Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band, and helped inspire black metal (by playing a form of speed metal that introduced black metal elements). The band was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1980 from the ashes of Hank Shermann's band Brats' and King Diamond's band Black Rose. Shortly thereafter, in the Spring of 1981 they helped out a fellow Dane, Michael Denner, with demos for his band Danger Zone. Soon it was apparent that Shermann, Denner, Diamond and Denner's bassplayer, Timi Grabber, fit well together as a unit and those players performed under the Mercyful Fate moniker for the first time in Denmark. There were the usual member changes for a young band; Denner left and then returned and drummers came and went, but finally Kim Ruzz established himself as the drummer.
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Mercyful Fate
Why do I keep on doing this? its not for me anymore
Im doing this more for you than i
And on that lonely road to nowhere
I lost myself to something else
I dont know where Im going or where Ive been
Its so hard to remember all the things I am, am i?
It feels like the end is near, catching up with me
Catch me if you can, cause Im going down into the ground
How much longer can I keep going on?
I can feel my lost ones coming down
Sooner than later, Ill see you all again
I feel my purpose here slipping away
I see the sun, but its raining
I hope Im on my way to better things
And if Im not, it doesnt really matter
Cause I am doing this more for you than I am me
I can no longer pretend, that my life is worth living
I... I would rather die, be dead again
Hold on
Now here it comes, death for one, a lonely son
Up then down, Im spinning around
My sould is so confused again
Am I floating towards the sun?
Hold on, am I dead on?
Solo: shermann
Through a tunnel of black, why?
Why do I feel so sad?
Ive been waiting for the end of act 9 to come
The curtain must fall, the end of a song
Solo: wead
But the song goes on and on
The light is so very strong
Im drifting along, I have no will
Im drifting still
In a room without walls... I feel the chill
No one is here to pick me up
Nothingess... what a mess... oh
Is anybody there?
Is anybody there? Im talking to you, do you hear me?
If I could only see through the wall of nothingness
The wall of black
They gave me number 9, this is not like the last time
Number 9
This time I am really losing my mind
I hear an orchestra... I see an orchestra
I greet an orchestra... I meet an orchestra
Im in an orchestra... I am an orchestra
I kill this orchestra... I kill me? no
No dont stop, oh please dont stop
Hey stay here, whats going on? ... hey wait for me
Solo: shermann-wead
Im running but I cant keep up
Then I realize my feet are gone
This is such a weird weird song
The orchestra is now a door
One is one and two is four, I can see three more
Seven doors, seven doors
I must choose one before theyre gone
But I cannot move, oh they are drifting away now
But I cannot move, oh they are drifting away now
Ive got to reach that door, the number 6
Ive got to reach that door, the number 6
The number 6-6, the number 6-6-6
The number 6-6-6
The number 6-6-6, thats my door
Wuauuu... look at all the colours
There goes an orchestra, no more doors
Close the window, here they come
I hear another end of this song
But again the song goes on
Dead again, I know cause Ive been here before
Im dead agin, if I could only reach that door
The number 6-6-6, the number 6-6-6
Im beginning to miss you again
Why cant I just get you out of my mind...
I must forget
Dead again, I know cause Ive been here before
Im dead again, if I could only reach that door
Through a purple mist the light is fading
I guess Ill have to stay dead
A little longer this time
Dead again...