**[Verse 1]** They whispered when I walked by Said there was something in my eyes I knew things I shouldn't know So naturally, I had to go From the village to the church They decided I was the worst No proof, just pointing fingers While the rumour only lingered **[Pre-Chorus]** You saw a woman standing tall And somehow that became my fault You needed someone to blame So you put a spell on my name **[Chorus]** Should've killed me at Salem Would've saved you all the trouble Should've tied me to the stake If you really thought I was evil You can call me wicked You can call me insane But you can't burn a woman Just because she won't behave Should've killed me at Salem But I'm still here today Guess the witch you tried to bury Never went away **[Verse 2]** They said, "She's got the devil's touch" Funny how fear can mean so much One little rumour, one little lie And suddenly I'm the reason why The harvest failed, the children cried The moon looked strange that night Anything you couldn't explain You pinned it on my name **[Pre-Chorus]** You wanted someone on their knees Someone frightened enough to plead But I looked you in the face And refused to know my place **[Chorus]** Should've killed me at Salem Would've saved you all the trouble Should've tied me to the stake If you really thought I was evil You can call me wicked You can call me insane But you can't burn a woman Just because she won't behave Should've killed me at Salem But I'm still here today Guess the witch you tried to bury Never went away **[Bridge]** Maybe I'm a witch Maybe I'm a curse Maybe every little rumour Only made me worse Maybe you were scared Of a woman unafraid And the easiest way to silence her Was calling her deranged But history remembers Who was cruel and who was brave And every woman that you hunted Put another crack in your cage **[Final Chorus]** Should've killed me at Salem Guess you missed your chance You can light the courtroom candles You can start your little dance Call me wicked Call me strange Put my name upon the page You tried to make me disappear But I'm still standing here Should've killed me at Salem But you couldn't make me stay 'Cause the witch you tried to bury Just came back another way **[Outro]** Oh-oh, look who's laughing now Oh-oh, better watch your mouth Should've killed me at Salem... But you didn't. And I'm still around.
