Ride On, Coen

[Verse 1]
Coen dreamed beneath the rafters
Of a helm and silver shield
He traced old maps by candle
And swore he'd never yield
Beyond the wheat and weathered fences
A black-winged warning flew
The Dark Lord crossed the border
And the village trembled through

[Pre-Chorus]
His father laid a sword away
Beside the harvest door
Coen felt its worn oak handle
Like a promise from before

[Chorus]
Ride on, Coen, ride on
With the dawn behind your name
When the night sends out its hunters
Meet them standing in the flame
Raise the blade your father carried
Let the frightened hearts believe
Honor is a road through darkness
And a knight will not retreat

[Verse 2]
The vampire lord came laughing
In a coat as black as coal
His minions swept through window light
And took the village whole
They shattered jars of winter grain
They stamped the chapel bell
Coen drew the family steel
And heard the old blade yell

[Pre-Chorus]
No crown was waiting for him
No choir filled the square
Just a mother clutching children
And a cold wind in his hair

[Chorus]
Ride on, Coen, ride on
With the dawn behind your name
When the night sends out its hunters
Meet them standing in the flame
Raise the blade your father carried
Let the frightened hearts believe
Honor is a road through darkness
And a knight will not retreat

[Bridge]
At the ruined mill they faced him
Where the river split the stone
The lord had lived a thousand years
But Coen stood alone
Steel rang hard against the darkness
Red eyes burned above
One heart fought for power
One heart fought for love

[Instrumental]

[Final Chorus]
Ride on, Coen, ride on
See the eastern sky turn gold
When the night sends out its hunters
Let your courage take its hold
Raise the blade your father carried
Hear the village start to breathe
Honor is a road through darkness
And the brave can make the morning
If they choose not to leave

[Outro]
Coen hung the sword by sunrise
Where the harvest children played
And every year the village told
How the dark was made to fade