the Headless Horseman rides

Lyrics

The moon hung low like a warning sign
Over the fields where the dead grass shined
A church bell cracked at the stroke of ten
And the road went black around the bend

Then came the thunder, then came the flame
A rider with no face and no name
His iron hooves made the windows shake
And every heart in the valley woke

You can lock your doors
You can kill the lights
But the night has a rider
And he’s riding tonight

Ride, ride, Headless Horseman
Bring that storm across the land
Ride, ride, through the midnight
With a firebrand in your hand
No face, no fear, no turning back
Just the howl of the wind on a one-way track
Ride, ride, Headless Horseman
Till the dawn breaks black

Down by the bridge, where the cold creek ran
A shadow stretched from the saddle’s hand
The churchyard stones gave up their names
As the rider came calling through the rain

I heard him laugh like a rusted gate
I heard my own pulse accelerate
Then something bright cut the dark in two
And he wheeled his horse as the sparks flew

You can run for miles
You can pray all night
But the dark has a rider
And he’s closing in tight

Ride, ride, Headless Horseman
Bring that storm across the land
Ride, ride, through the midnight
With a firebrand in your hand
No face, no fear, no turning back
Just the howl of the wind on a one-way track
Ride, ride, Headless Horseman
Till the dawn breaks black

Some say he’s a curse
Some say he’s a ghost
Some say he’s the debt
That the living owe the most

But when the morning comes
And the hills turn gold
There’s a hoofbeat in the distance
And a story still untold

Ride, ride, Headless Horseman
Shake the rafters, split the land
Ride, ride, through the midnight
Raise that burning brand
No face, no fear, no turning back
Just the howl of the wind on a one-way track
Ride, ride, Headless Horseman
Till the dawn breaks black

The sun climbs up
The fields lie still
But the road keeps curving
Past the old mill

And somewhere beyond
The edge of sight
The headless rider
Rides tonight