Christy Moore – Burning Times (Guitar)

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In the cold of the evening, they used to gather,

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Neath the stars in the meadow, circled near the old oak tree,

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At the times appointed hmm by the seasons,

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Of the earth, and the phases of the moon.

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In the center, often stood a woman,

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Equal with the others, respected for her worth,

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One of the many   we call the witches,

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The healers, the teachers, of the wisdom of the earth.

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People grew in the knowledge she gave them,

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Herbs to heal their bodies, spells to make their spirits whole,

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Hear them chanting healing incantations,

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Calling for the wise ones, celebrating in dance and song.

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(Isis, Astarte, Dia---na, Hecate, Demeter, Ka--li... Inan-na...)

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(Isis, Astarte, Dia---na, Hecate, Demeter, Ka--li... Inan-na...)

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There were those that came to power, through domina—tion,

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They were bonded in their worship of the savior on a cross,

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They sought control over other people,

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Demanding allegiance to the church of Rome.

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And the Pope, commenced the inquisition,

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A war against those women, for the powers they do weald,

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In this holocaust, in this century of evil,

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How many were tortured, persecuted, for their lives.

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(Isis, Astarte, Dia---na, Hecate, Demeter, Ka--li... Inan-na...)

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(Isis, Astarte, Dia---na, Hecate, Demeter, Ka--li... Inan-na...)

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Now the earth is a witch, and we still burn her,

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Stripping her down with mining, and the poison of our wars,

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Still to us, the earth is a healer, a teacher, and a mother,

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A weaver of a web, that keeps us all alive.

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She gives us the vision to see through the cha--os,

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She gives us the courage, it is our will to survive.

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(Isis, Astarte, Dia---na, Hecate, Demeter, Ka--li... Inan-na...)

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(Isis, Astarte, Dia---na, Hecate, Demeter, Ka--li... Inan-na...)