Label- Roadrunner Records
Release Year- 1988
Producer- King Diamond
Co-Producer- Robert Falcao
Cover- Thomas Holm, Torbjorn Jorgensen
1. Out From the Asylum
2. Welcome Home
3. The Invisible Guests
4. Tea
5. Mother's Getting Weaker
6. Bye, Bye Missy
7. A Broken Spell
8. The Accusation Chair
9. THEM
10. Twilight Symphony
11. Coming Home
12. Phone Call
Look, the old bitch is back
Yeah, finally we'll get some company again
The attic room has been locked up far to 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 grandmother
And remember she's been away on a long vacation
That goes for you too King. Stop playing with that thing
Answer the door!"
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...Ahhh
Grandma take a look
What do you think of the house and the silvery moon?
We are going to repaint the front door soon
Let me help you out of the chair... grandma
Let me touch you, let me feel...Ahhh
Wait til you see your room up in the attic
Prepared just like you said without a bed
You will find your rocking chair
And the tea pot Missy found
Let me help you out of the chair... grandma
There is someone waiting for you, now come along
Missy and Mother, they are dying to meet you
How strange...she's spoke no words...
I wonder Grandma, are you alright?
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 brat"
"Let us go inside, something's on "THEIR"
"THEY"are still alive, You can feel "THEIR" eyes
Can you feel "THEIR" eyes
Now that youa are stuck with me
You better be my friend
Late that night I awoke from my sleep
Hearing unknown voices laughing insane
Grandma was one, Oh it's coming
From the room next to mine
It's Grandma's room...the invisible guests
As I stood there alone in the dark
Peeking through the keyhole
I couldn't believe my eyes
I'd never seen anything like it
Only Gradma was inside the room
Speaking to no one...the invisible guests
Cups were rising in the air
And then emptied on the floor
Suddenly the door was opened and Grandma said
"Do come in my little friend"
Missy and Mother were standing downstairs
If they could see me in Grandmother's chair
Grandmother said, "Look me deep in the eyes
You will forget what you say 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 the air
And then emptied on the floor
Suddenly the door was opened and Grandma said
"Now you must go back to sleep"
"Go to sleep...Go to sleep"
"Go to sleep"
Missy and Mother were standing downstairs
If they could see me in Grandmother's chair
On the following Friday as I turned out the light
Grandma came and knocked at my door
"Wake up King, wake up my dear
I am gonna show you about the house 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 slipping out from Grandmother's dress
Then it cut a tiny wound in my mothers hand
It is time for tea, it is time again
Blood was running down into the tea pot
Then I heard "THEM" laugh
"A bit of this in the tea, is what sets "THEM" free
You will hear "THEM" telling stories from 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 kind of hard to describe the feeling that went on in my mind
A paradise
Hearing "THEIR" stories and feeling "THEIR" warmth
We laughed with tears in our eyes
From the first cup of tea, to the last cup of blood
Nothing at all seemed to matter anymore
My Mother? She didn't exist to me
Oh I felt so heavenly
It is time for tea, it is time again
Tonight would be our last night we would have 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 Grandmother'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 cam in and lead me by the hand
I didn't want to go, but oh I should have known
Mother was barely consicous, 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, and I cut the wire
Missy was crying as I left both of them behind
And Mother's getting weaker, Missy shouted at my back,
"I Hate You"
Tea time Monday night, I was waiting, passing time
Then from the hallway I saw mother in her nightgown
Swaying up the stairs, up the stairs, it seemed so unreal
I knew Gradma hadn't 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, 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'd 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's wrinkled hands
"Oh no, let me be, Oh no please no
Grandma please
Arrgh, Gradma 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 tea all over the floor
Now I heard "THEIR" voices, some kind of demon growls
DIE-SHE BROKE AMON-AMON-DIE
"THEY" dropped "THEIR" teacups, grandma stood still
Forced by invisible hands, Missy went down the stairs
As I waved her goodbye, she was sobbing away
Will I ever see her again, by, bye Missy, don't be afraid
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 kinda realized
That "THEIR" power was less here
Here on the outside
I fell to my kness in haziness
And I looked in through the window to the cellar
Things were moving down there
"THEY" were searching for something
Abd "THEY" realy 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 that 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 it's silvery eye
Staring right into my evil heart I went back to see
If my Grandmother was still there
Waiting for me in the attic...Oh I hate that bitch
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 inot my brain
But I convinced her 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 took 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 to 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 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
(Instrumental Track)
Morning came and so did they
Flying questions from the police
I'm waiting here in an ambulence
For Dr. Landau to return
And tell me why their taking me so far away
"I did what I did and I'm glad I did
Cos I could have been the next in line"
Nobody found a trace of Missy
I would be the last to tell them anyway
How could I ever explain
Now I hear "THEM" again, singing
Twilight Symphony, twilight
I 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 me
They would blame it all on me
How could I ever explain
Now I hear "THEM" again, singing
Twilight 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 anway
"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
"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 Grandma's lap.
I bet you're dying for a cup of tea."
"Hello. King"
"Who...who's this?"
"It's your Grandmother"
"...but...you're dead..."
"In a way yes, now listen...
Are you still there?"
"I...I'm still here Grandma....Yes."
"Come to the old house tonight
There's quite a few people here
We'd love to see you..."
"Stop it! Bitch! It's strating all over again...
