[Verse 1]
Don't look now 'til it's all over, madness resides
In the hearts of a fractious people, their God decides
Building blocks in a foundation of greed of the wise
Spellbound by the tricks and treason
Fooled by their disguise

[Chorus]
Salem, why did you let your women drown?
Salem, don't let your babies drown
Salem and the witches keep your souls for all time

[Verse 2]
The heat is on, the bodies are burning, who started the fire?
Turn it up, the crowds are yearning, man's strange desire
Fill the flock with tales of devils and demons, watch hysteria rise
Screaming "clean the streets of Indian heathens" with a flood of blood and lies

[Chorus]
Salem, why did you let your women drown?
Salem, don't let your babies drown
Salem and the witches keep your souls for all time

[Bridge]
Untie me, untie them
Untie yourself from the saga that seems to go on for all time
Can't cut through the ties that all bind us together
For we are too scared of just being alone