Confession of the Maid

I was promised a place in the castle

A roof, a dress, a bed

But the walls whispered secrets

And the stones were stained red

They told me I'd serve a great lady

That I'd live with pride, not shame

But the doors soon closed behind me

And nothing was ever the same

I saw the eyes of the Countess burn

Cold as the night, I saw them turn

I heard the screams, I saw the chains

And prayed to God to end their pain

My mother waits in the village

She thinks I'm safe, at rest

But the silence keeps my secret

And the truth inside my chest

I saw the eyes of the Countess burn

Cold as the night, I saw them turn

I heard the screams, I saw the chains

And prayed to God to end their pain

Will they know my name

Or am I just one more

Shadow in her hall

A voice, a cry, a door

I saw the eyes of the Countess burn

Cold as the night, I saw them turn

I heard the screams, I saw the chains

And I prayed to God in vain