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King Midnight
02:49
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Be wary of the night
And its enticing call
Not all who venture there, my Love
Have lived to see the morn
I know too well
The danger after dark
Luring in his victims
Under moon and stars
King Midnight stalks the streets
Swallows his prey whole
Sweeps the young right off their feet
As if they’d never known
Well it’s late in the evening
Crescent moon reached its peak
A shadow moves in dead pitch black
And preys upon the weak
Those left behind forgotten
Those who remain are next
For all who venture forth are damned
This night is ever hexed
King Midnight rules the moonlight
And sits upon his throne of stars
There is no escaping his cold touch
About him is dark
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Devil's Woods
04:08
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If you’re out after midnight
Don’t go into the woods
If you’re out after midnight
Don’t go into the woods
There’s a man in them woods
He gallops through the night
Some say he’s got a sickle
Some say he’s got a knife
But everybody knows
He’s got and evil black heart
And everybody knows
He’s gonna tear you apart
Riding by at Midnight
On a pale white mare
Some say that he’s a ghost
And some say he’s a man
But you know if he sees you
Your time is through
He’s out recruiting for the devil
Singing “How ’bout you?”
A soul doomed to wander
Through the Devil’s Woods
His body skin and bones
Beneath his midnight hood
When the wind is howling
And the clouds hang low
They say the he goes out looking
For a lonely soul
Riding by at Midnight . . .
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Voodoo-Girl
02:57
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I met her one night
It was just on twelve
She said, “Tell me do you wanna be
In heaven or hell?”
I said, “I’m not quite sure
Exactly what do you mean?”
And did I mention by the way
That it was Halloween
She moves like something out a of dream
She’s got eyes that burn a hole into in me
She’s got long red nails, thick dark curls
She is my ooky, kooky, spooky
Little voodoo-girl
She said, “You know I could put you
Under some kind of spell
And you would grovel on your knees
Just to serve me well”
I said “To some people baby
That might sound like a curse
But I can think of many things
Much, much worse”
She moves like something out a dream . . .
Well now I’m in the power
Of all of her charms
And I’m her lover I'm her footman
I’m her man at arms
And all you decent people
Want to save me from hell
But I’m begging and I’m pleading
Don’t break the spell
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Shallow Grave
02:41
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There a shallow grave
By the oak in the woods
Is calling to my heart
Longing fills my breast
I can never rest
While we two are apart
Once a maiden fair
Her shadow lies there
And calls across the dark
They say ’twas a fever
But I know the reason
How her flesh became cold
Haunted by a past
That is dark that is vast
I hear her body groan
The night seems to frown
The stars don’t look down
Soon I’ll rest beside her bones
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Skeletons in Her Closet
02:45
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Once life was real simple
And ev’rything was grand
A woman was a woman
And a man was just a man
Now life is a puzzle
And nothing’s what it seems
For what you see’s no guarantee
She’ll live up to your dreams
She’s got skeletons in her closet
Yeah they’re full o’ bones
And they rattle and ache
And they shiver and shake
Sometimes they even moan
O-oh O-oh O-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Well ev’ry night at Velvets
You do your little dance
You hit the floor and try once more
To find a new romance
That girl looking your way
Well I heard a thing or two
She’s upside down and back-to-front
So careful what you do
She’s got skeletons in her closet...
She pulls out a cigarette
And says “Oh do you mind?
I know they’re bad but I don’t care
They make me feel all right”
Well it’s true what they say
It’s better the devil you know
Well she’s the one you don’t
And she will drag you down below
She’s got skeletons in her closet...
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Gentlemen of Means
03:08
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When you’re walking in the park
You must be careful after dark
There are gentlemen of means
Even courtiers of queens
Who like to stalk the streets
In search of sweets
They may wear a watch and chain
Or a cloak just for the rain
They are cultured and refined
Often brilliant of mind
But no human heart rests
Within their breasts
Like animals in cage
Or a storm about to rage
Like a vampire, a spider
Or a blood sucking leech
They’ll devour your flesh
Like a succulent peach
They have favour with the law
And they bring it to the fore
If you ever learn their name
If you try to make a claim
Yes, the courthouse
Will celebrate their lies
Be careful little child
The world is vicious and wild
The lamplight can never
Chase the dark away forever
So stay in bed
Mind what your mama said
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Dracula's Daughter
03:56
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Carmilla
06:13
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My home by the Western Woods did surely forever change
Once I beheld your eyes so deep and dark and cold and strange
The magnetic moonlight misted through the atmosphere
A far-flung recollection surfaced as you did appear
As we wandered through the shadows many days passed on by
And somehow you still remained a mystery to my eyes
Tragedy had brought you thence and in tragedy you went
Your rhymes circle ’round my mind as I wonder what you meant
O Carmilla do not cry, for you hold me in a trance
There is only you and I as we dance this funeral dance
You hold your cheek to mine and murmur like a lullaby
“I live in your warm life and you shall die sweetly die –
Into Mine”
The Western Woods call to my heart as I remember you
I see ghosts and fearful visions and can’t tell which is true
A feline foot falls on the floor in melancholy dreams
I lie within your languid limbs and nothing’s what it seems
At times I see your beauty in the faces of the dead
And I feel your lips upon me all full and bloody-red
A pain strikes deep into my breast as sharp as it is clean
Like the story of the asp and that great Egyptian Queen
O Carmilla do not cry for you hold me in a trance
There is only you and I as we dance this funeral dance
You hold your cheek to mine and murmur like a lullaby
“I live in your warm life and you shall die sweetly die –
Into Mine”
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