Fifteen eighty nine, face the court of force divine
Filed under torment and fire
Terminate his fate on October 28th
Sentenced a werewolf, a beast
Deep in the night, when they hunted in hatred
Circled the wolf in the wild
And in pale lunar light, and the shape of a savage
Guided by anger they're blind
1589 - Peter Stump was killed in twilight
1589 - cought and filed sacrificed
1589 - in the name of the high and mighty
1589 - torture awaits tonight
Fifteen eighty nine, said the murd'rer was lupine
Women and children devoured
Slayed on fullmoon nights, left but traces of the bites
One handed phantom unleashed
Creep through the night, in his fever and madness
Hunter and victim alike
1589 - Peter Stump was killed in twilight
1589 - cought and filed sacrificed
1589 - in the name of the high and mighty
1589 - torture awaits tonight
Fifteen eighty nine, with all spectators stand in line
Head off! Break up this beast!
Feast on his cries as the torture is calling
Hear as the screams tear the night
Burning flames of the pyre and the crowd they are roaring
Stare as beheaded he lies
1589 - in the night of a thousand fires
1589 - born a wild, died alike
1589 - by the hand of the court and prior
1589 - legend beyond your time
Filed under torment and fire
Terminate his fate on October 28th
Sentenced a werewolf, a beast
Deep in the night, when they hunted in hatred
Circled the wolf in the wild
And in pale lunar light, and the shape of a savage
Guided by anger they're blind
1589 - cought and filed sacrificed
1589 - in the name of the high and mighty
1589 - torture awaits tonight
Fifteen eighty nine, said the murd'rer was lupine
Women and children devoured
Slayed on fullmoon nights, left but traces of the bites
One handed phantom unleashed
Hunter and victim alike
1589 - cought and filed sacrificed
1589 - in the name of the high and mighty
1589 - torture awaits tonight
Head off! Break up this beast!
Hear as the screams tear the night
Burning flames of the pyre and the crowd they are roaring
Stare as beheaded he lies
1589 - born a wild, died alike
1589 - by the hand of the court and prior
1589 - legend beyond your time
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“1589" tells the story of Peter Stump, who lived near Cologne, Germany in the 16th century and is known today as the "Werewolf of Bedburg". After being defamed as a werewolf, the farmer confessed to several murders under torture, and was cruelly executed on October 31, 1589. This morbid story has fascinated people all over the world ever since and has been picked up by National Geographic, among others.