They taught us witches are evil Not the flames from their own steeple Whispers in the dark they spread But it was their torches that we dread Told us to fear the midnight air But not the church's cruel despair Women and rebels faced the fire While holy hands held burning pyres Taught to fear the clergy's lie Pages torn from books we rely Burning fires flicker high Innocent under accusing sky While witches danced in moonlight's gleam Truth was buried in the church's dream In the dark they built a pyre Claimed holy justice, fueled by ire Children laughed in the town square Blind to the fire's cruel glare They sang hymns to drown the cries Fires kissed the moonlit skies Magic was a crime they swore But it was their zeal that struck the core Ashes to ashes, dust to dust In piety's name, they claimed it just Torches blazed in silent night All their wrongs hidden from sight Burning fires flicker high Innocent under accusing sky While witches danced in moonlight's gleam Truth was buried in the church's dream In the dark they built a pyre Claimed holy justice fueled by ire Children laughed in the town square Blind to the fire's cruel glare They sang hymns to drown the cries Fires kissed the moonlit skies Magic was a crime they swore But it was their zeal that struck the core Ashes to ashes, dust to dust In piety's name they claimed it just Torches blazed in silent night All their wrongs hidden from sight All their wrongs hidden from sight All their wrongs hidden from sight They sang hymns to drown the cries Fires kissed the moonlit skies Magic was a crime they swore But it was their zeal that struck the core Tales of wands and witches brew But the flames they lit were true Stories whispered dark and blue Hidden truths out of view In the robes of piety they stood Lighting pyres with dried-out wood Golden crosses stained with blood Justice masked with a hood