In the town of the Black Forest they live calmly,
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grow wheat and livestock.
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The land is generous and the parish is worthy,
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a year follows a year.
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But the looks mow down and the crosses on the windows,
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And the shutters are firmly locked at night,
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And the servant will whisper to the servant in short:
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it's restless at the mill again!
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Mass will be celebrated in the neighboring church,
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but the night goes beyond the threshold,
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and now the moon rises over the forest
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and hits the temple with a blade.
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Wheels creak, millstones rumble,
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Trembling rafters under a dilapidated roof,
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work has begun - go away, passerby!
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Don't you dare go to the mill at night!
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Roots and branches
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black branches,
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claws like hooks
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bursting out of the cage
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Mill, mill,
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what's going on here
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what kind of grain?
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The blades are spinning
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around the heart
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but I do not care,
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I don't care.
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December, snow is sweeping under the door,
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in houses they sing Bethlehem.
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Magi wander through the fields with a knapsack,
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the space is deserted and mute.
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But you hear, master, horseshoes rattle,
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rooster feathers fly in the wind,
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the carriage crackles, sparks sparkle:
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there are special guests at the mill today!
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Where is your pay?
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The time has come!
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snowfall laugh,
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metal voice,
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A year at the bend
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The sky behind the clouds
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The path is frozen.
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Which of the twelve
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pay with life?
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The time has come!
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Mill, mill,
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what's going on here
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what kind of grain?
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The blades are spinning
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around the heart
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but I do not care,
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I don't care.
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Cold hands, steel gates,
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behind the walls the wind died down.
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Why are you here, girl? |
At this time
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You won't find a groom.
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The wheels are up, the water is smoking,
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Blood flows down the dead millstone,
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Beyond the walls the frost is higher, higher,
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Who are you looking for at the mill at night?
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The crows are watching
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beaks open,
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clods of earth
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carve hooves,
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black blades
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moving towards the abyss
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over your head.
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Constricted, constricted
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cold-bound,
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I'm after you.
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Mill, mill,
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what's going on here
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what kind of grain?
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The blades are spinning
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around the heart
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but I do not care,
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I don't care,
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constricted, constricted,
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bound by frost. |