[Verse 1] I took the hill by dawn Dust on my boots, blood on the sun No saddle, no fear Just your ghost and the open field Your mane like fire Your ribs breathing thunder under me We crossed that line Where the crows won't follow [Pre-Chorus] And the ground fell away Like a lie in my mouth I held on tight To the pulse of the wild [Chorus] Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven Hold me up, hold me up I won't come down Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven Burning clean, riding free Through the fields of Heaven [Verse 2] White grass bends low Under hooves like iron on stone The sky split wide And the river sang in bone I saw my name In the dust behind your stride No turning back When the angels broke their chains [Pre-Chorus] And the whole world rang Like a blade on glass I raised my voice To the beast in the clouds [Chorus] Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven Hold me up, hold me up I won't come down Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven Burning clean, riding free Through the fields of Heaven [Bridge] Let the gates shake Let the saints look on I'm all teeth and ash In your silver storm If I fall, I fall Into your bright fire If I break, I break On the edge of the choir [Final Chorus] Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven Hold me up, hold me up I won't come down Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven Burning clean, riding free Through the fields of Heaven Bareback through Heaven Bareback through Heaven No chains, no reins Just the fields of Heaven
