Belas Knap: Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder Volume Two

Earth to earth Bone to bone Reap the harvest We have sown Earth to earth Steel and stone Cut the furrow Bend and groan Earth to earth Bone to bone Reap the harvest We have sown Earth to earth Steel and stone Cut the furrow Bend and groan Earth to earth Bone to bone Reap the harvest We have sown Earth to earth Steel and stone Cut the furrow Bend and groan Earth to earth Bone to bone Reap the harvest We have sown Earth to earth Steel and stone Cut the furrow Bend and groan

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

You serve the land and the land serves you The blood of life is payment due Though crop may fail, and fail it will You sweat and break for the Devil’s will Through bone and ash and tooth and soil Your life it feeds just as you toil Deeper now, the flow of life The Earth must take its sacrifice Deeper, deeper, sweeter the land Richer, richer, witch in the man A furrow sloughed with toy and toad The broken wheel on stony road A man may fall, a head may crack The Earth will yield against his back Deeper, deeper, sweeter the land Richer, richer, witch in the man Deeper, deeper, sweeter the land Richer, richer, witch in the man On Meon Hill the black dog sprang To steal the life of a country man The crows shall rise in silent flight And sky turns black as day turns night The Earth shall have the blood, the bone And flesh will merge with soil and stone The steel against his neck will hold To feed the crop and earn the gold Deeper, deeper, sweeter the land Richer, richer, witch in the man Deeper, deeper, sweeter the land Richer, richer, witch in the man

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

When love is forbidden there is often but one way When love must be secret there is always a price to pay Hide your love from the window, hide your love from the world Hide yourselves in a stupor where only love is true There is only dead inside There is only dead inside Run where they can’t find you, where they can’t damn you for your shamе Be lost in oblivion, feel the poison fill your veins Lеt them not take you, when they come to smash down the door Let them find nothing but the dead here on the floor There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside Now on the ferry, across the darkened sea Now on the ferry, at last forever free There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside There is only dead inside

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

At the end of Gallows Land hangs the pretty girl The one they called the bitch is now strung up as a witch High on the Gallows Hill, she is a swaying in the breeze Rotting like the autumn leaves, naked as the winter trees Her blackest hair is dancing in the wind Her fair maid smile is now a death’s head grin At the end of Gallows Lane, damned by the jealousy of liars For the object of desire, ’twas the rope and not the fire Hung at 47, but she looked like 29 For witchcraft they condemned her, but beauty was her crime Her blackest hair is dancing in the wind Her fair maid smile is now a death’s head grin Her blood-red lips now shades of blue and mauve Her emerald eyes, stolen by the crows At the end of Gallows Lane, high on Gallows Hill At the end of Gallows Lane, high on Gallows Hill Her blackest hair is dancing in the wind Her fair maid smile is now a death’s head grin Her blood-red lips now shades of blue and mauve Her emerald eyes, stolen by the crows

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

Wake up. You must wake up. There's danger sir Wake up now-wake up now Through eyes I see the torch light Beyond the panes I sense a danger There's silhouettes of a hundred people My Sister Moon would reveal no stranger Collect my mantel, collect my senses I must away, slip into the dark night Would they go, I should sleep 'til sunrise And with the day there would be some respite Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you; Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining Out the door and into the night air Oh, sweet Moon, don't betray your sister now Across the fields not a glance behind me The din so loud they must be upon me Away and away and away now Fast as the wind, just as fast as the hare now Were I a cat, I would not act fearfully Those stumbling men would be no match for me Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you; Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you; Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining Must catch my breath, must not let them hear me Though my heart is so loud it would deafen me Now a shout they must know where I lie So to my feet and again I must fly Rush through the trees, the thorn, the bramble While high above an owl flies carefree Why be I here, I should be beside him Where will I go, they'd expect it of me Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you; Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you; Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you; Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining Fly, sister, fly…

Submitted by Grave666 — Mar 28, 2026

From her hands there shall be no sweet caress From her lips there is only the kiss of death No light o’ lust, either with or without love No more the fire in her icy blood Necro Maria, now she is queen of all the dead Necro Maria, dressed in the black and in the red Like the crow and the raven and the rook A bird of death and an omen of no good No more the frightened girl used by all the men Now the avenging angel calls for all of them Necro Maria, now she is queen of all the dead Necro Maria, dressed in the black and in the red Necro Maria, she’s dancing throughout the night Necro Maria, she’s here to put out the light Here she waits in the dark place evermore The little whore plays the whore no more Necro Maria, now she is queen of all the dead Necro Maria, dressed in the black and in the red Necro Maria, she’s dancing throughout the night Necro Maria, she’s here to put out the light Necro Maria, now she is queen of all the dead Necro Maria, dressed in the black and in the red Necro Maria, she’s dancing throughout the night Necro Maria, she’s here to put out the light Necro Maria, now she is queen of all the dead Necro Maria, dressed in the black and in the red Necro Maria, she’s dancing throughout the night Necro Maria, she’s here to put out the light Necro Maria

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

With a kiss of pure steel I pierce the skin With a wish it sinks within With the red of your blood and the red of mine Its flesh shall stain as wine Our love is greater than we two And stronger than our lives And though our bodies may decay Our love will survive With threads of pure silk and scarlet in hue I join, in love, we two Your life you have offered freely to me And mine I give to thee The Earth shall hold our lovers' wish And keep it from the day And as the soil grows richer now My Love, it shall stay

Submitted by Grave666 — Mar 28, 2026

The climb is steep through Humblebee You walk where other claimed to see the future The sinking sun is to the west It casts your shadow to the left and warms you There’s no-one here, just memories Of people looking from the trees and waiting They’ve been here for six thousand years They talk of grief, they talk of fears and sorrow The dead have claimed this place The dead have named this place Golden horns reach out to you And bid you, traveller, welcome to the next world Golden horns, there to deceive This gateway will not lead you to the dead world The dead have claimed this place The dead have named this place The dead have famed this place The dead reclaim this place The dead have claimed this place The dead have named this place The dead have famed this place The dead reclaim this place

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

Step by step, heel then toe Carefully now, girl, nice and slow Lift your skirts, there’s mud on hem Ignore the calls of cruel children You’ve walked this lane before, my sweet But ne’er before with leaden feet Such pretty shoes should be for dance Though now they’re thrown to circumstance Look to the ground, there’s nought to see On left or right or front of thee But faces harsh and faces mean To urge you to the gallow tree You’ve known them since you were a tot You’ve trusted them when you should not A steady hand, a kindly glance Would aid the way to start the dance Dance with wild abandon, will you Show them how you can Kick your heels for one last dance For woman, child, and man Dance with wild abandon, will you Show them how you can Kick your heels for one last dance For woman, child, and man The man who took your rope-bound hand And led you to this place Once took your hand at May Day dance And stroked your lovely face His eyes are hidden from you But you know him from his scent And know the voice that whispers now And speaks of his dissent Dance with wild abandon, will you Show them how you can Kick your heels for one last dance For woman, child, and man Dance to music playing in your Head and in your heart Dance, for there is no tomorrow Now’s the time to part Dance with wild abandon, will you Show them how you can Kick your heels for one last dance For woman, child, and man Dance to music playing in your Head and in your heart Dance, for there is no tomorrow Now’s the time to part No necklace for this lovely throat No silken thread or lace No silver chain, no lover’s touch The hemp will take their place No tears are shed for you, my love No tears and no remorse You’ve danced your dance on high and now The song has run its course

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

This is the crooked way At the island by the lake Through the place where the children play At the end of a summer’s day In a vision and in a dream This place is not what it seems There are secrets yet unseen Here is the gateway, the in-between Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me to the gate There is a man who looks like a child With eyes and hair, dark and wild “Come with me,” he says, “just for a while” “Come away and be lost in time” “For there is a world beyond this world There is a place beneath this place Come with me, sweet lonely girl And I shall make you queen of my world” Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me to the gate Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me to the gate Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me to the gate Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me, it’s not too late Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me to the gate You can’t escape, this is kismet, this is fate Come with me to the gate Come with me to the gate in the park Come with me to the gate Come with me, it’s really not too late to the gate Come with me, it’s really not too late You’re to come to the gate Come little girl, come now, it’s not too late

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

Her books are worth a thousand of your guns As you will surely know when the final day is done Power over love, dominion over lust To take the swords of iron and turn them into rust Hold back the years and keep the old girl young You can fool them for a while, but know that death must come Within the secret garden, the kill and the cure To snare a cautious lover and enslave him evermore This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch As the virgin maiden did tamе the unicorn They say Janet Forsyth did raisе the fog and storm Upon a phantom steed, across the midnight sky Drunk on belladonna, they say the witches fly As the cat and raven, the owl and the hare They say the witch is nowhere, but she is everywhere With spirits in the trees, and nymphs in the fields She’s in both man and woman, hidden and concealed This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch This is the power of the witch

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

At the house on the hill, here are the lost ones At the house on the hill, here are the damned ones Anguish in asylum, the protectors shall defile them Drug them to lead them to a narcoleptic eden At the house on the hill, they have left them for the dead At the house on the hill, they have abandonеd them again Screaming in euphoria, laughing in mеlancholia Trapped here in the mania, always to remain here Abused and broken, cast out and forsaken Raped and broken, raped and taken At the house on the hill, they have left them for the dead At the house on the hill, they have abandoned them again The sons and the daughters, the mothers and the wives At the house on the hill, in death they are alive At the house on the hill, they have left them for the dead At the house on the hill, they have abandoned them again The sons and the daughters, the mothers and the wives At the house on the hill, in death they are alive The eyes that whisper “I can’t remember” “He did more than kiss her when we destroyed her Last November” Here the broken hearted, here hope long departed At the house on the hill At the house, the house on the hill At the house on the hill At the house, the house on the hill At the house on the hill At the house, the house on the hill

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026

She is gone, but not gone She has flown, but she’s still here Her sweet voice is a whisper And her presence ever near Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s waiting in the darkness of the night On her wings, on gossamer wings On angel’s wings, on demon wings Like a butterfly, she’s born of the sacred fire She’s rising like a star, she’s a burning star Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s waiting in the darkness of the night Now shе’s gone where thе dark angels fly Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s waiting in the darkness of the night Now she’s gone where the dark angels fly Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s waiting in the darkness of the night Now she’s gone where the dark angels fly Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s watching from the sky Now she’s watching from the sky

Submitted by Warbringer — Jul 04, 2026