a mansion in darkness

• abigail adlı king diamond albümünden bir parçanın adı.
  
  riding up the alley in the rain,
  no lights to show the way.
  how could this ever be their home?
  through the darkness you could only see
  a giant shadow that swells to be
  a house where evil rules at night
  and the shadows at the gate, they seemed to be alive.
  yeah, the shadows at the gate -- alive.
  everything inside was left untouched
  except for what the rats had got,
  and the dust of time that showed its mark.
  armed with candlelight and open eyes
  through the dark they fought their way
  'til every room was lit again....
  and the house began to breathe, it seemed to be alive.
  yeah, the house began to breathe -- alive.
  as the candlelight began to fade,
  and jonathan said, "let's go to bed."
  the fireplace had ceased to burn....
  both were fast asleep before the dawn, dreaming...dreaming....
  and they did not know about the shadow....
  yeah, the shadow on the wall, it really came alive.
  yeah, the shadow on the wall -- sunrise!
• parçanın girişindeki melodiyle büyüleyen bir king diamond baş yapıtı.
• deadly lullabyes live albümünde king abi döktürür bu şarkıda. özellikle sondaki "sunrise" kısmı hayretler içinde bırakır adamı.
• king diamond'un her yönüyle usta işi parçalarından. lan o sözlerin girişi nedir öyle! karanlıkta seven horsemenden uzaklaşırken dört nala giden o at arabasındaki garibim canıtın lafey gibi hissediyorum, king usta "elaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayv" derken ise altıma sıçıyorum korkudan.
• king diamond babanın döktürdüğü efsane şarkı.
  
  (bkz: kontrtenor)