Mercyful Fate - Time - The Mad Arab

The Mad Arab (4:43)

PART ONE: THE VISION

The son of a shepherd, Abdul Alhazred / Traveling in the mountains, the mountains to the east / One night before him, there stood that giant rock / 3 symbols carved in blood / He built a fire at its root / To protect him from the wolves... / The Mad Arab... He would understand / The Mad Arab... It was in his hands... / Later that same night, awoken by wolfen's cry / The Arab cold with fear, saw the rock begin to rise... Rise / The son of a shepherd, Abdul Alhazred / Shivering he saw Them coming, the mountain's evil priests / Black robes came together, around the floating rock / 3 symbols in the dark / They all started chanting ancient songs / It was prayer in unknown tongue... / The Mad Arab... He would understand / The Mad Arab... It was in his hands / Daggers held high to the sky / The chanting had turned to screams / From the pit where the rock had been / 8 snake-like monsters came / And the symbols burned in red / And the priests had turned their heads / The blood running from their chests and daggers / Had the Arab scream in horror... Giving himself away / The Mad Arab... He would understand / The Mad Arab... Had to run away / Run down that mountain side, oh but they had seen him run / The priests had caught his scent / Running faster... They're chasing him / Can't go no faster... They're still behind / Aaaah NO!!! They're closing in...

TO BE CONTINUED...