New Crusade
White Skull Lyrics

While the black smoke of the stakes Inquisition
The black smoke produced by the Inquisition's executions of heretics and witches.

Was spreading his fetid Pall over the Spain
The disgusting, oppressive slowness of the Inquisition spreading across the country.

The terrible and ancient Papal Inquisition
The notoriously feared and cruel organization of the Catholic Church responsible for the persecution and execution of heretics.

Continuing his activity all over Europe
The Inquisition's presence being felt, and its victims persecuted, across Europe.

His power is everywhere
The Inquisition's pervasive, merciless control over the populace.

The darkness of the forest to the Christians faith
The Christian Church's association of forests with evil, as well as with spiritual retreat and solace.

Was closely linked to the Devil's house
Forests, in the Church's perspective, were seen as the dwelling-places of the Devil, and thus to be avoided by the faithful.

City and village, monastery and abbey
The Church's presence in all aspects of daily life, from urban to rural areas, and from monasticism to education.

Spiritual places for the Christianity
Cities, villages, monasteries, and abbeys being fundamental and influential in the Christian way of life.

Fear to admit
The fear of being punished for believing in a non-approved religion, or for expressing one's true beliefs.

That you believe in the old divinity
The fear of admitting one's belief in a deity or belief system that goes against the Church's teachings.

Sunday in the Church
The pressure to attend Church on Sundays, and to participate in the rituals and mass associated with religious worship.

Night in the wood
The fear and excitement of practicing one's beliefs in secret, under the cover of darkness, in a forest or other somber setting.

This masked faith
The act of worshiping secretly, masking one's true faith, in order to avoid punishment and persecution from the authorities.

Celebration the Sabbath to quiet
The pleasure of attending secret Sabbath celebrations, surrounded by fellow believers, in order to quiet one's fears and anxieties.

The Devils
The belief in the presence of devils and demons, which the Inquisition sought to root out and destroy, along with any other forms of heresy.

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The overall sense of fear and oppression that the Inquisition inflicted upon the population, creating an environment in which freedom of belief and expression were suppressed.

We are forced to believe in your God
The coercion and pressure placed upon the population to believe in the Church's God, or face punishment and death.

There is fear
The pervasive feeling of fear among the population, knowing that expressing one's true beliefs could lead to persecution and violence.

We can't profess another faith
The absence of freedom to express one's true beliefs, especially those that go against the established religion of the state.

Every Village had his own Witch
The widespread belief in witchcraft and the power of women to practice magic was prevalent, and seen as a threat to the established religious order.

Who helped people to predict the future
Witches were often associated with divination and oracular practices, which were seen as dangerous and heretical by the Church.

Philtre and Love potion we need to live
The Church's condemnation of pleasure and sexual desire, seeing it as sinful and against the natural order of things.

You are condemning the pleasures of this world
The Church's disdain for the mortal pleasures of the flesh, which it viewed as distractions from one's spiritual health and well-being.