Since the band's inception, there have been over fifteen musicians in and out of King Diamond, with the only two mainstays being vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Andy LaRocque. In 1987 the band released their second studio release Abigail (their first concept album). Throughout the 1980s, King Diamond released a total of four studio albums. In the early 1990s, the band was put on hold when King Diamond reunited with his former outfit Mercyful Fate. After reforming King Diamond in 1994, Diamond would balance recording and touring with both Mercyful Fate and his eponymous band throughout the 90's. Since the early 2000s, King Diamond have kept recording and touring and, since 2014, the band has been composed of vocalist King Diamond, guitarist Andy LaRocque, guitarist Mike Wead, drummer Matt Thompson, and bassist Pontus Egberg.
midnight
King Diamond Lyrics
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Midnight, still hanging on this wall
I'm thinking back in time
To when there was still a life
Free of misery
Oh, but it was never to be
Midnight, and still you're haunting me
I'm thinking back in time
To the cellar in the darkest night
All the misery
All, the blood I had to see
Midnight, midnight, midnight, midnight
They're ready for the show
Now the blood must flow
They're waiting above
Oh No!
"Let the show begin"
King Diamond's song Midnight tells the story of a person who is haunted by memories of a time when their life was free from misery. The haunting is represented as snow that is falling and a presence that is still hanging on their wall. The lyrics indicate that the person is reminiscing about a time when their life was not filled with blood and misery. They remember a cellar in the darkest night where they had to witness all the blood they did not want to see. The person is trapped in their haunted past and is unable to escape.
The chorus repeats the word 'midnight' and there is a sense of urgency as they sing about the show that must go on. It seems as if someone is waiting above for the show to begin, but the singer is hesitant to do so because of the blood that has to flow. The sense of urgency is heightened with the line "Oh No!" which indicates that the singer knows something terrible is going to happen.
Line by Line Meaning
Midnight, I see the snow that's falling
The singer is observing snowfall happening outside during the middle of the night.
Midnight, still hanging on this wall
The singer is still awake and staying in one place, possibly a bedroom, at midnight.
I'm thinking back in time
To when there was still a life
Free of misery
Oh, but it was never to be
The singer is reminiscing about a time when they had a happy life without any suffering, but now realizes that life will always have hardships.
Midnight, see the snow that's falling
Midnight, and still you're haunting me
The artist is still awake at midnight and feeling haunted despite the snowfall happening outside.
I'm thinking back in time
To the cellar in the darkest night
All the misery
All, the blood I had to see
The artist reflects back on a past experience where they had to witness or experience hardships and bloodshed in the darkest night, possibly in a cellar.
Midnight, midnight, midnight, midnight
They're ready for the show
Now the blood must flow
They're waiting above
Oh No!
There is preparation happening for something sinister to happen at midnight, and bloodshed is expected. There is also a sense of impending doom, as expressed through the exclamation 'Oh No!'.
"Let the show begin"
Someone says this phrase, which could be interpreted as the start of something gruesome or dramatic happening.
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Written by: MICHAEL DIAMOND, MICHAEL PRINCE
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