NATALIE REBECCA LOVEJOY
"They Say I'm a Witch" (Agnes Waterhouse's Song)
THEY CALL ME A WITCH -
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY I AM,
BUT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD MY SIDE.
YES, I MOVE ON MY OWN,
I TEND TO TALK TO MYSELF,
BUT IF YOU TOOK A DEEPER LOOK,
YOU'D SEE I'VE NOTHING TO HIDE.
I'M NOT DISPOSED TO CHEER,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING EVIL HERE.
THEY SAY I CONTROL THE WEATHER;
THEY SAY I RAISE THE DEAD,
BUT IF YOU LOOK FOR PROOF
YOU'LL FIND THEIR LIES INSTEAD.
I'M THE REASON THAT LAST SEASON
ALL CROPS BUT MINE DID ROT.
THEY SAY I'M A WITCH,
BUT I AM NOT.
THE MAN YOU SAY I KILLED
ATTENDED CHURCH SIX TIMES A WEEK,
YET SUDDENLY AND STRANGELY DIED.
MEANWHILE I NEVER GO TO CHURCH,
I DO AS I PLEASE,
AND THAT DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH THEM.
WHERE'S MY PAIN? WHERE'S MY DISEASE?
LIFE DIDN'T PLAY THEIR GAME,
AND NOW THEY NEED SOMEONE TO BLAME.
THEY SAY THAT I HAVE SECRETS.
THEY SAY I'M FILLED WITH HATE.
THEY SAY I SHOULD STAY QUIET
AND ACCEPT MY FATE.
THEY SAY I'M CASTING CURSES.
THEY SAY I WON'T BACK DOWN.
THEY SAY I'M A WITCH,
BUT IF YOU TRY TO DROWN ME, I'LL DROWN.
I KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS ALRIGHT:
TAKE ON IT ALL SO YOU CAN SLEEP TONIGHT.
AS IF I CAN CONTROL HOW YOU PRECIEVE ME.
YOU SAY LYING IS A SIN,
BUT SO IS NOT FITTING IN,
AND IF I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH, YOU'D NOT BELIEVE ME.
THE TRUTH ABOUT MY HUSBAND,
AND HOW HE REALLY DIED;
THE TRUTH ABOUT MY NEIGHBOR
AND WHAT HE WAS DOING ON THE SIDE;
BUT MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T KNOW A THING
IF SHE SAID SHE DOES, SHE LIED –
I NEVER TAUGHT HER WHAT I KNOW.
AND I'LL TAKE BACK WHAT I DENIED,
IF YOU LET HER GO – JUST LET HER GO.
ONLY I CONTROL THE WEATHER!
ONLY I CAN RAISE THE DEAD!
I CONJUR IN THE MOON'S LIGHT
STANDING ON MY HEAD.
I SAY WHAT YOU ARE THINKING,
BUT NO ONE SAYS OUT LOUD.
THEY SAY I'M A WITCH...
I HOLD THIS TOWN TOGETHER,
AND I CAN TEAR IT ALL APART.
EVERYTHING WAS WELL-WITHIN ME
FROM THE START.
I TURN THE LAMB INTO A LION,
AND THE LION TO A LAMB.
THEY SAY I'M A WITCH,
THEY SAY I'M A WITCH...
AND I AM.
