Voodoo is the latest King Diamond album. Released in March
of 1998, this is a very strong effort by King. Another concept album
dealing with the magic of Voodoo. Drummer Darrin Anthony was involved in
an accident and was unable to play the drums for an indefinite period of
time and was replaced by John Luke Hébert. Line up: King-vocals, keyboards, Andy La Rocque-guitars, Herb Simonsen-guitars, Chris Estes- bass,keyboards, John Luke Hébert-drums. Track
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Louisiana Darkness
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
1932, North of Baton
Rouge
Louisiana nights are darker than before
Along the Mississippi, that
is where it is
The old colonial house, a mansion if 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
solos:
Andy-Herb
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" house
7 days ago... the Lafayetted moved
in
Sarah is with child and David is the man
This is no Abigail, this child
will survive
And Grandfather dear, why did they bring him here?
White
as snow, that is all he sees, oh he's been blind for years
solo:
Andy
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" house
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
In the "LOA" house, misery will strike again
And
again...and again...and again... and again...
Life After
Death
Friday
night
Four shadows heading for the dark
Four shadows heading for the
past
Four shadows heading for the graves in the wooded 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
hare 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
solo:
Herb
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 that 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
solo: Andy
The Lafayettes are unaware..their butler
Salem, he is here
Voodoo has 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 8ee
Oh it must
never end..never end
Midnight and they're here, midnight
Midnight.....
Life after death.....
Voodoo
Saturday
evening
A narrow path runs along the river
From the burial ground you
might see it
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
Travelling deep in a trance
Lula's legs are getting weak
The LOA
has seized its horse"...sssssss
solo: Dime
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
lf 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 through
their knees
Pins through their little heads, and through 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
solo: Andy
Voodoo, voodoo,
voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo... Voodoo...
A
Secret
Sunday noon
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 a dark and gloomy place
A haunted
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 6 feet tall
and dark
He is the new found butler of the "Loa' house
They ask him for
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
solo: Andy
lf 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 he 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
Saturday
midnight
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
Salern 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 my my my my 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"
solo: Andy
Two hours
later, Salem leaves Madame Sarita
My my my my my God, Salem is looking
scary
My my my my my God, now he's heading for the cemetery
solo:
Herb
Kneeling in front of one of the graves
A handful of soil 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
lnto his head ... Dead ... Dead ... Dead ... Salem is
here
By the house, in the dark, there is a shadow digging
The snake in
the bottle, is buried and it's ready
Salem is moving without a
sound
Everyone's sleeping, but me 'cause l don't need it..No
One Down Two
To Go
Monday
morning
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
solo: Herb
Anybody eating
Salem's "A la carte" today
Should be taken ill and...waste away
(Salem
thinking to himself)
"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, both of you
... are gonna die
Die, die, both of you..are gonna die, die ...
die"
solo: Andy
Salem’s walking up the stairs to the second
floor
Silver tray in hand ... knocking at the door
(Salem thinking to
himself)
"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, both of you..are gonna
die
Die, die, both of you..are gonna die"
In a fever, sick as
Hell
David's got a snake bite..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
Monday
evening
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 snack has put him on his
back
He should have stayed in bed ... oh why didn't he?
... The sun 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
Legend says that you will die, and never find your
rest
I'm telling the truth..Oh yes l am
lf the living can't feed the dead,
then the dead will come for you
Yeah
Sarah, 'You better hold your
tongue now Salem
'Cause l 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"
solo: Andy
Place the image of Saint Expedit
Upside down
and around
I hear Doctor Le Croix speaking "Let the ritual
begin"
"Almighty God, father of mine, come for Sarah Lafayette
That
she may be "Disappeared', forever lost
Saint Expedit, you are a saint and I'm
a sinner
l send you to find...Sarah Lafayette
Oh, rid me of her head and
rid me of her soul
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"
solo: Herb
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 soil must lie where Sarah sleeps
Sarah's
Night
Monday night - Tuesday
morning, master bedroom
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
l 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, l wonder how the baby feels
Violently she's
sitting up
Screams of pain l know she's hurting
l only see the white in
her eyes
solo: Andy
Sarah speaks in unknown tongue
Then she
spits a little blood
Time has come, I must be gone
In comes Grandpa, what
is he doing
l thought l had him not moving
But the dead in Sarah's head,
will take her to an early grave
Salem is gone
Grandpa: "Go back to
sleep my dear
lt's just another nightmare
Those God damn voodoo drums
l
will stay in here tonight, and keep an open eye
So you can sleep
again...
Sarah sleep...Sarah sleep...Sarah sleep...
The
Exorcist
Tuesday
morning
At the light of dawn, on a day without
Sunshine...Salem had
vanished
Gone, would Sarah, would she survive
Grandpa was
panicking
Father Malone, 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
solo: Andy
Grandpa: "Put me
through 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 the Father he
understood
Father Malone: "Listen here my friend, do not despair
l will be
there...this afternoon
But beware...of the Daytime Moon"
solo:
Herb
Father Malone, 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 go to
Go, call for an
ambulance before the others know
Then he went back to Sarah’s
room
Unclean
Spirits
Tuesday early
morning
Father Malone: "Holy Lord, Almighty Father
Everlasting God and
father 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 out, you unclean
spirit
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
It is he who commands
you
It is God himself who commands you
By this sign of the Holy
Cross
Give way to Christ
The power of Christ compels you
The power of
Christ compels you
The power..... the power .....
Cross Of Baron
Samedi
Tuesday
evening
One single hour, is like a working day
Father Malone is
getting tired
Darkness... has come again
The Demons seem 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
lnto 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
l see her shadow with that cross of mine
l 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
solo: Herb
The cross of
Baron Samedi is full of nails
The cross of Baron Sarmedi 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
solo:
Andy
In comes Grandpa: "Stop it Sarah stop"
l don't know why, but
Sarah dropped the cross
Two hours later everyone was here
Police and
ambulance, wiping up the tears
solo:
Herb
Samedi...Samedi...Samedi
If They Only
Knew
Tuesday night-Monday
morning
I heard a policeman say to Grandpa:
"There once 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".
lf they only knew.
Aftermath
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 ... l
don't care.
Malone survived. 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 l thought
so, until a few days ago
When I heard of some mother
By the name of Sarah
Lafayette
Who's newborn baby was speaking in the strangest
tongue
Backwards.
A miracle?
Some expert had uttered the
word:
VOODOO