The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
La nuit du chasseur (The night of the hunter)
I was born of the womb of a poisonous man
Beaten and broken and chased from the land
But I rise up above it, high up above it and see
I was hung from a tree made of tongues of the weak
The branches, the bones of the liars, the thieves
Rise up above it, high up above and see
Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil's inside
One night of the hunter, one day I will get revenge
One night to remember, one day it'll all just end
Un, deux, trois, cinq (One, two, three, five)
Blessed by a bitch from a bastard's seed
Pleasure to meet you but better to bleed
Rise, I'll rise, I'll rise...
Skinned her alive, ripped her apart
Scattered her ashes, buried her heart
Rise up above it, high up above and see
Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil's inside
One night of the hunter, one day I will get revenge
One night to remember, one day it'll all just end
Honest to God, I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God, I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
One night of the hunter, one day I will get revenge
One night to remember, one day it'll all just end
I was born of the womb of a poisonous man
Beaten and broken and chased from the land
But I rise up above it, high up above it and see
I was hung from a tree made of tongues of the weak
The branches, the bones of the liars, the thieves
Rise up above it, high up above and see
Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil's inside
One night of the hunter, one day I will get revenge
One night to remember, one day it'll all just end
Un, deux, trois, cinq (One, two, three, five)
Blessed by a bitch from a bastard's seed
Pleasure to meet you but better to bleed
Rise, I'll rise, I'll rise...
Skinned her alive, ripped her apart
Scattered her ashes, buried her heart
Rise up above it, high up above and see
Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil's inside
One night of the hunter, one day I will get revenge
One night to remember, one day it'll all just end
Honest to God, I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God, I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
One night of the hunter, one day I will get revenge
One night to remember, one day it'll all just end
Lyrics submitted by sandwichbunzzz
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You don't remember correctly. I'm sorry, but the Count never kills Mercedes. Mercedes was unaware of the entire plot against him at the beginning of the book. He used to love her too. Honestly, I don't know what book you were reading, because that is a huge mistake to make. Sorry.