Thirteen Invitations Lyrics - In The Shadows - Mercyful Fate

The mansion was right on the shore 

Down by the lake 

Nobody had lived here before 

But the devil himself 

Thirteen invitations 

Sent out through the night 

Thirteen invitations 

They would all arrive in time 

They gathered around the mansion 

Thirteen in all 

They had the same intention 

Never to fall 

Thirteen invitations 

Sent out through the night 

Thirteen invitations 

Promising eternal life 

So you want to be alive, forevermore 

I will turn the wheel of time 

None of you will ever have to die 

I will turn the wheel of time 

Turning the wheel, turning the wheel of time 

But first we must play a game 

The game of souls 

Sit down, don't move around 

Deal those cards 

They played all night till the morning light 

And the devil, he smiled on his own 

They played all night for eternal life 

Or the chance of losing their souls 

High will win, low is the sin 

They played all night in the burning light 

The thirteen were sharing a nine 

High will win, low is the sin 

The final card was in the devil's hand 

The king of diamonds would win 

They could never leave the mansion 

Forever inside 

They had lost their souls of creation 

But they were alive 

Thirteen invitations 

Sent out through the night 

Thirteen invitations 

And the mansion was mine