Lyrics by M. Teresa Clayton Music by piratas de dios WITCH! Beneath the murky water lies Proof of innocence misused Silenced beneath the hallowed veil Embodied cries of those accused WITCH ! proclaimed the righteous ones Oh, how the words do linger No other cause to curse her with But on their pointed finger ! Aside her waist they bound her wrists And bound her foot and knee They muffled her and blinded her Truth could not speak nor see They issued judgment on the shore Then bowed their heads in prayer They tossed her into the icy depths Awaiting justice there WITCH ! proclaimed the righteous ones Oh, how the words do linger No other cause to curse her with But on their pointed finger ! Should the witch survive the test And surface with her breath Surely saved by Satan’s hand Would be condemned to death Bound again upon the stake Put ablaze upon the pyre Her scream was quickly muffled And consumed within the fire WITCH ! proclaimed the righteous ones Oh, how the words do linger No other cause to curse her with But on their pointed finger But had she surfaced the water’s break And never registered her complaint She would sink into the water’s depths Judged, not a witch, but saint ! This story has no purpose But to stifle the pointed finger The voices of those gone “unaccused” Oh, how their voices linger Find M. Teresa Claytom Mystic Verses @ http://www.myspace.com/teresaclayton