Label: Metal Blade Records
Release Year: 1994
Producer: King Diamond
Co-Producers: Tim Kimsey, Hank Shermann
Cover: Brian J. Ames
1. Nightmare Be Thy Name
2. Angel Of Light
3. Witches' Dance
4. The Mad Arab
5. My Demon
6. Time
7. The Preacher
8. Lady In Black
9. Mirror
10. The Afterlife
11. Castillo Del Mortes
Master...You know I never pray
Master...Nothing can keep you away
Nightmare be thy name, Nightmare be thy name
The dreams...they always do come true
Second sight, and I don't want to know
Before I go insane...You drive me insane
You would follow me straight to the grave
And beyond...yes you would
In Hell, I see the fate of others
Break the spell, the night has been on forever
You've got to stop this game
Before I go insane...Before I go insane...
I have seen Him there
Master of light, master of the night
Master of all things that shine
Oh I believe...I believe all that I have seen
And I have seen the angel of light
I have seen the angel of light
Lucifer
I have seen Him there
Deep down where the devil's dwell
Deep down in the darkest well
I will make a second deal with the Prince of Light
Never will I break the oath I made that night
Shine in all your glory, shine your light on me
I have seen Him there
Deep down where the devil's dwell
Deep down in the darkest well
Just like a demon's eye
The Moon was dancing on the blackened sky
In my sleep nothing is real
Dreaming...I'm dreaming
I can feel the shadows lurking
I can feel them closing in
I can hear their evil chanting
This is not a dream for a king
Dancing the witches dance...
Dancing the dance
Dancing the witches dance...
Dancing the dance
Cold hands, leading the way
Through the woods and into the night
Outside nothing is real
Dreaming...I'm dreaming
I can see a fire burning
Hooded shapes are all around
I can see a throne of silver
Thirteen we are in all
Before the Goat of Mendes...
We all must take our turn
Into the magic circle..
Where still the fire burns
We're spinning round and round
Until one takes a fall
The fallen one will not return
The fallen one must burn
Just like a demon's eye
The Moon was dancing on the blackened sky
I'm awake but nothing is real
Dreaming...I'm dreaming
I can feel the shadows lurking
I can feel them closing in
I can hear their evil chanting
This is not a dream at all
I wish this was only a dream...
A dream within a dream
Dancing the witches dance
Dancing til the death
The son of a shepherd, Abdul Alhazred
Traveling in the mountains
The mountains to the East
One night before him
There stood a giant rock
Three symbols carved in blood
He built a fire at its root
To protect him from the wolves...
The Mad Arab...He would understand
The Mad Arab...It was in his hands...
Later the same night
Awoken by wolfen's cry, the Arab cold with fear
Saw the rock begin to rise...Rise
The son of a shepherd, Abdul Alhazred
Shivering he saw Them coming
The mountain's evil priests
Three symbols in the dark
They all started chanting ancient songs
It was a prayer in unknown tongue
The Mad Arab...He would understand
The Mad Arab...It was in his hands...
Daggers held high to the sky
The chanting had turned to screams
From the pit where the rock had been
8 snake-like monsters came
And the priests burned in red
The blood running from their chests
Had the Arab screamed in horror
Giving himself away
The Mad Arab...He would understand
The Mad Arab...It was in his hands...
Run down that mountain side
Oh but they had seen him
The priests had caught his scent
Running faster...They're chasing him
Can't go no faster...they're still behind
Aaaah NO! They're closing in...
This house is full of hate
This house is full of madness
This house is deep insane
This house was never mine
Deep in the dark you will find us
DEMON and I, we are both deep inside
Yes my DEMON and I we are mine
All of the deadly kisses
All of the sick, sick, sickness
All of the broken mirrors
It's here to stay forever
Come along...Come along
Meet my DEMON...
The poison deep within
I can't let HIM out again
The dark stains on the floor
They won't come out anymore
So here we go again
Digging the knife in
Who will be next?
Who will be our next guest?
I hate that goddamn cellar
I wish I never went there
It always was and never will be
I cannot make it go away
The poison deep within
I cant let HIM out again
The dark stains on the floor
They won't come out anymore
So here we go again, be my guest!!!
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Time...time
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Time...time
Time...time...time is always passing us by
Doesn't matter where you are
Time is passing us by
What a beautiful moment
If you are willing to trade
Then I'll give you a moment of time
A moment of mine
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
(Time will never stand still)
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
(Time will never stand still)
Time...time...time is always passing us by
Doesn't matter where you are
Time is passing us by
What a beautiful moment
If we took it away
We could use it on some other day
Use it on some other day
Time is here, Time is now
Time is here, Time is now
Time will kill...Time will heal
Time will come and go away
But time will never stay...time will kill
Minutes and seconds are passing us by...
You believe in Heaven
You believe the Devil is here
When you ring your demon bell
You think I'll end up in Hell
Oh yeah you're the preacher
You're the devil
You're the preacher
Hiding in the underworld that's you
I can't wait to see your final show
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna miss you so
I believe you're crying
You're not the only one
Have you seen the light
I bet you're scared of the night
I can't wait to see your final show
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna miss you so
Oh yeah you're the preacher
Yes...You're the devil
You're in the fire
You're such a liar
If you had a soul to sell
I bet you'd end up in Hell
I can't wait to see your final show
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna miss you so
On a magical misty morning
I was standing in the Autumn rain
Suddenly the birds fell silent
Would I ever hear them sing again...
Hear them sing again...
Without a word of warning
I saw a shadow in the Autumn rain
Just like in my nightly dreams
The Lady In Black had come again...
The Lady had come again...
Begging me to follow her
Into the misty rain
Begging me to follow her
Into the no more pain
Her eyes were hypnotizing...
Burning deep inside my brain
The Lady In Black was here now...
She was here to take me far away...
Take me far away...
"Follow me to the otherside"
Through the tunnel of light we travel
Fading away
Through the tunnel of light we travel
We're fading away
Through the light that's shinning bright
We're fading away
Through the light that's shinning bright
We're fading away
The girl in the mirror
She's not really there
Only I can see her
In all her misery
The girl in the mirror
She's caught in a spell
The girl in the mirror
Between Heaven and Hell
Can't you feel it, those haunting eyes
She's so divine, could be magic of a kind
Take a look in the mirror
Deep inside there's a world of its own
Take a look in the mirror
See what you might find
Try to reach my hand
Try to reach through the glass
Try...Try...
'Cause the longest journey
Is the one on your own
If we break the mirror
Do you think they'll let you go
Why am I here, in a quiet mortuary
A lady and man, flowers in their hands
Nobody sees me, I don't understand
Nobody here's me...
Seems like I don't exsist
Seems like no one can here me as I...Scream
I do not feel the way I used to be
Could it really be the one I see is me
You gotta tell why people come but never stay
Could it really be the one I see is me
Does it really matter...do you really care
Why am I here, in a quiet mortuary
Listen to the bell call my name
Nobody see, calling my name
Nobody hears me...As I..Scream
Why does it feel like I've been left behind
Could it really be I'm in the afterlife
Does it really matter...do you really care
Why does it feel like I've been left behind
Could it really be I'm in the afterlife
You gotta tell why people come but never stay
Could it really be I'm in the afterlife
Does it really matter...do you really care
Somwhere in ancient Spain
Close to what was BAECULA
There lay Castillo Del Mortes
To be known as "House of The Dead"
Oh no...oh not here
A fool was playing with magic
Magic he did not understand
He opened the unholy gates
Letting out the ancient ones from Hell
600 people standing on the castle walls
Screaming for mercy
Someone must have heard their calls
600 wondering what's going on
Two armies in the battle sky, forming and in battle line
Hear the battle cries
7 cohorts of angels, fighting for The Elders to win
7 cohorts of angels, fighting for the people within
The "House Of Dead" soon to be buried in sin
9 units of demons, The Ancient Ones command
9 units of demons, The Ancient Ones wll stand
For the "House Of Dead" soon to be buried in sin
600 were watching in horror as they began to fight
None of the armies were using a weapon
As it is known to man
Demons and Angels were falling in numbers
Out of the burning sky...The burning sky
"Retreat, retreat" Oh the Angels flee
"Defeat, Defeat"
The battle is over, it's done
Somwhere in ancient Spain
Close to what was BAECULA
There lay the battleground
Where many an Angel was slain
9 units of demons, bringing unbearable sin
9 units of demons coming for the people within
The "House of The Dead"
Will soon live up to it's name
600 people running deep inside
600 people trying to hide
From The Ancient Ones...
But there's nowhere to run on this day
There is no need to speak of the horrible fate
Bestowed upon the 600 from BAECULA
