakdown
Confession, confession
The confess to a diabolic possession
Oh it's a shame
Even Madeliene has gone insane
In the year of 1642
Madeliene was leaving Hell
In 1642, she found freedom in her prison cell
I know what you're thinking
I can see through your brain
I know what you're doing
Even though I'm so far away
The power I get from the chain is mine
Only I can use it
The power I get from the chain is mine
Only I can use it
It was only yesterday
Thunder rolling by, breaking up the sky
And the rain was pouring down
Pounding on my brain, driving me insane
I was drinking wine again
Oh yeah blame it on the wine
The curse of "The Eye"
It will take you back in time
If you look at "The Eye"
It will take you back in time
The curse of "The Eye"
It will take you back in time
If you look at "The Eye"
It will take you back in time
I know what you're thinking
I can see through your brain
I know what you're doing
Even though I'm so far away
I know there's a bad side
To the power of the chain
I know I'll be going back in time again
It was only the first of May
Thunder rolling by, breaking up the sky
And the rain was pouring down
The inquistion came I felt the pain
I had to relive it all in just one day
The curse of "The Eye"
It will take you back in time
If you look at "The Eye"
It will take you back in time
The power I get from the chain is mine
Only I can use it
