The Preacher Came To Town Lyrics - Singles - Darkwoods My Betrothed

A peaceful town down by the lake 

A cradle of goodness and righteousness it was said 

Quite prosperous one might add 

Rye fields, cattle, and the riches of the lake 

Fallacious was their dormancy of shelter 

Blindfolded had they themselves with the shadow of the cross 

This dormancy lasted until a dusk in August 

A preacher came, handsome enough to wet any lady 

He was greeted with warmth and friendliness 

Though a bit of jealousy showed on the looks of the men 

Nobody wondered why he spoke no words of god 

And his eyes were glued to women's bodies 

Nobody simply paid any attention to it 

Especially the women enchanted by his attractiveness 

Until one day the paint on the church walls began to crumble 

The crop festered and the cattle began to die 

The wives disappeared just before midnight 

Only return before the first rays of sunrise 

It began to show at the end of the month 

The crop and the cattle dead, ground frozen, famine awaited 

Vanished was the atmosphere of honesty and good will 

People became wary of each other for anybody could have 

Evoked this curse upon them