Fear and Anguish Reign

None of us will soon forget
The day before those things arrived
In the churchyard on a hill a man
Has just buried his bride
She returned that day: Alive!
There's a silhouette on the horizon
Like an evil stain on the rising sun
And as it approached we saw
It was her and her eyes were red
And she said "You're all dead!"
Then collapsed down to the ground
As if somebody cut her strings!
Fear and Anguish reign ever since they came
We used to walk the streets of town
Now we know we never will again

Suddenly over the hill a dog
Lets out an anguished howl
There ain't a beast this side of hell that
Could have brought what befell that hound
He was torn from limb to limb
There's an evil stench creeping on the wind
Reeks of pestilence mixed with death and sins
From over the range that is where we found
Scattered on the ground fifty head of steer
But what's real queer we searched all
Around no other parts were found!

Fear and Anguish reign ever since they came
We used to walk the streets of town
Now we know we never will again

Some say from the skies they fell
Others claim they came straight from hell
Some swear they are from the dark
Yet others
They believe they came from our angry hearts

And tonight we ride out of desperation
Towards the mountainside to the reservation
Maybe they might know how to send the tides
Yet when we arrived they turned their heads
And the chief said "Now you know how
We felt when the white man came!"
Fear and Anguish reign ever since they came
We used to walk the streets of town
Now we know we never will again