Charlie Murphy: Burning Times - live Christy Moore

[@Triththaus]

Burning Times Lyrics [Intro] [Verse One] In the cool of the evening, they used to gather Neath the stars in the meadow circling an old oak tree At the times appointed... by the seasons... Of the earth and the phases of the moon In the center stood a woman Equal with the others and respected for her worth One of the many we call the witches The healers and the teachers of the wisdom of the earth And the people grew through the knowledge she gave them Herbs to heal their bodies, spells to make their spirits whole Can't ya hear them chanting healing incantations Calling forth the wise ones, celebrating in dance and song... [Chorus] ... Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali... Inanna... [Verse Two] There were those who came to power through domination And they bonded in the worship of a dead man on a cross They sought control of the common people By demanding allegiance to the church of Rome And the Pope declared an inquisition It was war against the women, whose powers they feared In this holocaust against The Nature People Nine million European women died And the tale is told of those who by the hundreds Holding together, chose their death in the sea While chanting the praises of the Mother Goddess A refusal of betrayal, women were dying to be free [Chorus] ... Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali... Inanna... [Verse Three] Now the earth is a witch and the men still burn her Stripping her down with mining and the poisons of their wars Still to us the earth is a healer, a teacher, a mother A weaver of a web of light that keeps us all alive She gives us the vision to see through the chaos She gives us the courage, it is our will to survive [Outro] Blessing Let not repeat the past ever again

[@Yanto-Bardic]

A Beautiful and Powerful Rendition of an Amazing Song.

[@finneire2081]

Yes as more and more revert back to our pagan past there is only one to worship and her name is mother earth

[@troyevitt2437]

I became Asatru in prison...NOT white power...with a background in Jehovah's Witnesses on my mother's side and Southern Baptist on my dad's.

[@thatfullmoonguy2330]

What a beautiful version, I know a few of Christy's versions but haven't heard this.

[@misstreebird]

Thank you for sharing this cover. Beautiful voice, nice rendition of Charlie Murphy's song, although I don't agree with some of the changes. I hope this will inspire people, & those inspired will seek out Charlie Murphy's original version, especially his 1991 Collaboration on Rumors of the Big Wave.

[@odaxbi]

+misstreebird Which changes to your object to? Is it because he acknowledges that it is humanity that is/was the problem, just not the men? Original lyrics:ARTIST: Charlie Murphy TITLE: Burning Times Lyrics and Chords In the cool of the evening, they used to gather 'Neath the stars in the meadow circling an old oak tree At the times appointed by the seasons Of the earth and the phases of the moon / Am - - - / G - Am - / : In the center, stood a woman Equal with the others and respected for her worth One of the many we call the witches The healers and the teachers of the wisdom of the earth And the people grew through the knowledge she gave them Herbs to heal their bodies, spells to make their spirits whole Can't you hear them chanting healing incantations Calling forth the wise ones, celebrating in dance and song {Refrain} Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana (3x) / Am G Am GAm / : There were those who came to power, through domination And they were bonded in their worship of a dead man on a cross They sought control of the common people By demanding allegiance to the church of Rome And the Pope declared an inquisition It was a war against the women, whose power they feared In the holocaust against the nature people Nine million European women died And the tale is told of those, who by the hundreds Holding together chose their death in the sea While chanting the praises of the Mother Goddess A refusal of betrayal, women were dying to be free {Refrain} Now the Earth is a witch, and the men still burn her Stripping her down with mining, and the poisons of their wars Still to us the Earth is a healer, a teacher, a mother The weaver of a web of life that keeps us all alive She gives us the vision to see through the chaos She gives us the courage, it is our will to survive

[@nimim.markomikkila1673]

Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna...