Song Details
Written by
- King Diamond
- Hank Shermann
Total Performances
8
First Performed Live
November 17, 1998
Most Recent Performance
December 7, 2011
Lyrics
They’re walking by the night The moon has frozen blue Long black coats a shelter for the rain Their load must get through Now bats are leaving their trees They’re joining the call Seven satanic Hell preachers Heading for the hall Bringing the blood of a newborn child Got to succeed, if not it’s Satan’s fall Way out in Egypt in the valley of kings Where the mummified pharaohs Pretend dead in their sleep Don’t touch, never ever steal Unless you’re in for the kill Or you’ve been hit, by the curse of the pharaohs Yes you’ve been hit, and the curse is on you The curse of the pharaohs can be so deadly Just destroying your future Makin’ it all shady Don’t touch, never ever steal Unless you’re in for the kill Or you’ll be hit, by the curse of the pharaohs Yes you’ll be hit, and the curse is on you Listen I’m a corpse I’m a corpse I’m a corpse without soul Satan He’s taken He’s taken He’s taken his toll He took it out on me I I’m trapped I’m trapped I’m trapped in his spell Tonight I’m going I’m going I’m going to Hell Inside his spell Howl like a wolf And a witch will open the door Follow me and meet our high priestess Come, come into my coven And become Lucifer’s child Undress ’til you’re naked And put on this white coat Take this white cross And go to the center of the ring Come, come into my coven And become Lucifer’s child I was born in the cemetery Under the sign of the moon Raised from my grave by the dead And I was made a mercenary In the legions of Hell Now I’m king of pain, I’m insane You know my only pleasure Is to hear you cry I’d love to hear you cry I’d love to see you die And I’ll be the first To watch your funeral And I’ll be the last to leave I’d love to hear you cry And when you’re down Beyond the ground I’ll dig up your body again And make love to shame Oh, lady cry, and say goodbye Oh, lady cry, and say goodbye You’ve gotta say goodbye ‘Cause I will eat your mindIncludes excerpts of “Satan's Fall,” “Curse of the Pharaohs,” “A Corpse Without Soul,” “Into the Coven,” and “Evil.”
“A Corpse Without Soul” originally released by Mercyful Fate in 1982 on the Mercyful Fate EP. All other songs originally released by Mercyful Fate in 1983 on the Melissa album.
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Live Performances
December 7, 2011
San Francisco, CA, United States
The Fillmore
August 9, 2008
Dallas, TX, United States
Ozzfest @ Pizza Hut Park
June 5, 1999
Assago, Italy
Gods of Metal @ FilaForum di Assago
November 24, 1998
New York, NY, United States
Roseland Ballroom
November 23, 1998
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Electric Factory
November 20, 1998
Detroit, MI, United States
State Theatre
November 19, 1998
Chicago, IL, United States
Aragon Ballroom
November 17, 1998
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Warehouse