The Portrait

(music & lyrics: king diamond)



The spirit of the candle:



Theme: mike

"my mother was obsessed by evil jealousy

She didn't 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:

You're 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



"i've gotta se ma"


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