INTRO (Spoken in rhythm – Lead Witch)

Driving, rhythm-heavy ensemble number built on stomps, claps, and sharp percussive accents, starting almost playful and ironic before darkening into something biting and accusatory; tempo mid-to-fast with tight, syncopated vocal phrasing and layered call-and-response sections between a lead witch and the full ensemble; instrumentation should feel raw and physical — floor percussion, low drums, minimal bass, and angular string stabs — creating a courtroom-meets-ritual energy; harmonies grow increasingly bold and unified as the witches expose fear, hypocrisy, and scapegoating, culminating in a powerful, percussive final unison line delivered with cold clarity; overall tone is theatrical, clever, and sharply satirical — turning history into indictment with wit and fire.

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Lyrics

INTRO (Spoken in rhythm – Lead Witch) When crops would fail When storms would rise When plague would walk Through your quiet lives When men in power Had something to hide You needed a monster. ⸻ VERSE 1 When babies died When cows went dry When kings told lies And couldn’t say why When priests grew nervous About curious minds You needed a monster. ⸻ PRE-CHORUS (tight harmony) Not famine. Not greed. Not your own fear. No, that was too close. You needed us here. ⸻ CHORUS (sharp, percussive) You needed a monster So you made one up With crooked smiles And a poisoned cup You needed a monster With a woman’s face So you could blame What you couldn’t trace You needed a monster To feed the flame So you gave us a name. ⸻ VERSE 2 She reads too much. She speaks too loud. She won’t bow down. She draws a crowd. She knows the herbs. She knows the sky. Burn her first. Ask questions why. ⸻ BUILD (ensemble layers overlap) Call it evil. Call it sin. Call it anything But look within. ⸻ CHORUS (bigger, more biting) You needed a monster To guard your throne To keep the frightened Feeling known You needed a monster So you could say It wasn’t you It was her All along that day. ⸻ BREAK (sudden quiet – single voice) Monsters don’t grow in forests. They grow in fear. ⸻ FINAL BUILD (stomp rhythm returns heavier) So when the fire Lit the square And smoke curled up Like answered prayer Tell us — Who was dangerous there? ⸻ FINAL LINE (unison, cold) You needed a monster.