Pale White Horse Lyrics
Down they fell like the tower
As the land relinquished her ghost
Heed the sirens, take shelter, my lover
Flee the fire that devours
But the sight held me fixed
Like a bayonet against my throat
Neither plague or famine tempered my courage
Nor did raids make me cower
But his translucent skin
Made me shiver deep within my bones
It was a pale white horse
With a crooked smile
And I knew it was my time
It was the raging storm
Of a foreign war
And a face I'd seen before
About
“Pale White Horse” and “Where is Your Rider?” form a two part story that serves as the turning point of the album. In “Pale White Horse”, the singer describes an apocalyptic scene and is ultimately fixated in terror by Death.
Musically, the song manages to give a building sense of terror throughout. The background vocals give the song a dirge quality, while throughout the song, the sound of marching rises to a cinematic climax.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
The fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, as related in the Bible: Death.
Revelation 6:7-8 describes the horseman as follows:
When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him.
- 2.Bitter Water
- 5.Exeunt
- 6.Caesar
- 8.Pale White Horse
- 11.Dear Wormwood
- 12.Danse Macabre
