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The song "Evil" by Mercyful Fate explores themes of darkness, death, and sadistic pleasure. The lyrics depict the speaker as someone who was born in a cemetery and raised from their grave by the dead, making them a servant of evil. The speaker revels in their position as a merciless soldier of Hell and claims to be the "king of pain" and "insane."
The chorus reveals the perverse pleasure the speaker derives from the suffering of others, particularly the person addressed in the song. They express a desire to hear this person cry and even fantasize about witnessing their funeral. The speaker's sadistic nature is further emphasized as they state that they would be the first to watch the funeral and the last to leave.
In the second verse, the lyrics imply that the speaker will not let their victim rest even after death. They threaten to dig up the person's body and engage in perverse acts with it, emphasizing their lack of remorse or empathy. The request for the person to "say goodbye" indicates that the speaker wants them to acknowledge their impending doom, as they plan to consume their mind.
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