The Portrait Lyrics by King Diamond

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"

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