Produced by King Diamond, Assisted by M. Dee and M. Denner.
Additional guitar production by Andy La Rocque. Recorded and Mixed at Sound Track Studios, Copenhagen,
December 1986-February 1987. All songs published by Roadblock Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Line up:
King Diamond-vocals, Andy La Rocque-guitars, Michael Denner-guitars, Mikkey
Dee-drums, Timi Hansen-bass...Keyboard by Roberto Falcao
Track
List:
Funeral
Arrival
A
Mansion In Darkness
The
Family Ghost
The
7th Day Of July 1777
Omens
The
Possession
Abigail
Black Horsemen
© 1987 The All Blacks B.V.
"We are gathered here tonight,
to lay to rest Abigail La Fey,
whom we now know
was first born dead
on The 7th Day of July 1777.
Abigail must be nailed to her coffin
with 7 silver spikes
one through each arm hand and knee
and the last of the seven be drawn through her mouth
so that she may never rise and cause evil again
Who will be the first?"
"I, O'Brian of the Black Horseman"
Arrival
(Diamond)
Lead intro: Mike
"That must
be it!"
Through the summer rain of 1845
The coach had finally
arrived.
To the valley where the crossroads meet below,
And where all
darkness seems to grow.
People blame it on the Hill....
The hill where
no one dares to go....
The Mansion...where no one dares to go.
The
coach had stopped, and from the window you could see
Seven horsemen in the
night.
Miriam Natias and Jonathan la Fey
Saw the magic in their eyes.
They were in for a surprise....
The darkness would soon be complete.
A horseman came forth from the dark....
Solo: Andy
"We know you've come to
inherit what's yours...The Mansion.
Take our advise and go back on this
night.
If you refuse 18 will become 9...Oh No!"
Oh 18 is
9!
Theme: Andy. Solo: Mike
Jonathan laughed and said, "Get out of my way.
I don't believe a
word you say."
The seven horsemen disappeared into the night.
"Someday
you'll need our help, my friend...."
I think poor Jonathan was
scared....
18 is actually 9...It stuck in his mind....
Solo: Andy
A Mansion in
Darkness
(Diamond/La Rocque)
Theme: Andy
Riding up the
alley in the rain,
No lights to show the way.
How could this ever be
their home?
Through the darkness you could only see
A giant shadow that
swells to be
A house where evil rules at night
And the shadows at the
gate, they seemed to be alive.
Yeah, the shadows at the gate --
alive.
Everything inside was left untouched
Except for what the rats
had got,
And the dust of time that showed its mark.
Armed with
candlelight and open eyes
Through the dark they fought their way
'Til
every room was lit again....
And the house began to breathe, it seemed to
be alive.
Yeah, the house began to breathe -- alive.
Theme and Solo: Andy
As the
candlelight began to fade,
And Jonathan said, "Let's go to bed."
The
fireplace had ceased to burn....
Both were fast asleep before the dawn,
Dreaming...Dreaming....
And they did not know about the
shadow....
Yeah, the shadow on the wall, it really came alive.
Yeah,
the shadow on the wall -- Sunrise!
Solo: Mike
Theme and Solo: Andy
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The Family Ghost
(Diamond)
Solo: Andy
The darkness came closer to home on the following night,
And
Miriam slept like a rock when Jonathan's face went white....
The bedroom
was ice cold,
But the fire was burning still.
The blinding light!
The Family Ghost had risen again...The Ghost!
"Don't be scared. Don't
be scared now, my friend.
I am Count de la Fey.
Let me take you to the
crypt down below.
Where Abigail rests....
Let Miriam sleep.
She
never would understand.
Now come let us go.
It's time to
know...."
Solo: Mike - Solo: Andy
"Beware of the slippery stairs.
You could easily fall and
break your neck!
Hand me that torch and I will lead the way
To the
secret in the dark.
Take a look into the vault...."
The sarcophagus of a
child!
"Abigail has been in here for years and
years...stillborn."
"The spirit of Abigail is inside your wife,
And
there's only one way you can stop the rebirth of Evil Itself:
You must take
her life now!"
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The 7th Day of July
1777
(Diamond/La Rocque)
Acc Guitar: Andy
Count de LaFey
uncovered his cheating wife.
Nine months of loving and sharing....
Oh,
it was a bastard child!
How could he have been so blind?!
"No bastard
baby will inherit what's mine!"
Another one of her affairs had left him in
despair....
So he pushed her down the stairs to die....
"No!" she
cried...
In 1777, on the 7th Day of July....
The Countess broke her
neck,
And the embryo came out dead.
Then he burned his beloved wife,
And the embryo he gave a name. . .
"Abigail, you must rest in shame!
Rest in shame!"
Solo: Andy
Obsessed
With a strange idea,
He wanted to
mummify
The girl for the future to find ... and he did.
Solo: Mike
So he pushed
her down the stairs to die....
"No!" she cried...
In 1777, on the 7th Day
of July....
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Omens
(Diamond)
Nobody's
inside the church, but the bell is ringing.
For no reason, the flowers are
dying.
Oh, deadly Omens!
Oh, deadly Omens!
Inside the
mansion, the air is unbearable -- a rotten smell.
In the dining room, the
table is set for three.
Oh, deadly Omens!
Oh, deadly Omens!
Solo: Mike - Solo: Andy
"Miriam, come here and see what I've found. It's moving!
An empty
cradle swaying in the air!
I did not bring it in here! Did
you?!"
"No, no, no!"
Oh, deadly Omens!
Oh, deadly
Omens
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The Possession
(Diamond/Denner)
On the very next morning
When the mist was eaten away by the
sun,
Miriam grew hour by hour, and Jonathan he cried.
He knew the ghost
had been telling the truth.
So this was 9!
The pregnancy would not last
overnight!
Oh, she started singing a lullaby,
Rocking the cradle
again,
And then she said, "I'm having your baby my love...."
But it
wasn't love!
She was possessed...and he knew!
Solo: Mike
"I will get what is
rightfully mine!"
Solo: Andy
Speaking with different tongues,
Miriam was eaten
alive from inside.
Again she said, "I'm having your baby my love...."
But it wasn't love!
She was possessed . . . possessed!
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Abigail
(Diamond)
"Abigail! I know you're in control of her brain, Abigail!
And I
know that you're the one that's speaking through her, Abigail!
Miriam, can
you hear me??"
"I am alive inside your wife.
Miriam's dead. I am her
head...."
Solo: Mike
"Abigail! Don't you think I know what you've done, Abigail?!
I'll get a priest! He will know how to get her soul back!"
Theme: Mike
"Oh,
Jonathan! This is Miriam!
Our time is out!
Remember the stairs! It's the
only way!"
Solo: Mike - Solo: Andy
"Abigail! Nothing I can do but give in,
Abigail...."
"Jonathan, I agree.... Yes I do...."
"I am alive
inside your wife.
Miriam's dead. I am her head....
Soon I'll be free!!!"
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Black Horsemen
(Diamond)
Solo: Mike
So, there they stood at the top of the stairs....
Miriam in
the mood . . . Jonathan was scared.
Gazing into the dark, Jonathan saw this
glow....
For a second, he turned his back,
And she was there like a
ghost.
She pushed him hard and clean
...to the bottom of the
stairs.
"Now we're finally alone, Miriam.
Abigail is here to
stay!"
The birth of Abigail would soon be realized.
The second
coming of a devil in disguise.
And the moon did not shine....
It was
darker than ever before.
On this sacred night
The soul of Miriam was
crying out in pain.
Remembering the day...Arrival in the rain...
The
pain of labour was so strong that Miriam died.
Her final seeing was a pair
of yellow eyes.
You can still hear her screaming
If you're walking the
stairs in July....
Riding from beyond,
The seven Horsemen would
arrive before the dawn.
Servants of the Count when Abigail was born the
first time.
Solo: Andy
Oh, no!
They found her in the sarcophagus.
Baby
Abigail was eating...oh, I cannot tell you...
"Take her . . . and bring
her
To the chapel in the forest.
So go now . . . The ceremony!
And
the coffin's waiting...."
The Black Horsemen
That's the end of
another lullaby....
Time has come for me to say goodnight....
Solo: Mike