[Verse 1] [growl] [confident] He came on a red horse Through the cool night frost Boots in the saddle And the feeling of loss No name on the bridle Just a grin like steel He's come to wreak havoc It's about to get real [Pre-Chorus] You hear that thunder? That ain't rain It's the sound of doom And it's coming your way [Chorus] [scream] [angry] War Red horse War He takes what you saved And he wants more War Red horse War When he rides in close You can't ignore (War) [Verse 2] He stamped on the fence posts He drank from the trough The dogs laid low Before he walked off He made the old men Count all their sons And the women hold tight Whenever he comes [Pre-Chorus] You hear that thunder? That ain't rain It's the sound of doom And it's coming your way [Chorus] [scream] [angry] War Red horse War He takes what you saved And he wants more War Red horse War When he rides in close You can't ignore (War) [Bridge] [growl] [melancholic] I saw him turn At the edge of dawn He stared right at me Before he was gone He smiled like winter At a churchyard gate And every prayer I knew Was too little, too late [Final Chorus] [scream] [angry] War Red horse War He took what you loved And then took more War Red horse War When he rides in close You can't ignore (War)
