[Intro] Hooves in the dust Sparks in the night Ride through the valleys Ride for the light [Verse] We left before the eastern bell With frost upon the reins The tavern lights fell far behind Like ghosts in window panes A farmer’s son, a wounded knight A widow dressed in grey And I with songs instead of steel Rode hard before the day [Pre-Chorus] The ash was falling like black snow The fields were scars of war But every ruined village knew What we were riding for [Chorus] Ride through ashen valleys Ride where the cold winds cry Carry the song of the hidden heir Under the iron sky Ride through ashen valleys Ride till the mountains ring Before the tyrant steals the dawn We ride, we ride, we sing [Verse] At Hollowmere the wells were dry At Thornhill crows were fed The children drew a lion sign In ashes by the dead I sang the verse of Willow Gate They answered through their tears And every home that heard the truth Burned brighter than its fears [Pre-Chorus] No crown can rule a silent grave No lie can guard the sun The road itself began to brave The war not yet begun [Chorus] Ride through ashen valleys Ride where the cold winds cry Carry the song of the hidden heir Under the iron sky Ride through ashen valleys Ride till the mountains ring Before the tyrant steals the dawn We ride, we ride, we sing [Interlude] Through smoke Through stone Through storm Through bone The road remembers The road leads home [Solo] Guitars race over thunderous drums Like horses breaking from the drums Flutes cut sharp through iron rain Strings rise high above the pain [Bridge] If soldiers wait at Riverbend Then Riverbend shall hear If gates are locked and bridges burned We build a road from fear For every valley dressed in ash Still hides a living seed And every song that names the truth Can grow into a deed [Breakdown] Ride Ride No turning back Ride Ride Through smoke and black [Build-up] Faster now The torches rise Faster now Against the lies Faster now Let echoes cling Faster now We ride and sing [Chorus] Ride through ashen valleys Ride where the cold winds cry Carry the song of the hidden heir Under the iron sky Ride through ashen valleys Ride till the mountains ring Before the tyrant steals the dawn We ride, we ride, we sing [Chorus] Ride through ashen valleys Ride with the rebel flame Every village hears the truth Every heart recalls the name Ride through ashen valleys Ride till the bells take wing Before the tyrant steals the dawn We ride, we ride, we sing [Outro] Hooves in the dust Sparks in the night Ash in the valleys Dawn in our sight