"12 Black Rainbows" is a song by Type O Negative, included on their compilation album The Least Worst Of, released in 2000. This song was recorded when the album World Coming Down was being recorded but didn't make it to the album, but was included on the single of its track "Everything Dies". "12 Black Rainbows" revolves around non-sexual foreplay, relationship breakups, alcohol abuse, and heartache.
The number in the title was chosen from the 12 Apostles. The rest of the title, especially the color, refers to several times when light gone out in his life, meaning good times giving way to bad times. Each rainbow turning to black represented an aspect of Peter's life/personality slowly dying.
Lyrics[]
Idle hands may be the devil's work
Unbridled minds you see are so much worse
Too much pity spent and wasting time
Irresponsibility not my only crime no
Obsessive thinking, depressed drinking
The person I once was, he's dead
Exhume the past this time or be my last
This is my final quest to remove my mask yeah
Don't be afraid as she pulled down the shade
Said there's nothing to fear but the monster is here
So just tell me the time, be it quarter of nine
Since the sun's gone away, now the creature will play
Ice blue eyes follow me everywhere i go
Making my heart appear as lead
I hate to wish it but I'll tell you though
That I'm quite ready 'cause I'm already dead
Don't be afraid as she pulled down the shade
Said there's nothing to fear but the monster is here
So just tell me the time, be it quarter of nine
Since the sun's gone away, now the creature will play
Don't be afraid as she pulled down the shade
Said there's nothing to fear but the monster is here
So just tell me the time, be it quarter of nine
Since the sun's gone away, now the creature will play
Personnel[]
Group performers
- Peter Steele – vocals, bass, additional guitar & keyboards
- Kenny Hickey – guitar
- Josh Silver – keyboards
- Johnny Kelly – live drums
Enginucers
- Peter Steele – writing, preprogramming, production
- Mike Marciano – engineering, mixing
- Josh Silver – samples, effects, deprogramming, production
- Johnny Kelly – drum programming
- Kenny Hickey – deprogramming
- George Marino – mastering