Album: Among Beggars and Thieves
It's the darkened years,
Superstition's flying high
There is pain, there is fear
In the poverty's sigh
Preachers on a frightening spree,
Of demons and hell's fire
Warnings of the devil's decree
In all sinful desires
A boy have just arrived,
An orphan he's become
From adultery and incest and witchery
To the seething alleys
Of quarrels and discord,
A storm cloud has finally gathered
Discussions long into the night,
About the dark one's diabolical scheme
Children they listen and they dream
Well-fed nightmares of a similar theme
Imaginations out of control
For each morning they tell more and more
- Summon the new boy for a watch
He have seen the signs of evil before
- There is the devil's bride,
Rode on the goat astride
God save us from Satan's firm hand!
There is the torture witch,
Poked us with glowing sticks
God save us from Satan's allies!
- In the name of our Lord I'm harmless
- Confess your sins to our Christ!
- I can't confess to what children dream
Prejudiced tongues has twisted
Their minds before your eyes
- Silence, you whore of the dark one,
Save your soul and repent what you've done!
Accuse the poor
And get a tap on the head
- You truly are a blessed child,
She will burn in iron upon the stake
Accuse the countess
And get a slap into the face
- You aught to know a noble's rang,
She's too venerable for you poor fool
- Speed up the pace
Chanting the praise
Ever higher
Hysteric ball:
- Sentence them all
To the fire!
One day the boy confessed his lies
- I know nothing about
The witches ways
One after one they all came forth
- Rather informers than burn
At the end of the day
- There is the wicked tongue,
From indolence it sprung
God save us from sinister minds!
There is the fiendish flock,
All limbs are chained and locked
God save us from sinister minds!
There is the serpent's fang,
From where the evil sprang
God save him from the dark of hell!
There is a boy aflame
Ending his fancied game
God save him from Satan's demons!