The Cask Of Amontillado

Album: Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (1976)
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  • By the last breath of the four winds that blow
    I'll have revenge upon Fortunato
    Smile in his face I'll say "come let us go
    I've a cask of Amontillado"

    Sheltered inside from the cold of the snow
    Follow me now to the vault down below
    Drinking the wine as we laugh at the time
    Which is passing incredibly slow

    (What are these chains that are binding my arm?)
    Part of you dies each passing day
    (Say it's a game and I'll come to no harm)
    You'll feel your life slipping away

    You who are rich and whose troubles are few
    May come around to see my point of view
    What price the Crown of a King on his throne
    When you're chained in the dark all alone

    (Spare me my life only name your reward)
    Part of you dies each brick I lay
    (Bring back some light in the name of the Lord)
    You'll feel your mind slipping away Writer/s: ALAN PARSONS, ERIC NORMAN WOOLFSON
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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