Witch's Promise Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ShariAllyn 

Cover art for Witch's Promise lyrics by Jethro Tull

He loved her once, did every thing to show her but she threw it back in his face, didn't care..... now that she does he can't give her is heart because he cannot forget....she's greedy and and selfish expecting him to give her a second chance, why should he make it easy when she made it so hard.

My Interpretation

He did love her once and did everything to show her. She loved him too but was afraid. The witch is powerful and even though she tries to escape, his promise/curse was always coming. Was always going to turn. 'You won't find it easy, it's only fair'. The worst time would be the witching hour. That's when the words of the song come flying out of nowhere.