(C) 1998 King Diamond
VOODOO
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Louisiana Darkness
(Diamond / Diamond)
Sarah Lafayette is sleeping, her husband
is awake
This summer's night is too hot
Feels like his majesty was here
Can you hear the voodoo drums
They're howling at the moon
Voodoo .. voodoo ... voodoo ...
"LOA" House
(La Rocque / Diamond)
Louisiana nights are darker than before
Along the Mississippi, that is where it is
The old colonial house, a mansion of you
will
White as snow, the mansion still seems to
have its glow
And when the moon is full and white
You can hear the drums of voodoo echo in
the night
In the "LOA" house, misery will strike
again
Jean Le Noir, the first to own this house
He was a voodoo priest, a Houngan so they
say
The voodoo cemetery, that is where he is
Died at the hand of an evil Bocor's will
They say ... he's been walking the house
ever since that day
And when the moon is full and white
You can hear the drums of voodoo echo in
the night
In the "LOA" house, misery will strike
again
They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "LOA"
house
They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "LOA"
7 days ago ... the Lafayettes moved in
Sarah is with child and Davis is the man
This is no Abigail, this child will survive
And Grandfather dear, why did they bring
him here?
White as snow, thatis all he sees, oh
he's been blind for years
They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "LOA"
house
They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "LOA"
In the "LOA" house, misery will strike
again
In the "LOA" house, misery will strike
again
And again .. and again ... and again ... and
again ...
Life After Death
(Diamond / Diamond)
Four shadows heading for the dark
Four shadows heading for the past
Four shadows heading for the graves in the
vooded maze
Four shadows looking for the place without
a trace
Midnight and they're here, midnight
The old burial ground ... is part of the
estate
Hidden by the heavy trees ... where Jean Le
Noir he sleeps
The shadows move
They're here to feed the dead ...
the shadows move
'Cause there is life after death
Be patient and you will see
There is life after death
Be patient and you will see
Oh it must never end ... never end ... no
Midnight and they're here, midnight
Doctor Le Croix, he's a voodoo sorcerer
Madame Sarita, she's got the snake in her
And Lula Chevalier, she's the girl tnat no
one ever sees
Salem the servant, he belongs to the estate
The shadows move
They're here to feed the dead ...
the shadows move
The Lafayettes are unaware ... their butler
Salem, he is here
Voodoohas been his life ... Voodoo cuts
deep like a knife
The shadows move
They're here to feed the dead ...
the shadows move
'Cause there is life after death
Be patient and you will see
There is life after death
Be patient and you will see
Oh it must never end ... never end ... no
Midnight and they're here, midnight
Midnight ... Life after death ...
Voodoo
(Diamond / Diamond)
A narrow path runs along the river
From the burial ground you might see is
Leading to a temple of secrets
Where they meet once a week ... to dance
and feast
Lula is dancing to the voodoo drums
Twisting, turning, round and round
She is ready to receive the LOA
She is ready for the God
This one is Damballah
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Total emptiness inside
As Damballah gets ready for her ride
Casting out from Lula's head
One of two souls that seems to be dead
Traveling deep in a trance
Lula's legs are getting weak
"The LOA has seized its horse" ... sssssss
Lula is not the one that's speaking now
Lula is not the one that's lying down
Drink, drink girl, drink the chicken's
blood
Drink, drink girl, drink and feed the God
If this is all you think they do, oh you
better think again
'Cause there is so much more to voodoo, oh
than meets the eye
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Human hair on waxen dolls, pins througth
their knees
Pins throughttheir little heads, and
throught their bellies
Ahh they're coming to get you, they're coming for you
Ahh they're coming to get you, they're coming for you now
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo ... Voodoo ...
A Secret
(La Rocque / Diamond)
In the "LOA" mansion the Lafayettes are
meeting
There's a crisis they must resolve
Twice since they moved into this house
The Voodoo drums have spoken at night
The mansion is dark and gloomy place
A hounted landscape, a house without grace
The Voodoo burial ground is the key
Get rid of that and they're free
It must remain a secret, or the plan will
never work
It must remain a secret
In comes Salem, he's feet tall and dark
He isthe new found butler of the "LOA"
house
They ask himfor advice regarding their
plan
To destroy the cemetery on their land
It must remain a secret, or the plan will
never work
It must remain a secret
We must do what must be done
If you steal the grave from one who sleeps
He will come for you to set him free
You must not break the chain
Salem: "Jean Le Noir's spirit walks this
house at night
Never will be leave, cause this is where
he died
Great Wanga will hit you if you do
Destroy the cemetery of Voodoo "
It must remain a secret, or the plan will
never work
It must remain a secret
Superstitious we are not
Salem
(Diamond / Diamond)
At midnight that same night, the Lafayettes were sleeping
At midnight that same night, there is a
shadow creeping
Salem is moving without a sound
Salem is moving ... moving, moving to the
burial ground
So hot and so quiet, only the leaves are
shaking
By one of the graves, Doctor Le Croix is
waiting
Salem is moving without a sound
Salem is moving ... moving, moving to the
burial ground
Doctor Le Croix, shaking the hand of Salem
"My my my my my God, Salem, tell me the
secret
My mymy mymy God, this makes me feel
uneasy "
In shock ... Le Croix is terrified, this
could be the end
Fear turns to hate, "Great Wanga will befall the Lafayettes
Salem help me, save us ... Salem help me,
save us
By turning them to dust
So take this money and off you go
To Madame Sarita's Boutique of Voodoo
A snake curse and a little "Goofer Dust"
You Salem will be the link between them
and us
This could be an easy way to turn the Lafayettes to dead "
Two hours later, Salem leaves Madame Sarita
My my my my my God, Salem is looking scary
My mymy my my God, now he's heading for
the cemetery
Kneeling in front of the graves
A handful of soll and Salem is on his way
He must leave a copper penny as payment
for the soil
and to protect himself
From all the spirits that could come and
dig themselves
Into his dead ... Dead ... Dead ... Dead ...
Salem is here
By the house, in the dark, there is a shadow digging
The snake inthe bottle, is buried it's
ready
Salem is moving without a sound
Everyone's sleeping, but me 'cause I don't
need it ... No
One Down, Two To Go
(Estes-Diamond/Diamond)
The sun has risen, just above the trees
The birds are singing, it's just like a
dream
What a perfect morning it ... could have
been
Salem's in the kitchen, and that's a sin
Eggs for three and a little tea
Mixed with the graveyard dirt ... from yesterday
Anybody eating Salem's "A la carte" today
Should be taken ill and ... waste away
(Salem thinking to himself:)
"You used tobe sobeautiful, but now
you're gonna die
You used to be so beautiful, but now
you're gonna die
Die, both of you ... are gonna die
Die, die, both of you ... are gonna die,
die ... die "
Salem's walking up the stairs to the second floor
Silver tray in hand ... knocking at the door
(Salem thinking to himself:)
"You used tobe sobeautiful, but now
you're gonna die
You used to be so beautiful, but now
you're gonna die
Die, both of you ... are gonna die
Die, die, both of you ... are gonna die "
In a fever, sick as Hell
David's got a snakebite ... and all is
well
Salem thinks to himself:
One down, two to go, "Oh Madame he's got
the flu "
One down, two to go, "Oh Madame he's got
the flu "
The problem is that Sarah's morning sick
again
That pregnant woman, always something
wrong
You used to be so beautiful, but now
you're gonna die
You used to be so beautiful, but now
you're gonna die
Die ... Sarah die, Sarah die
Die, die ... Sarah die, Sarah die
Sending of Dead
(Diamond / Diamond)
Evening, the sun is setting, silence is
all you hear
David, getting really sick he is sweating
like a pig
The fever's got him now
And Sarah's father dear, the morning snak
has put him on his
back
He should have stayed in bed ... oh why
didn't he?
... Thesun is setting, silence is all you
hear
Sarah: "Salem, what's going on?"
Salem: "Let me tell you a story Madame, a
secret about your land
The reason ... for all this madness
Let me tell you a story Madame, the burial
ground on your land
Is a secret voodoo stand
If you ever destroy this sacred place
Legendsays that you will die, and never
find you rest
I'm telling the truth ... Oh yes I am
If the living can't feed the dead, then
the dead will come for you
Yeah
Sarah: "You better hold your tongue now
Salem
'Cause I don't believe in ghosts "
There is only one thing left to do now
And that is "Sending Of Dead"
The four shadows are meeting again
At the cemetery gates, darkness is a friend
Midnight will soon be here
Everything should be ready by now ... for
"Sending Of Dead"
Place the image of Saint Expedit
Upside down and around
I hear Doctor Le Croix speaking
"Let the ritual begin"
"Almight God, father of mine, come for Sarah Lafayette
That she maybe "Disappeared", forever
lost
Saint Expedit, you are a saint and I'm a
sinner
I send you to find ... Sarah Lafayette
Oh, rid me of all her thoughts, rid me of
her memory
For this curse to work, Baron Samedi, Samedi, Samedi
Send your blessing, so Sarah may be gone "
As if he was sent from the sky, baron Samedi creeps inside
The Doctor's body ... speaking to Salem
Samedi: "You must bring me a sacrifice
You must come back before midnight
Kneel before my cross "... Salem is there
He takes a handful of soil from each grave
Of the dead he wants to send ... into Sarah
Now quick quick run back to the HOUSE
The soll must lie where Sarah sleeps
Sarah's Night
(Diamond / Diamond)
Salem's standing in the dark
Watching Sarah's sleeping body
Someone is in her bed
Twisting, turning in his fever
David will not even see her
I am invisible ... I am the one to bring
you down
I open up my hand, the "Goofer Dust" is
falling
It's now on Sarah's hand
You can almost see the dead, as they enter
Sarah's head
Then deep into her stomach, I wonder how
the baby feels
Violently she's sitting up
Screams of pain I know she's hurting
I only see white in her eyes
Sarah speaks in unknown tongue
Then she spits a little blood
Time has come, I must be gone
It comes Granpa, what is he doing
I thought I had him not moving
But the deadin Sarah's head, will take
her to an early grave
Salem is gone
Grandpa: "Go back to sleep my dear
It's just another nightmare
Those God damn voodoo drums
I will stay in here tonight, and keep an
open eye
So you can sleep again ...
Sarah sleep ... Sarah sleep ... Sarah sleep ...
The Exorcist
(La Rocque / Diamond)
At the light of dawn, on a day without
Sunshine ... Salem had vanished
Gone, would Sarah, would she survive
Grandpa was panicking
FatherMalone, The Exorcist ... Father Malone, The Exorcist
Sarah's voice had changed from female to
Male ... and that was wrong, it was as if
Sarah
Had gone, Grandpa remembered his friend
Father Malone was the name
Grandpa: "Put me throungh to New Orleans
The Abbey of the Holy Saints
Father Malone please ... it's urgent
You got to, you got to, you got to put me
through "
It only took a minute or two, before father he understood
FatherMalone: "Listen here my friend, do
not despair
I will be there ... this afternoon
But beware ... of the Daytime Moon "
FatherMalone, The Exorcist ... Father Malone, he is here
Father Malone: "Holy Cross and Bible
Holy Water for the soul
And so the house I bless, but David, he's
got to
Go, call for an ambulance before the others know "
Then he went back to Sarah's room
Unclean Spirits
(Estes / Diamond)
Father Malone: "Holy Lord, Almighty Father
Everylasting God andfather of our Lord
Jesus Christ
Who sent your only begotten son into the
world
To crush that lion
Strike terror Lord, into the Beast
Let your mighty hand cast him out of your
servant
Sarah Lafayette
So he may no longer hold captive this prisoner
I cast you, you unclean spirit
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
It is he who commands you
By this sign of the Holy Cross
Give way to Christ
The power of Christ compells you
The power of Christ compells you
The power ... the power ...
Cross Of Baron Samedi
(Diamond / Diamond)
One single hour, is like a working day
Father Malone is getting tired
Darkness ... has come again
The Demons seems to be resting
Sarah is looking just like Hell
There ain't much left of her to save now
Meanwhile in Salem's quarters
There's a shadow that moves
Into a room full of secrets of life
Into a room only few have survived
There is a cross upon the wall
The cross of Baron Samedi
The shadow is taking the cross away
The shadow is Lula, the girl that no one
ever sees
I see her shadow with that cross of mine
I see her shadow slipping into the night
The cross of Baron Samedi will set us free
The cross of Baron Samedi, just wait and
see
The cross of Baron Samedi is full of nails
The cross of Baron Samedi could split your
head
Take it to Sarah ... Take it to Sarah ...
Sarah
Darkness ... she's up again
Sarah is standing in front of Father Malone
Sleeping ... the Father's on a chair
Sarah is saying: "Father, I'm about to
sin "
Then one to the Father's head
The cross is coming down so hard
Screaming, bleeding, Malone goes down
Again and ... again and ... his blood is all
around
In comes Grandpa: "Stop it Sarah stop"
I don't knowwhy, but Sarah dropped the
cross
Two hours later everyone was here
Police and ambulance, wiping up the tears
Samedi ... Samedi ... Samedi
If They Only Knew
(Diamond)
I heard a policeman say to Grandpa:
"Thereonce was a Salem, the caretaker of
the "LOA" house
But he died years ago.
As a matter of fact, he's buried right here on your land. "
If they only knew.
Aftermath
(Diamond / Diamond)
The "LOA" house and the old voodoo burial
ground
Are still standing in all their glory.
The Lafayettes left the hospital and Louisiana
And went to ... I don't care.
Malonesurvived. He's a scared old man
now.
By the way, my name is Salem.
You cannot say, that everybody's happy.
But you can say, that everybody is now
Safe from each other.
At least I thought so, until a few days
ago
When I heard of some mother
By the name of Sarah Lafayette
Who's newbornbaby was speaking in the
strangest tongue
Backwards.
A miracle?
Some expert had uttered the word:
VOODOO
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