From the booklet :
"1692, Salem, Massachusetts. Dozens of people are found guilty of witchcraft : maidens whisper in a mysterious tongue, hide underhandly, and wander around... In the surrounding parishes, 300 people are arrested and tried.
Many of these so-called witches and wizards are thus put to jail, tortured, some are even hung, in an inquisitive atmosphere.
Heightened puritanism, Satanism, mass hysteria, shamanism from the nearby indian tribes : fear and confusion prevade. Many farmers flee from the cursed villages, harvests are left rotting on the stalk...
Among the accused, a woman named Elizabeth Proctor was arrested, tried and set free, by a miracle. She inspired me to write this song."
From the booklet : "1692, Salem, Massachusetts. Dozens of people are found guilty of witchcraft : maidens whisper in a mysterious tongue, hide underhandly, and wander around... In the surrounding parishes, 300 people are arrested and tried. Many of these so-called witches and wizards are thus put to jail, tortured, some are even hung, in an inquisitive atmosphere. Heightened puritanism, Satanism, mass hysteria, shamanism from the nearby indian tribes : fear and confusion prevade. Many farmers flee from the cursed villages, harvests are left rotting on the stalk... Among the accused, a woman named Elizabeth Proctor was arrested, tried and set free, by a miracle. She inspired me to write this song."