Em Out of the dark, into the light Em In the dawn of terrestrial birth C New-born yet older than time Em Conceived in the depths of the earth Em Though strange lay the waters from which they emerged Em They glanced upon the world as their own C Yet deep in their hearts they knew all the time Em That this was not really their home Em C Am Em So they rode on Em C Am Em Yes, they rode on Em On hidden roads, through barren wastelands Em Untrodden by both man and beast C From the distance their fire was gleaming Em Like a lamp amidst dark eternity Em A bitter moon hovered above them Em The night lit sole by its glow C From high in a sky of ominous dye Em In which dark clouds drifted slow Em C Am Em So they rode on Em C Am Em Yes, they rode on Em They rode with shut eyes as the sun rose Em Regardless of earth's vanity C But with wide open eyes, they paced the night Em And pondered its mysteries Em They sat at the crossroads with high and with low Em Yet neither could alter their course C Riches were offered unto them Em Yet indifferent and without remorse Em C Am Em So they rode on Em C Am Em Yes, they rode on Em And each lonely vagrant that crossed their path D Felt how his heart grew cold C Yet be marvelled at their scarred faces Em So beautiful, distant and old Em Some say they've heard them singing D In strange tongues of melancholy C Of the gods, of the night, and of glory Em Of the dead, and their memory Em C Am Em So they rode on Em C Am Em Yes, they rode on Em D Say goodbye to the light C Em Come twilight, come dark night Em D Say goodbye to the light C Em Come twilight, come dark night Em Could you have rode there with them? D Would you have joined their march? C Or would you have them ride on? Em Away into the dark? Em Would you have been able to let go? D Of illusions of right and of wrong? C And if they came to die Em Would you have rode on?