Mercyful Fate - Legend of the Headless Rider lyrics

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(Music by Hank Shermann Lyrics by

King Diamond)

"The Rise"

I'm an undertaker

I'm a ghost in the night

I'm a coffin shaker

This graveyard site is mine

Take a look at the sky, see that evil eye

Tonight the moon is cold as ice

Oh yeah...cold as ice...oh yeah

There's a black horse waiting

Will HE be on time?

The graveyard's shaking

Should I turn my eyes and walk away

Take a look at the sky, see that evil eye

Tonight the Headless Rider rides

Midnight...let the churchbell ring

It's midnight, All Hallows Eve

It's midnight, All Hallows Eve

I see him rising from his grave

I see him rising from his grave.......

"The Chase"

On All Hallows Eve, Never to forget

He rides the open field

In search of his head

My GOD, he's so grotesque

Should I stay?

My GOD, a scythe in his hand

NO WAY

He's coming...I'm running

He's coming...I'm running

Deep inside I know I'm the one

He's coming...I'm running

Deep inside I know this is wrong

Help me, I'm falling down

Solo: Shermann

I'm falling down...

I'm looking up...I'm in a grave

"Doomed"

In this hollow grave

I can smell that he's near

Will I ever never make it

Will I shed a tear

Oh it's strange how everything's

changing

Now my life is fading away

In this hollow grave

I see a bony hand

Don't you ever never take it

It's the key to his land

Oh it's strange how everything's

changing

Now my life is fading away

Solo: Denner

Oh it's strange how everything's

changing

Now my life is fading away

NO!

"Epilogue"

The mind in my headless body

Seems to be chained to the inside

I cannot move towards the light...

And as he rides away

Leaving me with this curse

I hear his laughter in the distance

Actually it's my laughter, he stole my head

Does this mean I'll be The One next year???