I think this song is about how Witch hunters would accuse just about anyone of being a witch, and go out of their way to prove it. In Salem, Massachusetts, they would look for a weird mark on your skin (Called the "Devil's mark") which meant that you were a witch. If they didn't find the mark they would torture people to get them to confess. In the end, it was all pointless murder and pain, which I think is the point EW is trying to make.
I think this song is about how Witch hunters would accuse just about anyone of being a witch, and go out of their way to prove it. In Salem, Massachusetts, they would look for a weird mark on your skin (Called the "Devil's mark") which meant that you were a witch. If they didn't find the mark they would torture people to get them to confess. In the end, it was all pointless murder and pain, which I think is the point EW is trying to make.