Lyrics

The night was cold and restless as I rode the valley floor,
A whisper in the darkness said, you won't be here no more.
The moon cut through the treetops like a blade of silver fire,
And far beyond the ridgeline came a sound that climbed up higher.

I saw them on the horizon, silhouettes against the stars,
Their horses made of shadows, eyes like burning amber scars.
They thundered through the heavens with a cry that chilled my skin,
A band of ghostly riders called the Raiders of the Wind.

(Chorus)
They're the raiders of the northern wind,
Riding where the storms begin,
Chasing down the echoes of the sins of mortal men.
Hear their warning in the sky,
Feel the tremble as they fly --
For the raiders of the northern wind
Are passing by tonight.

Their leader raised a lantern carved from ancient, fallen stars,
Its glow revealed the stories etched in time's forgotten scars.
He looked at me with sorrow, like he knew the path I'd choose,
And said, Son, the road you're riding is a road you stand to lose.

(Bridge)
The thunder rolled behind them like a drum of judgment day,
And every hoofbeat echoed truths I'd tried to push away.
They vanished in the darkness with a final mournful cry,
Leaving me to face the choices written in the sky.

(Chorus)
They're the raiders of the northern wind,
Riding where the storms begin,
Chasing down the echoes of the sins of mortal men.
Hear their warning in the sky,
Feel the tremble as they fly --
For the raiders of the northern wind
Are passing by tonight.

Now when the night grows heavy and the cold wind starts to rise,
I swear I hear them calling from the far and distant skies.
A reminder of the shadows that a man can't leave behind --
And the raiders of the northern wind still ride across my mind.