[00:00.56]Artist:king diamond[00:02.52]Songs Title:catacomb[00:04.83][00:44.55]Down into the dark I go, armed with just a candle and then my soul[00:53.29]Cryptic messages written on the floor[00:56.79][00:57.30]Rats are nibbling at my feet, I send one off to nevermore[01:01.80]Too much darkness, spiders on my eyes[01:05.86]Webs are hanging from my thighs, the fatter ones must die[01:09.67][01:10.54]I see shadows walking straight and tall[01:14.11][01:14.80]I dont know how they move, dancing on the walls[01:18.54][01:19.54]Presence of fear, a presence so near[01:23.04]I wonder what could be so powerful beyond the dark[01:27.67][01:28.98]Human bones... in little chambers all along the narrow halls[01:36.35][01:36.92]Catacomb, death over life... catacomb, am I here to die?[01:46.60][01:48.48]I see a light, I push some bones aside[01:55.80][02:11.54]Down into the dark I go, another chamber, a chamber with a glow[02:20.55]Could this be a doorway to another world?[02:24.99]Or darkness playing tricks, with my little mind?[02:29.30]The virgin mary is standing tall[02:33.17]A full size figure carved in wood up against the wall[02:36.86][02:37.67]Her face is peeling from all the years gone by[02:41.79]Is it just a statue, or is it what Im looking for?[02:46.42]I break her face and see another one instead[02:50.55]The mummys face appears as the bandages they fall[02:54.42][02:55.04]Dried out face with hate upon me gaze[02:59.73]How grotesque... the mummy wears a crown of thorns[03:04.05]From the empty sockets where its eyes should be[03:08.42]An entity of light is pouring out towards me[03:12.78]And then the sound... jesus christ,what have they done to you?[03:21.53][03:39.07]Im running for my life, Im running from the night[03:43.19]But its so hard to breathe, the stench down here is much too much[03:47.50]Satan help me, help me god[03:49.57]Help me anyone, anyone who hears my cry of fear[03:56.28]Cold winds from far beyond the dark[03:59.84][04:00.53]Chasing through the catacomb and breathing down my neck[04:05.06]Human bones... in little chambers all along the narrow halls[04:13.44][04:13.99]Catacomb, death over life... catacomb, am I here to die?[04:23.12][04:29.18]I know Im here to die