Catacomb Lyrics - House Of God - King Diamond

Down into the dark I go 

Armed with just a candle and then my soul 

Cryptic messages written on the floor 

Rats are nibbling at my feet, I send one off to nevermore 

Too much darkness, spiders on my eyes 

Webs are hanging from my thighs, the fatter ones must die 

I see shadows walking straight and tall 

I don't know how they move, dancing on the walls 

Presence of fear, a presence so near 

I wonder what could be so powerful beyond the dark 

Human bones in little chambers 

All along the narrow halls 

Catacomb, death over life 

Catacomb, am I here to die? 

I see a light, I push some bones aside 

Down into the dark I go, another chamber 

A chamber with a glow 

Could this be a doorway to another world? 

Or darkness playing tricks, with my little mind? 

The virgin Mary is standing tall 

A full size figure carved in wood up against the wall 

Her face is peeling from all the years gone by 

Is it just a statue or is it what I'm looking for? 

I break her face and see another one instead 

The mummy's face appears as the bandages they fall 

Dried out face with hate upon me gaze 

How grotesque, the mummy wears a crown of thorns 

From the empty sockets where its eyes should be 

An entity of light is pouring out towards me 

And then the sound 

Jesus Christ, what have they done to you? 

I'm running for my life, I'm running from the night 

But it's so hard to breathe 

The stench down here is much too much 

Satan help me, help me God 

Help me anyone, anyone who hears my cry of fear 

Cold winds from far beyond the dark 

Chasing through the catacomb and breathing down my neck 

Human bones in little chambers 

All along the narrow halls 

Catacomb death over life 

Catacomb, am I here to die? 

I know I'm here to die