[Verse 1] He came on a horse of bone With a mouth like an empty pail The fields bowed down at his heel And the wheat went pale He looked at the bread in your hand Like it never meant a thing Then he crossed that road of dust And the murder of crows took wing [Pre-Chorus] No prayer on your tongue No mercy in his eye He rides through the marrow And leaves it dry [Chorus] Famine rides hard And he takes it all Ashes for your tongue He laughs as you fall Famine rides hard Cold as a stone A figure so withered He's almost just bone [Verse 2] He counts every cracked plate Every cup with a broken lip Every child at the window With a trembling grip He does not hate you He does not care He just comes through the doorway And strips the air [Pre-Chorus] No prayer on your tongue No mercy in his eye He rides through the marrow And leaves it dry [Chorus] Famine rides hard And he takes it all He spreads a wide hunger Without a thought about you Famine rides hard A figure of skin and bone And he won't ever stop Until his work is done [Bridge] When the wolves get thin And the well runs black You learn his name By what don't come back He won't turn around He won't look away He leaves a field of mouths With nothing to say [Final Chorus] Famine rides hard He doesn't know how to stop He takes it all Without leaving a drop Famine rides hard His body pale and thin Cold as a stone And wide toothy grin
