King Diamond - Catacomb

Down into the dark I go, armed with just a candle
and then my soul
Cryptic messages written on the floor
Rats are nibbling at my feet, I send one off to never-
more

Too much darkness, spiders on my eyes
Webs are hanging from my thighs, the fatter ones
must die
I see shadows walking straight and tall
I don't know how they move, dancing on the walls
Presence of fear, a presence so near
I wonder what could be so powerful beyond the dark

Human bones... in little chambers all along the
narrow halls
Catacomb, death over life... Catacomb, am I here to
die?
I see a light, I push some bones aside


Down into the dark I go, another chamber, a chamber
with a glow
Could this be a doorway to another world?
Or darkness playing tricks, with my little mind?

The virgin Mary is standing tall
A full size figure carved in wood up against the wall
Her face is peeling from all the years gone by
Is it just a statue, or is it what I'm looking for?
I break her face and see another one instead
The mummy's face appears as the bandages they
fall

Dried out face with hate upon me gaze
How grotesque... the mummy wears a crown of
thorns
From the empty sockets where its eyes should be
An entity of light is pouring out towards me
And then the sound... Jesus Christ, what have they
done to you?


I'm running for my life, I'm running from the night
But its so hard to breathe, the stench down here is
much to much
Satan help me, help me God
Help me anyone, anyone who hears my cry of fear
Cold winds from far beyond the dark
Chasing through the catacomb and breathing down
my neck

Human bones... in little chambers all along the
narrow halls
Catacomb, death over life... Catacomb, am I here to
die?
I know I'm here to die