The Portrait Lyrics

(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"