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[00:12.100]In the cold of the evening they used to gather
[00:18.040]Neath the stars in the meadow circled near the old oak tree
[00:25.510]At the times appointed by the seasons
[00:32.619]Of the earth and the phases of the moon
[00:39.390]In the center often stood a woman
[00:45.280]Equal with the others respected for her worth
[00:52.740]One of the many we call the witches
[00:58.790]The healers the teachers of the wisdom of the earth
[01:06.270]And the people grew in the knowledge she gave them
[01:12.540]Herbs to heal their bodies smells to make their spirits whole
[01:20.090]Hear them chanting healing incantations
[01:26.200]Calling for the wise ones celebrating in dance and song
[01:38.490]There were those that came to power through domination
[01:50.640]They were bonded in their worship of a dead man on a cross
[02:04.960]They sought control of the common people
[02:10.430]By demanding allegiance to the church of Rome
[02:17.420]And the Pope he commenced the inquisition
[02:22.840]As a war against the women whose powers they feared
[02:31.080]In this holocaust in this age of evil
[02:38.330]Nine million European women they died
[02:48.140]And the tale is told of those who by the hundreds
[02:54.310]Holding hands together chose their deaths in the sea
[03:02.010]While chanting the praises of the Mother Goddess
[03:07.730]A refusal of betrayal women were dying to be free
[03:17.080]Now the earth is a witch and we still burn her
[03:33.970]Stripping her down with mining and the poison of our wars
[03:44.670]Still to us the earth is a healer a teacher and a mother
[03:52.050]A weaver of a web of light that keeps us all alive
[03:58.850]She gives us the vision to see through the chaos
[04:28.270]She gives us the courage it is our will to survive