| Unearth – Giles Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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In my English class we were reading the Crucible and someone mentioned there was a song about Giles Corey, so I looked it up and it's definitely refering to him. "Smother his life The words cut right to the heart Disease and threaten my family name An epic stand is made Condemned I will not plead Damned to the beast of torment Damned by the beast within us all" This verse says how Giles was accused, but he refused to say if he was guilty or not- an epic stand is made- he stood up to them and even though he was condemned he did not give in. -Damned by the beast within us all- I take this as he was cursed because of the others wanting to be saved, so they accused him, and this want to save ourselves and curse others is the beast within us. Crushed by the the fear More stone, more stone, more weight for Corey When asked to plead, Corey just asked for more weight. Not one set forth could capture admission of guilt By law, avoids death on Gallows Hill Through time this fight will martyr my name My soul free of a heretic He didn't admit so he couldn't go to jail, and even if he had he would have been hanged so he did neither. Court of Ayer and Terminer leave me my rightful land Men of Ayer and Terminer leave me my rightful land To stow in my heart, leave to my sons Because of his choice and cause of death, the court could not take his land away as if he had pleaded one way or the other, so his land stayed in his family. |
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