A Pale Horse I Ride

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Cracked hooves on the gravel road

I count the miles that no one knows

The sun went down an hour ago

And something in the trees won't let me go

Pre-Chorus 1

Every town I pass is a door I don't knock

Every face I see is a face I forgot

The reins are cold and the river's red

There's a hollow knock inside my head

Chorus

I ride a pale horse through the burning fields

I ride a pale horse and I will not yield

I ride a pale horse and the night is mine

Four hooves pound the end of time

Post-Chorus

(Go go go go)

(Pound pound pound)

Verse 2

Black smoke rolling off the ridge

I carve my name on a broken bridge

The crows above keep a lazy line

They know exactly what I left behind

Pre-Chorus 2

Lightning splits a crooked sky

My shadow stretches out a mile wide

Something wicked wants to share the throne

But I was born to ride this road alone

Chorus

I ride a pale horse through the burning fields

I ride a pale horse and I will not yield

I ride a pale horse and the night is mine

Four hooves pound the end of time

Post-Chorus

(Go go go go)

(Pound pound pound)

Bridge

Ride ride ride till the daylight dies

Ride ride ride with the fire in my eyes

Ride ride ride and I never ask why

Ride ride ride

Guitar Solo

Chorus

I ride a pale horse through the burning fields

I ride a pale horse and I will not yield

I ride a pale horse and the night is mine

Four hooves pound the end of time

Chorus

I ride a pale horse through the smoke and ash

I ride a pale horse and I ain't coming back

I ride a pale horse till the mountains fall

And the last one standing takes it all

Post-Chorus

(Go go go go)

(Pound pound pound)

Outro

The trail goes cold

The reins go slack

I don't look back

I don't look back