[Intro — Whispered Voices] Hush now, children, lock the door… Hear those hoofbeats? One… two… four… The moon hangs pale in a sky of black, And the Headless Horseman is riding back! Run… little children… run and hide… For the Pumpkin King rides tonight! [Verse 1] Through the smoke and the ashes, through the crimson sky, A rider of darkness comes galloping by. His cloak is in tatters, his armor is black, And the flames of the underworld burn in his track. No face beneath his collar, no soul in his chest, No grave can contain him, no church grants him rest. With a jack-o’-lantern blazing bright in his hand, He rides through the ruins of a dying land! [Pre-Chorus] The church bells are ringing, but nobody prays, The shadows are dancing in firelight's haze. The dead leaves are swirling, the cold winds cry, And something is watching from deep in the sky! [Chorus — Powerful and Haunting] Ride! Ride! Headless Horseman, ride! With a pumpkin of fire and the flames at your side! Through the gates of the damned, through the ashes and stone, You thunder through the night on a black steed alone! Ride! Ride! Let the nightmare begin! With a wicked carved grin and a soul full of sin! When the last bell tolls and the moon turns red, The Headless Horseman rides for the dead! [Verse 2] The towers are burning, the bridges collapse, Red rivers of fire run through the cracks. The windows are glowing like eyes in the night, And the shadows grow taller in the terrible light. His horse breathes smoke, its eyes burn gold, Its iron-shod hooves strike the earth ice-cold. The pumpkin laughs with a furnace-like glow, And the wind screams a warning wherever they go. [Pre-Chorus 2 — Whispered, Building Tension] Can you hear him? — He's drawing near… Can you feel him? — The end is here… Don't look behind you… don't make a sound… For the Horseman has come to claim this town! [Chorus — Bigger, With Choir] Ride! Ride! Headless Horseman, ride! With a pumpkin of fire and the flames at your side! Through the gates of the damned, through the ashes and stone, You thunder through the night on a black steed alone! Ride! Ride! Let the nightmare begin! With a wicked carved grin and a soul full of sin! When the last bell tolls and the moon turns red, The Headless Horseman rides for the dead! [Bridge — Slow, Ominous Chant] One for the darkness… Two for the flame… Three for the lost souls… Four for the nameless… Five for the shadows that crawl through the night… Six for the Horseman who rides without light… Seven for the city that burned to the ground… Eight for the souls who will never be found… NINE! — Hear the hoofbeats pound! TEN! — He's coming through town! [Instrumental Break] Thunder crashes. Church bells toll. A choir rises over pounding drums and distorted guitars. The Horseman raises his burning pumpkin toward the blood-red moon… And every shadow kneels. [Final Chorus — Explosive Gothic Rock] RIDE! RIDE! HEADLESS HORSEMAN, RIDE! Let the inferno awaken the dead on this night! With the fire of a thousand lost souls in your hand, Bring the darkness to life, let it swallow the land! RIDE! RIDE! HEAR THE BLACK HORSES CRY! See the flames paint the stars as they blacken the sky! When the dawn breaks through and the last flame is dead, There'll be nothing but ashes… And hoofprints of red! [Outro — Whispered, Fading Away] The city lies silent… The moon disappears… The wind carries laughter… And the night swallows tears… No rider remains. No fire in sight. Just a pumpkin still glowing… Deep in the night. Clip-clop… clip-clop… clip-clop… Happy Halloween… HE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. 🎃🔥
