King Diamond - Tea Lyrics






On the following Friday as I turned out the light
Grandma' came and knocked at my door
"Wake up king, wake up my dear
I am gonna show you about the house of Amon"

It is time for tea, it is time again

"Even your mother is present
We made her sleep in my rocking chair"
At first I felt really scared but there was no reason to
As I saw the knife sneaking out from
Grandmother's dress
Then it cut a tiny wound in my mother's little hand

It is time for tea, it is time again

Blood was running into the tea pot, then I heard "them" laugh
"A bit of this in a cup of tea, is what it takes to set "them" free
You will hear "them" telling stories from far beyond this earth"
What I saw and what I heard made me want to stay and learn

I really hope this dream will never end,
It's hard to describe the kind of
Feeling that went on in my mind
A paradise

Hearing "their" stories and feeling "their" warmth
We laughed with tears in our eyes
From the first cup of tea, to the last drop of blood
Nothing seemed to matter at all anymore
My mother? she didn't exist to me,
Oh I felt so heavenly

It is time for tea, it is time again





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  1. K.... P....

    :) I love King Diamond <3

  2. O.... U....

    Quite f.......g boring . And I am a heavy metal metal fan.

    O.... U....

    you must have heard a different song to the rest of us

  3. M.... ....

    It is, time for tea...

  4. M.... Z....

    who would have thought a song about tea would be so awesome

  5. N.... ....

    02:05 !!!

  6. l.... ....

    Is he always kicked in his balls during his whole song? Old. LOVE IT!!! not gettin kicked in the ball, but him singing!!

  7. M.... ....

    Those double lead guitars at 3:38...Paradise!

  8. L.... ....

    A bit of this in a cup of tea..is what it takes to set them free

  9. M.... ....

    That symbol is tattooed on the back of my head😁

  10. C.... P....

    sinister riffs

  11. K.... S....

    Incredible song !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. l.... ....

    Use to pull into cemetary late at night and listen... yeah pretty creepy...... yep

  13. d.... n....

    super nigdy się nieznudzi

  14. C.... B....

    Its all so Hitchcock / Norman Bates psycho really. The whole gig...house..grandma(not mother)..tea..abuse...voices..

  15. S.... H....

    His make up was better before Gene simmons threatened to sue him!

    S.... H....

    He had already changed his make up before that.

  16. S.... H....

    love this track. one of the best KD albums I've heard

  17. T.... A....

    A normal conversation
    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/threelly-ai-for-youtube/dfohlnjmjiipcppekkbhbabjbnikkibo

  18. s.... v....

    I listened to king diamond 20 years ago and now at 43 still salute this band!!!

    s.... v....

    I listened to 30 years ago ( only on cassette tape 😂).

  19. M.... S....

    Straaight G shit. Hell ye

  20. M.... ....

    This year too. 😈👿

  21. S.... R....

    40 --> Save the g33k-->eek!!! %...

  22. U.... A....

    EnglishTea, a French croissant with Dutch cheese

  23. A.... ....

    Awesome riffing!

  24. A.... M....

    Esta cancion es como una mzcla de otras de sus canciones :v puro repollo

  25. F.... N....

    I never hear king Diamond and Mercyful Fate in the past. Today I"m a fan. Cheers from PT. 🍷

  26. l.... ....

    This is my workout jam. BEEFCAKE

  27. A.... D....

    Ahhhhhhhhhihhhhhh it issssss timeeeeeee 40

  28. D.... C....

    On the following Friday as I turned out the lights grandma came and knocked at my door wake up King wake up my dear I'm gonna show you about the house of AMON. Oh it is time for tea oh it is time again. Even your mother is present we made her sleep in my rocking chair I first I felt really scared but there was no reason to. As I saw the knife sneaking out from grandma's dress then I saw the tiny wound in my mother's little hand oh it is time for tea oh it is time again. Blood was running into the teapot then heard THEM now a bit of this in a cup a tea is what it takes to set THEM free you will hear THEM telling stories from far beyond this earth what I saw and what I heard made me want to stay and learn. I really hope this day will never end it's hard to describe the kind of feelling that went down in my mind a paradise. Hearing their stories and feeling their warmth we laughed with tears in their eyes from the first drop of tea to the last drop of blood Nothing seemed to matter at all anymore my mother she didn't exist to me oh I felt so heavenly. Oh it is time for tea oh it is time again.

  29. D.... ....

    It makes me think of my grandma.....

  30. K.... H....

    makes me think of a dream I had after watching bates motel. Dylan had called me to visit norman because he was acting very strange. he greeted me in mother's shawl and invited me in for some tea, which was actually blood (surprise!) from all of his victims' throats he slashed. I took one sip and I turned into a female vampire! then I woke up...GRANDmother! what have you dooone??? lol

  31. B.... S....

    fantastic!

  32. R.... A....

    Heavy metal rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  33. R.... A....

    King Diamond rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  34. m.... ....

    yeah!!!!!

  35. S.... R....

    K•N•((0))•√√√

  36. l.... ....

    And the moral of the story: don't do fucking blood magic with grandma!

  37. R.... A....

    Killer album a masterpiece

  38. R.... A....

    Heavy metal rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  39. R.... A....

    King diamond rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  40. R.... A....

    Killer song

  41. J.... M....

    KING DIAMOND IS A GENIUS.I THINK HE SHOULD WRITE A HORROR MOVIE AND ALSO STAR IN IT🤘

  42. R.... A....

    Killer album a masterpiece

  43. R.... A....

    Killwr song

  44. C.... S....

    Legendary album.i had the cassette 🤘

  45. R.... A....

    Heavy metal rules!!!!!!!!!!!!

  46. R.... A....

    King diamond rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  47. m.... z....

    one of the best solos in history..makes me mad

  48. m.... z....

    i remember my childhood..my favourite them is still in my heart and no 1 for ever!

  49. W.... P....

    Do you fools not know what this song is talking about? Demon possession, bloodletting and consuming human blood? And yes when I younger I listened to this album blinded to the TRUE MEANING!!

  50. R.... A....

    heavy metal rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  51. R.... A....

    king diamond rules!!!!!!!!!!!

  52. R.... A....

    killer album a masterpiece

  53. R.... A....

    killer song

  54. P.... T....

    My favorite song off of the album. Hands down

  55. S.... ....

    The harmonized duet at the end is my favorite part of the song. I can't tell how many times I've skipped from and to it when listening to this song.

    S.... ....

    Guitar duet? It’s fantastic!

    S.... ....

    And me too! Exactly the same! My favorite part of the song!!

  56. B.... Z....

    Having Tea with King is like having Tea with Lucifer himself!!!!!

  57. J.... T....

    Had no idea Maajin Buu had a heavy metal band

  58. P.... C....

    The house of amon cool thing there bring in this song i love it.

  59. K.... D....

    Grandma's favorite album

  60. h.... ....

    wow he an awful lot about his grandma im starting to suspect foul play

    h.... ....

    sings sorry

  61. P.... W....

    creepiest album ever recorded

  62. J.... E....

    Tea time again

  63. E.... T....

    my dad started listening to King when he was 13, guess im continuing the tradition!

  64. J.... S....

    I appear to be in the minority of people who think that vocals are the weakest part of this band, sometimes even unbearably bad, but the instrumental part is absolutely fucking incredible in every song, shame...

  65. J.... S....

    long live the king

  66. J.... P....

    THAT RIFFS

  67. G.... ....

    buy the CD is worth every penny. simply magnificent!

  68. m.... b....

    It is time for tea

  69. K.... C....

    ahhh I wore out my first tape and Sony audio reverse player to king diomond/ them from West coast sound.and now I'm as old as grandma.still drinking my cup of tea EEE.🎸

    K.... C....

    Never too old bro. Just summon some demons lol.

  70. p.... ....

    i take coffee, no tea hehehe only when i´m very sick

  71. C.... ....

    What's up with him talking so much about "grandma"?

    C.... ....

    +Choctawnic lmao sorry couldnt tell, is that your real pic?? Anyways, go with Dont Break the Oath and Melissa

    C.... ....

    +Choctawnic As far as King Diamond solo goes try Abigail

    C.... ....

    @I AM Joseph McCarthy No not my real pic... Is that yours? Yeah...ok, are Don't Break The Oath and Melissa, albums? I did hear the song Abigail..

    C.... ....

    +Choctawnic Lol no, ol Joe is dead hahahaha. I think its stupid to use your real pic on this site. Anyways, yeah, check out Dont Break the Oath and Melissa from Mercyful Fate. Theyre considered among the greatest Metal albums of all time

    C.... ....

    @I AM Joseph McCarthy Yeah I agree! Ok, I'll check them out for sure!

  72. w.... k....

    just fuckin awesome

  73. L.... D....

    It's awesome that as I'm listening to this song that there is a red moon tonight!

  74. J.... H....

    How many other metal singers outside the prog metal scene write concept albums like them.

    J.... H....

    James Hill There is W.A.S.P’s album “The Crimson Idol” but I see your point.

  75. K.... R....

    Man that little part at 2:03 is fucking beautiful

  76. C.... G....

    uma das melhores dele!!

    C.... G....

    Verdade

  77. E.... W....

    is time for tea! ohhhhhh

  78. G.... G....

    Every time someone asks me if I want tea, I think of this song. Of course, most today don't know this song. Only us insiders are privy to such beauty. People thought this band was too evil and too hard rock, but actually there is a lot of musicality and melodic beauty to their music. The 80s was the height of metal mastery. It's a lost art now, even with the bands that were great then. Metallica today is not the Metallica of the early and mid 80s. And today they are more popular. Shame. Now they sound like old men trying to be macho. Gone is the natural beauty of their vocals and their melodies. Happens, I guess, in all genres, when bands get old and conservative and get a bigger following for it.

    G.... G....

    You're stuck in a bubble. Theres tons of good music today, its just not the only music in the genre anymore, and you have to find it. Metal got big, and now you have to sort the good from the shit.

    G.... G....

    I agree dude, I’m only 19 and I lovvvveee 70s 80s and 90s Metal, Metal today is fucking boring to me, all this core crap and repetitive breakdowns and annoying vocals, this music right here is fucking mastery and king diamond is one of the best story tellers in metal history

    G.... G....

    Harmon_artist yes I agree in that, new wave of thrash revival is really good, toxic holocaust, havok, warbringer, skeletonwitch, evile etc

    G.... G....

    Harmon_artist trivium is the only metalcore band I like, avenged sevenfold is meh

    G.... G....

    Harmon_artist trivium have a lot of thrash metal and black metal influences in their music that’s why I like them, it’s not just straight up metalcore with them annoying vocals, but that’s the only metalcore band I actually like, infact the only core genre I like is grindcore, bands like early carcass, napalm death, and terrorizer.

  79. �.... �....

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  80. B.... C....

    Not a grandma .....yet, but I think I will play this when that day comes and they come to visit. I haven't heard this song since I was 19 in the military, brings back great memories. It...is time for tea!

  81. Z.... K....

    one of the greatest, most underrated metal albums of all time.

    Z.... K....

    Musically, yes. But Abigail has a far better story.

    Z.... K....

    @Load Game agreed..

    Z.... K....

    Just say it already, "Them" and "Abigail " are about musically equal, & Abigail did have a better story,,,,, can't wait to see him on tour,

    Z.... K....

    It definitely is one of the greatest to me!

  82. M.... D....

    cup of blood...../sick feeling trx....cool satanik anthem...(guitarsolos!!!!!!!)

  83. K.... ....

    The perfect song for a cup a tea.

  84. s.... ....

    Those two guitarist shred the fuck outa this album<> RESPECT!

  85. R.... E....

    "A tiny wound" Priceless
    KD is my hero.

  86. N.... Y....

    Then I saw a tiny WOOOUND in my mothers little hand

  87. K.... B....

    love this song all hail the king

    K.... B....

    Damn straight!

  88. m.... d....

    2  great guitarists on this cd, Pete Blakk, and Andy La Rocque my favorite King Diamond cd still!

    m.... d....

    mark davidson the eye is kings best album , them is great to

    m.... d....

    Yep, Andy is an idol of mine. Also loved his work in Death.

  89. J.... D....

    It's always (Green) Tea time around here...! Love this tune...!

  90. T.... K....

    Love the King!!

  91. T.... ....

    This should be the theme song for the TEA Party!!! LOL!!! ;)

  92. T.... J....

    ohhohhohoh it is time for mushroom tea

  93. m.... t....

    King diamond que paso? antes eras chevere (en los 80's)

  94. V.... ....

    I want to play this at my next tea time on Sunday! :-) Don't know if the in-laws would care much for it though....

    V.... ....

    lol. ha. ha ha. 666

  95. j.... ....

    I always thought that the "time for tea" was a metaphor for heroin use.  I guess it isn't that deep of a song.  

    j.... ....

    yeah bc heroin is so much deeper than your grandma coming back from the dead and killing your family members

    j.... ....

    +Brandon Starr LAWL

    j.... ....

    ohh yeah heroin..so deep 😂 fuck off