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Voodoo
Louisiana Darkness
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
Saturday
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
(Music by La Rocque/Music by King Diamond)
1952, 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 won 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 Lafayette's 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 hime here?
White as snow, that is 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"
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
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
Friday Night
Four shadows heading for the dark
Four shadows heading for the past
Four shadows heading for the graves in the voodoo maze
Four shadows looking for the place iwthout 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 sorceror
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
'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
Midnight and they're here, midnight
Midnight....life after death.....
Voodoo
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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 recieve 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 into a trance
"The LOA has seized its horse"...ssss
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 of waxen dolls, pins though 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
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo....voodoo....
A Secret
(Music by: La Rocque/Lyrics by: King Diamond)
Sunday Noon
In the "Loa" mansion the Lafayette's are meeting
There's a crisis they must resolve
Twice since they moved into the house
The voodoo drums have spoken at night
The mansion is a dark and gloomy place
A haunted landscape, a house wthout 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 thier plans
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 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
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
Saturday Midnight
At midnight that same night, the Lafayetts 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, Dr. Le croix is waiting
Salem is moving without a sound
Salem is moving....moving, moving to the burial ground
Dr Le Croix, shaking the hand of Salem
"My my my my my God, Salem will 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 burning 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 late 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
Kneeling in front of one of the graves
A handfull 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
Into 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 buired and it's ready
Salem is moving without a sound
Everyone is sleeping, but me 'cause I don't need it...no
One Down Two To Go
(Music by Chris Estes and King Diamond/Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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 thats a sin
Eggs for three and a little tea
Mixed with the graveyard dirt.....from yesterday
Anyone 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 your gonna die
You used to be so beautiful, but now your 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 to be so beautiful, but now your gonna die
You used to be so beautiful, but now your gonna die
Die, both of you....are gonna die
Die, die, both of you...are gonna die, die..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 your gonna die
You used to be so beautiful, but now your gonna die
Die....Sarah die, Sarah die
Die, die....Sarah die, Sarah die
Sending Of Dead
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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 you 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 tounge 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"Sendinf Of Dead"
Place the image of Saint Expedit
Upside down and around
I hear Dr. 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
I 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
Send your blessing Sarah may be gone"
As if he was sent from the sky, Baron Samedi creeps inside
The doctors 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
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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
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 the white in her eyes
Sarah speaks in unknown tounge
Then she spits a little blood
Time has come, I must be gone
In comes grandpa, what is he doing
I thought I 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
It's just another nightmare
Those God Damn Voodoo drums
I will stay here tonight, and keep an open eye
So you can sleep again....
Sarah sleep....Sarah sleep....Sarah sleep....
The Exorcist
(Music by : La Rocque/Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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
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 ot two, before the father he understood
Father Malone:
"Listen to me my friend, do not dispair
I will be there....this afternoon
But beware....of the Daytime Moon"
Father Malone, The Exorcist....Father Malone, he's here
Father Malone:
"Holy Cross and Bible
Holy Water for the soul
And 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
(Music by: Estes/Lyrics by: King Diamond)
Tuesday Early Evening
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 almighty hand cast him out of your servant
Sarah Lafayette
So he may no longer hold capyive his prisoner
I cast you out, you unclean spirit
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
It ishe who commands you
It is God himself who comands you
By the 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
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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 is Salem's quarters
There's a shadow that moves
Into a room 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 none 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 know why, 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
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
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".
If they only knew.
Aftermath
(Music and Lyrics by: King Diamond)
The "LOA" house and the voodoo burial ground
Are still standing in all their glory
The Layfayettes left the hospital and Louisiana
And went to....I don't care
Malone survived, he's a scared old man now
By the way, my name is Salem
You cannot say, that everyboy's happy
But you can say, that everybody is now
Safe from eachother
At lest I 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 tounge
Backwards
A miracle?
Some expert had uttered the word:
VOODOO