100 The Courser

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Horses run at dawn

Breathing hard against the cold

Hooves strike flint and spark

I hear them in my soul

They climb the ridge and call

Something older than my name

Rider I have been too

And I have done the same

Verse 2

I swore I gave my thanks

Then I hoarded what I earned

Scattered coins like water

But the thirst inside still burned

My own hand knows my heart

Better than my tongue can tell

I loved the goods too much

And I loved them far too well

Chorus

O rider of the morning

O thunder in the dust

You see what I have hidden

You see what I have lost

The hooves are getting louder

The day is almost through

O rider of the morning

What have I done for you

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

A field of clay and bone

Where the greedy ones all lie

Men who counted everything

And never learned to die

They praise themselves with numbers

They praise themselves with gold

But nothing in their pockets

Can warm them when it's cold

Chorus

O rider of the morning

O thunder in the dust

You see what I have hidden

You see what I have lost

The hooves are getting louder

The day is almost through

O rider of the morning

What have I done for you

Instrumental Break

Verse 4

So let the horses run

Let them strike the stone again

Let the fire fall at midnight

Let it find me where I've been

I will scatter what I'm holding

I will open up my hands

I will stand before the rider

Where the dust becomes a man

Bridge

Mud and mercy

Mud and mercy

Clay and clay

I was made from it

I will kneel in it

Take the rest away

Instrumental Bridge

Chorus

O rider of the morning

O thunder in the dust

You see what I have hidden

You see what I have lost

The hooves are getting louder

The day is almost through

O rider of the morning

What have I done for you

Guitar Solo

Verse 5

Horses run at dawn

And they will not slow for me

I have seen the sparks they throw

I have heard the warning in the air

Let the record of my days

Be more giving than my greed

Let me be among the thankful

When the riders come for me

Outro

O rider of the morning

O rider of the morning

Take me as I am

Take me as I am

Take me as I am