The Portrait

(music & lyrics: king diamond)

The spirit of the candle:

Theme: mike
My mother was obsessed by evil jealousy
She didnt want nobody to even look at molly
She kept me locked up in this attic till I died
Only 4 years old, my story left untold
Oh molly...oh molly

Mother was struck by this infallible idea
If she could paint my portrait I would remain immortal
And I could hang downstairs above the fireplace
A little girl in lace, not a single trace of crime
Solo: andy
Each day and night she worked and autumn turned to spring
For every stroke 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 lfe again

Oh molly
Solo: mike - theme: mike
That night I made the portrait speak in evil tongue:
Youre gonna go beyond too, may pain and death bestow you
She grabbed a book and spoke aloud an ancient rhyme
While she burned the portrait in the candle of fate
Oh molly

Ive gotta se ma