Massacre At High Noon

When we rose the next day
The sun shone clearer than ever
For the mist had left the mountain

The priests came quickly to the sick house
Their eyes were wide with fear
"What has the stranger done?
The mist is gone
Has the spirit of the mountain left us?
What shall we do?"
For over two hundred years
We've been protected by the mountain's mist
Now that the Eastern Empire has grown
Our end is near, of that we're sure

"Where is the stranger?
Bring him to us
Don't you understand?
He cast out the spirit of the mountain so the empire can destroy us
He is our enemy!"

Those in the sick house that the stranger healed shook their heads
"He is not with us. He has left this village
Knowing that you would try to take his life
Listen, he has done no wrong
He has brought hope of eternal life to the suffering!"

Then something within the priests' eyes changed
Like their vision become enshrouded with the beasts' mist

"You are traitors
The stranger has cast a spell on you to betray us to the empire!"
And as they spoke, smoke filled their mouths
And they ran, rambling and screaming to the whole town
To seize the sick and to kill them

The village converged, each man, woman, and child
Eyes clouded with mist and breathing smoke

They led out the sick, one by one
To the center of the town
Where a man with a large sword
Cut off their heads until the streets ran with blood
And those who claimed the name of Christ spoke no more