Label: Roadrunner Records
Release Year: 1986
Re-Released: 1997
Producer: King Diamond
Co-Producers: Rune Hoyer, Michael Denner
Cover: Thomas Holm, Torbjorn Jorgensen
1. The Candle
2. The Jonah
3. The Portrait
4. Dressed in White
5. Charon
6. Lurking in The Dark
7. Halloween
8. Voices From the Past
9. Haunted
10. No Presents For Christams (Bonus Track)
11. The Lake (Bonus Track)
"7 years have gone
It can no longer be left undone
The candle must be burned again
And pain must follow the unholy flame
So burn...burn...burn
And free it spirit from the chain
Here I am blinded again by that flame
In every candle that I burn
I see that same face return...it returns
Eyes of pain, my little queen are you a dream
In every candle that I burn
I see that same face return...it returns
Time has come for you to tell the truth
What shall I do
Tears are running from her eyes
If she could only tell me why, tell me why
The Jonah...The Jonah
In twisted key she speaks a word to me
And then I see her face falling apart
The word "Jonah" is her mark, she's branded
"After 7 years on a dusty shelf
The booked seemed unreal
For 7 years in an ancient rhyme
The fate of a girl was sealed"
In the attic I was searching by the moonlight
What would I find
Old and grey from the dust I felt it staring back
Oh that book
Yellow pages caught my eye
Through the dust of time
In an ancient rhyme, the truth had been sealed
On a broken shelf it would all be revealed
It had been there for years
And no one ever knew
Now to break the spell
And free that girl from the candle of fate
Look at the flame and say the rhyme
The end is near, no more pain
Ah you're free as the candle melts away
The spirit of the candle girl emerges from the flame
She doesn't seem the same
With a smile on her face she starts to speak
"Hear My Story"
"My Mother was obessed by a evil jealousy
She didn't want nobody to look at Molly
She kept me locked up in this attic til I died
Only 4 years old my story left untold"
Oh Molly...Oh Molly
Mother was struck by this infalliable idea
If she could paint my portrait
I would remain immortal
And I could hang downstairs
Above the fireplace
A little girl in trace
Not a single trace of crime
Each day and night she worked
For every stroked she painted
A little life was ended
At last I felt so weak
I could not even speak
But in that Fatal Portrait
My spirit came to life again
Oh Molly
That night I made the portrait
Speak in evil tongue
"You're gonna go beyond too
May pain and death bestow you"
She grabbed a book
And spoke aloud in ancient rhyme
While she burned the portrait
In the candle of fate
Oh Molly
"I've gotta see Ma!"
She's wearing white again
But colors always betray
Don't look into her eyes
There's an evil darkness inside
You might see her but she is not there
Leave her alone, don't get too near
What a scream you'll never hear
She carries a secret
And where she must go...you'll never know
She carries a secret
And where she must go...you'll never know
Searching but not for a home
A restless soul all on it's own
Always dressed in white
As she passes through the night
She carries a secret
And where she must go...you'll never know
She carries a secret
And where she must go...you'll never know
Welcome my friend, My name is Charon
Please take my hand I know the secret land
Don't be afraid...oh no
I am faceless but don't fear now
I'll take you safe across the river Styx
Waste no time, soon the night will break away
That boy can wait, there's only room for one
Don't be afraid...oh no
I am faceless but don't fear now
I'll take you safe across the river Styx
I am your Death
We must leave now, my boat is waiting
On the other shore is the land of the dead
Don't be afraid...oh no
I am faceless but don't fear now
I'll take you safe across the river Styx
When nightfall comes around
And the light of day is gone
The dark closes in and the candle burns out
It's time to send your mind off on a trip
Into the land of dreams and mist
Is something wrong
They are lurking in the dark
Heavy breathing but nobody is there
If that's what you think you'd better beware
Is something wrong
They are lurking in the dark watching you
How does it feel to be alone in the dark
How do you know they won't do any harm
They can see you, but you're oh so blind
Maybe it only appears in your mind
Is something wrong
They are lurking in the dark
You'll see
Oh it's Halloween
Every night to me is Halloween
Like an ancient scene
You know just what I mean
Halloween...You are my pride
Halloween...Not just a dream
The moon is full another perfect day has begun
Like a Demon's eye, That Devil's eye
Will we ever die?
Halloween...You are my pride
Halloween...Not just a dream
Every night will be another evil scene
Like in horror dreams
I want...I command you to scream
Halloween...You are my pride
Halloween...Not just a dream
Halloween...Halloween...
Instrumental Track
Stay away, Molly's soul keep's returning
Every night to the attic shrine
Never alone, living dolls out of nowhere
Crying out: "Mommy Why?"
Molly is living there with her dolls
And they are alive...wait and see
Stay away Mrs. Jane, Molly's mother
Slowly went insane
The house is forever haunted
Nothing you can do
Molly is living there with her dolls
And they are alive...wait and see
"Mommy...Mommy..."
"I'll destroy you"
Christmas time is here again
Santa needs a helping hand
We cannot find his evil sheet
To draw his laying for the night
So all the waiting Christmas trees
Gonna hear their master sing
There's no presents, Not this Christmas
There's no presents
Tom and Jerry drinking Sherry
They don't give a damn
Christmas time is here again
Santa needs a helping hand
It's getting very, very late
St. Peter's crossed the Golden Gate
And Donald Duck is still in bed
I wonder who he's gonna help
There's no presents, Not this Christmas
There's no presents
Tom and Jerry, all done Sherry
They don't give a damn
There's no presents, Not this Christmas
There's no presents
Tom and Jerry, still drinking Sherry
They don't give a damn
I dreaming of a white...Sabbath
It is Sunday morning
Well right before dawn
A little girl is dancing
On the mansion "porch"
She calls out a name
"God give him the sea"
I'm here in the darkest deep
And I hear my name...
Down by the lake
There's the shadow of grief
Dancing hand in hand with the devil
Watching from the bridge
The one near by the lake
Why Sister Margaret?
No need to hate
Yes we all know
"Light your seventh cross"
Oh please do it my dear
While you're lost
Down by the lake...
Dancing hand in hand...
And the Nun has been seen
I want your cross
Now come and play
Sister Margaret
Follow "pry", the Nun won't give in
She catched us along
Scared as hell
The little girl is screaming
When Sister Margaret disappears in the lake
Down by the lake
There's the shadow of happiness
Dancing hand in hand with the devil...
