[Spoken Intro] (Slow, raspy, unaccompanied) And I looked, and behold a pale horse. And his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, To kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, And with the beasts of the earth... [Verse 1] (Strumming pattern begins: Boom-chicka-boom) There’s a shadow on the mountain, there’s a trembling in the stone There’s a King upon the highway and He walks it all alone He’s got a ledger in his pocket and a pen inside his hand And He’s walking past the borders of the sinner’s promised land The grain is in the silo or the chaff is in the fire And the price is getting heavy for the liar and the buyer. [Chorus] (Melodic, harmonies swell, ominous piano enters) Hear the trumpet in the canyon, hear the thunder in the clay There’s no shadow you can hide in when the night becomes the day It’s a long time coming, but the payment’s finally due When the Pale Rider stops his horse and turns his eyes to you. [Verse 2] (Back to stripped-back rhythmic speaking) Potter’s field is empty and the graves are splitting wide There’s nowhere left to run to and there’s nowhere left to hide The silver and the gold are turning into rust and dust And the iron gates are buckling from the weight of greed and lust One hundred million angels singing something soft and low While the river turns to blood and stops its steady flow. [Bridge] (Intense Acoustic Guitar Strumming - Minor Key) Alpha and Omega. The First and the Last. The future is a mirror reflecting all the past. [Chorus] (Full sound, loud and grave) Hear the trumpet in the canyon, hear the thunder in the clay There’s no shadow you can hide in when the night becomes the day It’s a long time coming, but the payment’s finally due When the Pale Rider stops his horse and turns his eyes to you. [Outro] (Music fades to a single heartbeat thrum) (Spoken Word) He that hath an ear, let him hear. The book is closed. Amen.
