Scythe The Iron Witch lyrics

[*Narration by William S. Burroughs]

“The Practice of witchcraft has plagued man on this planet
since he first used… words.”
Haxan! Devil's Curse. Servants of the flame.
Haxan! Witchcraft. Conjuring thy name.
Devil's Dance. Satan's Trance. When the moon is round.
Necromancy, Blasphemies, the cross turned upside down
All Hell is here! The Iron Witch!

Haxan. Devil's Wax, Earthen cloth and sticks
Haxan. Voodoo Dolls. Season of the witch
Fatal Spells, haunted bells, equinox draws near
Lunacy, Sorcery, gruesome shape shifter

All Hell is here!
All Hallows Eve Draws near.
Old hags on broom sticks
All must beware! The Iron Witch!


Under the witches spell. Arisen from the tomb.
Walking like a corpse. Howling at the moon.

“In the middle ages, evil spirits of antiquity
were transformed into demons; prowling about everywhere to tempt mankind.”

“To find out if the witch was guilty, she was made to undergo the water-truth.
If she floats she was burned at the steak,
and if she sinks, the judges thank God for her innocence.”

Haxan! Witchcraft. Conjuring thy name.
Haxan! Witches curse. Lunacy aflame.
Confessions. Obsessions with Occult magic.
Incantations. Inebriations. Beware! The Iron Witch

[Based on the 1922 silent film, ‘Haxen' by Benjamin Christensen.]