Lyrics
The Wyld Woman's Lament ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Lyrics © 2026 Maris S. In shadows 'neath the rock and stone Where ash and oak have taken root Where heavy leaves shut out the sun I dream of days long since gone As thou, I was once flesh and bone My heart was broke with bitter grief The sweetest dreams I once had known Have fallen like old withered leaves They named me witch and devil's bride A stain on all held pure and right Hadst thou but seen the soul inside Thou'dst known the sorrow and the plight I loved once, so deep and pure Undone by grief, undone by fear A hunter came at morning rise With heart of stone and steady hand He saw my face, yet in his eyes My pain — he would not understand He spoke of death and duty sworn With pious words and hollow fear My blade fell swift with righteous scorn I shed no tear as he lay there They named me witch and devil's bride A stain on all held pure and right Hadst thou but seen the soul inside Thou'dst known the sorrow and the plight I loved once, so deep and pure Undone by grief, undone by fear The years fade on, leaf after leaf I am but smoke in dreams gone cold The world forgot my joy and grief My home, my heart, my child — once held Yet sometimes when the dusk falls slow A maiden strays between the trees Then hearken well, and I shall show My sorrow on the evening breeze They named me witch and devil's bride A stain on all held pure and right Hadst thou but seen the soul inside Thou'dst known the sorrow and the plight I loved once, so deep and pure Undone by grief, undone by fear Then hearken well, and I shall show My sorrow on the evening breeze