Salem

by Madelleine Müller

I was burnt alive for seeing more
They threw stones at me for feeling more
My lungs were drowned for seeing right through their vanity

The flames licked my limbs it hurt like hell
They thought no human could dwell in this shell
My body was hung for seeing right through their Christianity

Oooooh oh oh oh oh
No ashes to ashes no dust to dust

As I undressed his heart stood still
I was accused of making him ill
Two in a row their fear of me it grew

I saw it come the battle of wills
I foresaw spilt blood up on those hills
I healed their hearts, their lungs, their minds, their souls

Oooooh oh oh oh oh
No ashes to ashes no dust to dust

Oh oh oh oh but damned was I
Oh oh oh oh they saw me cry
Oh oh oh oh the gallows sting
Oh oh oh oh they burnt my wings today I carry their sins

No ashes to ashes no dust to dust when they buried my skin
No one spoke ashes to ashes or dust to dust when they buried my skin

In this body now I still can feel
The gall as they once more ask me to kneel
I carry the pain of three hundred years gone by

Oooooh oh oh oh oh
No ashes to ashes no dust to dust

Oh oh oh oh and damned am I
Oh oh oh oh they see me cry
Oh oh oh oh the gallows sting
Oh oh oh oh they burnt my wings today I still carry their sins

No ashes to ashes no dust to dust when they buried my skin
No one spoke ashes to ashes or dust to dust when they buried my skin

No ashes to ashes no dust to dust when they buried my skin
No one spoke ashes to ashes or dust to dust when they buried my skin