Silent one

Intro

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hey-ya hey-ya ho

Verse 1

Smoke on the ridge at the break of dawn

Fifty riders coming down

I ran through the pines with a burning torch

Never made a single sound

Old men sleeping, children dreaming

Someone had to stand and stay

Pre-Chorus

No horn no bell no warning cry

Just my feet on frozen ground

No horn no bell no warning cry

I woke the whole town

Chorus

Ride for the silent one

Ride for the nameless son

Ride for the quiet blade

The debt he never named

Ride for the silent one

Sing it till the work is done

Post-Chorus

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hey-ya hey-ya ho

Hey-ya hey-ya

Sing it till the work is done

Verse 2

Shield wall cracked and the arrows fell

I dragged the wounded through the gate

Broke the bridge with a borrowed axe

Then I disappeared in the rain

They asked my name, I gave them none

The mead horn waited, I moved on

Pre-Chorus

No boast no song no victory cry

Just my hands still stained with mud

No boast no song no victory cry

I woke the whole town

Chorus

Ride for the silent one

Ride for the nameless son

Ride for the quiet blade

The debt he never named

Ride for the silent one

Sing it till the work is done

Bridge

Frost and flame and iron

Frost and flame and stone

Frost and flame and iron

I walk the long road home

Chorus

Ride for the silent one

Ride for the nameless son

Ride for the quiet blade

The debt he never named

Ride for the silent one

Sing it till the work is done

Post-Chorus

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hey-ya hey-ya ho

Hey-ya hey-ya

Sing it till the work is done