Ride the Sleigh

[Intro] [whispered] Bells in the dark... the harness tightens... [Build-Up] [Verse 1] Eight hooves striking the black of December, frost on the reins where my knuckles turn white. No moon tonight, just the crack of the runners, carving a scar through the ice and the night. [Pre-Chorus] The northern gate is open wide, the storm my banner, the cold my guide. [loud] [Chorus] Ride the sleigh, through the thunder we go! Iron and antler, a war against snow! Hold the line where the dead winds blow, we fly for the ones who wait down below! Ride the sleigh! [Verse 2] Lead reindeer breathing a fog like a dragon, red-lantern nose burning holes in the gale. Chimneys like trenches, a thousand cities, each one a promise I swore not to fail. [Pre-Chorus] No dawn will catch me on the run, one night to march, and it must be done. [loud] [Chorus] Ride the sleigh, through the thunder we go! Iron and antler, a war against snow! Hold the line where the dead winds blow, we fly for the ones who wait down below! Ride the sleigh! [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] [soft] They think it's a gift wrapped soft in the morning — they'll never know what it costs in the sky. [belted] Nine hearts against the whole horizon's fury, one old commander who never asks why. [Breakdown] [Scream] For every window! For every name! [Growl] The mountain howls but we ride the same! [Final Chorus] Ride the sleigh, through the thunder we go! Iron and antler, a war against snow! Hold the line where the dead winds blow, we fly for the ones who wait down below! Ride the sleigh — and we won't let go! Ride the sleigh! [Outro] [whispered] The last bell fades... [fade-out] ...the runners find the roof at last.