The old oak - Mercyful Fate

The Old Oak
Mercyful Fate


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~sesseler
Do you remember the bridge? The bridge that was standing in ruin.
Do you remember the sign? Demons and witches were doing.

Oh, they say it's a bad place.
Oh, they say it's a magic place.

Deep dow under the soil of this unholy land.
Deep dow under the roots of a tree they have damned.

It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree.
It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree.

Nothing will grow in the ground, the Old Oak is killing it all.
If you were ever around, beware of the oak and its charm.

It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree.
It's the Old Oak Hanging Tree.

The Old Oak might make you blind.
The Old Oak might trick your eyes.
Oh, hypnotized.

It's a bad sign when the autumn comes and the leaves are gone.
Oh, it's a bad sign. The Oak must feed in order to breed.
Bad sign, bad sign, bad sign.
It's a bad sign when the autumn comes and the leaves are gone.
It's a nightmare found. I wonder what made this magic tree so.

Hang with me, hang with the hangman.
With another season in another century.
Hang with me, hang with the hangman.
Blood from the madmen we hung in that tree.
Blood to the ground, blood to the roots, all red.

All around the Old Oak, deep into the ground they buried them.
Indians of ancient times saw it as a holy shrine.
Can you belive sacrificing their own.
Must have been a mighty God to receive a gift of life.
All the people must have known happiness would come if sown.
Can you belive sacrificing their own.

The Old Oak might make you blind.
The Old Oak might trick your eyes.
Oh, hypnotized.

No, don't hang with me, as I go back to the Old Oak tree.