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The Burning Times Lyrics
Back in time the punishment
Was burn all you witches burn
Some mothers burned, burned alive
Hear the children cry
Children crying
Mothers dying
Some would die the innocent
Some would die a whore
Some so scared the children fled
Confused by this world
Why... they don't want to
Burn... alive
Caught in the burning times
When all the witches died
Still hear the children crying
The burning times
Some say when you float a witch
You set free their soul
I've always said burn the bitch
My spoken words of old
Why... they don't want to
Burn... alive
Caught in the burning times
When all the witches died
Still hear the children crying
The burning times
Back in time the punishment
Was burn all you witches burn
Some paid the price of their crimes
Caught in the burning times
Why... they don't want to
Burn... alive
Caught in the burning times
So many people died
Still hear the children crying
The burning times
Caught in the burning times
Caught in the burning times
Caught in the burning times
Was burn all you witches burn
Some mothers burned, burned alive
Hear the children cry
Mothers dying
Some would die a whore
Some so scared the children fled
Confused by this world
Burn... alive
When all the witches died
Still hear the children crying
The burning times
You set free their soul
I've always said burn the bitch
My spoken words of old
Burn... alive
When all the witches died
Still hear the children crying
The burning times
Was burn all you witches burn
Some paid the price of their crimes
Caught in the burning times
Burn... alive
So many people died
Still hear the children crying
The burning times
Caught in the burning times
Caught in the burning times
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Obviously about the Salem witch hunts. It mentions floating witches, which was a common practice, where by the woman was tied up and lowered into a pool, the idea being that if they floated, they were in league with the devil, but if they drowned, they were innocent.
I was really disapointed with Demonic, it was a very repetative album and Chuck's voice sounds really grainy.
I wasn't disapointed with the two song I bought (this one and Demonic Refusal). I like Chuck Billy's regular voice better, but he sounds really cool with death metal vocals. The only other thing about this song I can say is that it's PURE FUCKIN' EVIL!!!
P.S. My friends Brian and Dan loved this song when I played it for them. It's their new favorite Testament song (mine is probably The Ballad).
There's actually a lot of history and mythology in the lyrics of the Demonic album. I think this particular song, adding to Guiffporn's interpretation, may actually be partially based on The Crucible.
This song to me sort of sounds like a slowed down version of "Shades of War" from Low.