EERIE VON LYRICS

1. An Investment In Hate

A small investment in blood, such a small price to pay
Layin' down in the cellar for the last forty days

Light the colored candles, and bring rain to my grave
When you live inside a circle of salt, you're near the end of your days

A small investment in blood, such a small price to pay
Layin' down in a circle of salt for the last forty days

'Cause wide is the gate, so broad is the way
When you live inside a circle of blood, you make a great investment in hate
A great investment in hate

All the jealous husbands seek the end of their mates
Wide is the gate
All the faithless ladies seem to wither away
Layin' down inside their circle of thought, nearing the end of their days

So wide is the gate, and broad is the way
Wide is the gate, so broad is the way
Yes, wide is the gate, so broad is the way
When you live inside a circle of blood, you make a great investment in hate
A great investment in hate
A great investment in hate
A great investment in hate
A great investment in hate...

2. Madonnica Diabolita

A crepe it hangs upon a wreath of black
Comes a gentle rock of a baby casket
Forth and back, this way, then that

Its eyes not yet wide open, a heart born already broken
Its eyes not yet wide open, a heart born already broken
Still a tiny smile crawls across his lips
Not an angel, but not quite a man
Gifted with tooth, almost a fang
Hooves afoot and claws almost at hand, gifted with tooth, almost a fang

His eyes not yet wide open, a heart born already broken
His eyes not yet wide open, a heart born already broken
Still a tiny smile crawls across his lips, with evil at his fingertips
Still a tiny smile crawls across his lips, with evil at his fingertips

The sun does rise and will set in his eyes
Do no wrong, only right in her mind
The mother of the newborn evil
Does not realize

His eyes not yet wide open, a heart born already broken
His eyes not yet wide open, a heart born already broken

The sun does rise and will set in his eyes
Do no wrong, only right in her mind
The sun does rise and will set in his eyes
The mother of the newborn evil
Does not realize

3. The Sum Of Love

Tortured soul, you, you long for one
Greater than the sum of love
Gone forever is the morning sun
Can it be forever gone

She was lovely once, she was
So much greater than the sum of love
All the things I wanted most
Were much greater than the sum of love

Filled with pride, my life was lost
Denied the joy of the greater good
Lovely was the morning sun
So much greater than the sum of love

I could not search for what was lost
I had to turn my back and walk
Away from all I wanted most
Was much greater than the sum of love

Filled with pride, my life was gone
Denied the joy for the greater good
Lovely was the morning sun
So much greater than the sum of love
So much greater than the sum of love
So much greater than the sum of love

4. The Inferno Room

She trembled like a virgin movin' toward her wedding bed
Stumbled down that hallway like the dawn of the dead
Crept in like a creature, tryin' to crawl right through your soul
She brought in a winter chill that stayed till she was gone
She knelt down to pray like she thought it might be
Something that she could hold over me

Now she crept in like a creature
So sweet you'd love to beat her
Fell down on her knees
Prayin' to the thieves that stole her soul
She was prayin' to the thieves that stole her soul
She brought in a winter chill that just stayed till she was gone

Now she trembled like a virgin movin' toward that wedding bed
Stumbled down the hall like the dawn of the dead
Crept in like a creature, tryin' to crawl right through your soul
She knelt down to pray like she thought it might be
Something that she could hold over me

5. The Wheel

Unborn, a fresh young girl
Frail with the weight of the world
Already bent at the beauty of the night
Sent from heaven, unwanted on Earth
She brings her blessing wrapped in a curse
She was sent from heaven, to be unwanted on Earth

Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again

Deep in her darkness lies her greatest fear
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
She promises to take you far away from here
Beneath her ivory snow veneer
Lies her greatest fear
Deep in her darkness, she can take you far away from here

Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again

Her beauty burned right through my soul
Thought I would breathe once more
The search had ended there and now I'd be reborn
Like a pleasure ride through woman fair
I fell without a care
She promised me sanctuary but I found no salvation there

Her heart pounds its' terrible rhythm
One second of peace, she ain't gonna give them
Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again

Her wheel of misfortune spins 'round again
She's on you like the sun on the sand
Her wheel of misfortune spins your way again

She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful, beautiful as hell
Why did you lie, you lied to me
Like the promise of pleasure, never to be reached
Why did you lie, lie to me
Like the pleasure of a promise, never to be breached
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful, beautiful as hell
She's got a tale, a tale to tell
That she's beautiful

6. The First Hymn

And so I chose the night to be my dominion
Beauty, hope and joy all lay behind
All things good were no longer my companions
Buried with the soul that I let die

Then I sang the first hymn
And I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust

The few believers wanted to be picked
Praying to their God like some pious lunatics
Their sins were deadly, my lies, their truth
I opened up the gates and let them crawl through

To sing their first hymn
Filled their river with blood
Drenched their whole world in sin
Built their cities of dust
Drenched their whole world in sin
River red with blood
Built their cities of dust

I sang the first hymn
And I filled a river red with blood
Drenched my whole world in sin
Left my city in dust

I sang the first hymn
I filled a river red
I sang the first hymn
River red with blood

Once freedom came for me, and for my wearied soul
Prisoner of life I'd be no more
But the taste of blood had grown far too sweet
So I chose to walk the road that I was on

So I sang the next hymn
Filled a river with the death of love
And wallowed in my sin
Left my city in dust
Filled a river red with blood
Left my city in dust

7. The Blood And The Body

[Instrumental]

8. Good

Half of me wants to find religion
The other half of me says no
Half of me needs to find a rhyme and a reason
The other half just don't know what for

How can I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good

Half of me wants to taste the blood and the body
The other half still has some doubts
Half of me wants to walk the road to salvation
And the other half wants to go south

How can I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
How will I ever see, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good

Half of me wants to find religion
But I didn't know it was lost
Half of me wants to burn down the mission
And make off with the poorbox

Half of me wants to be, something I may never be
And half of me knows who's at fault
How will I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good

Half of me wants to go down the right road
And half of me wants to go wrong
Half of me feels like a goddamned savior
Who only needs a good nail to get crossed

How will I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
How will I ever see, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good

I don't wanna be good...

9. A Lover's Knot

Now I am bound, I am caught
I am tied with a lover's knot
I am bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot
Like a fly, caught in your web
I could break free, or I could wait for death
I am bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot

Bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot

I walked in, to that room
And I fell under the spell of her perfume
And I got lost with that lover's knot

Can't break away
And here I'm gonna stay
Caught in that lover's knot
One day soon, she might let me be
Maybe one day soon, she'll let me break free
Till then I'm bound, I am caught, tied with that lover's knot

Won't someone show me the way
And one day I will be gone
She promised me everything
And she gave it to me
Bound, caught, tied with that lover's knot
I am bound, I am caught, tied with that lover's knot

10. What's The Count Jack?

What's the count Jack?

I long for peace of mind
Tortured and thrilled at the same time
Betrayed by a bitch and her kiss
Wait until they get a good look at this

What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?

I knock on wood just for luck
The death of hope down a dark alley block
Relieved by the knife left in her back
So ask yourself now, what's the count Jack?

What's the count Jack?

Here's a hook to hang your guilt upon
I left you two rings, two cents, and two combs
All of you fooled by the rapture of man
Ask yourself now, what's the count my friend?

What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?
What's the count Jack?

To rip the bitch wide and crawl inside
My heart leaps out into the night
And so the thrill left a mark on her back
So ask yourself now, what's the count Jack?

Here's a hook to hang your guilt upon
I left you two rings, two cents, and two combs
All of you fooled by the rapture of man
What's the count my friend?

Two rings, two cents, and two combs
Here's a hook to hang your guilt upon
All of you fooled by the rapture of man
Ask yourself now, what's the count my friend?

What's the count Jack?

11. Dungenous

[Instrumental]

12. Sell My Soul (Maybe I Will)

Trade my soul, I'd trade my soul
Give my like to that rock and roll
Down on my knees howlin' like a dog
Prayin' to my God, lookin' for the right road

Won't somebody hear my plea
Somebody help me please

Trade my soul, I'd trade my soul
Give my like to that rock and roll
Down on my knees howlin' like a dog
Prayin' to my God, lookin' for the right road

Trade my soul, yeah maybe I will
Sell my soul, yeah maybe I will
Trade my soul, maybe I will
Catch up with you in Robinsonville

Annie May's dad makes the white liquor
He's got a piano, a floor and a shack
You can stay all night long
Drink and pick out a song
Pick up a dollar if you pass the hat

Maybe I will
Sell my soul, yeah maybe I will
Catch up with you in Robinsonville
Sell my soul, maybe I will
Maybe I will

My neck hurts from throwin' it back so much
My back is twisted in knots from leanin' on my crutch
But I know somethin' that'll make me well
Just forward all my mail to Robinsonville

Maybe I will
Maybe I will
Catch up with you in Robinsonville







EERIE VON LYRICS