THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE
recorded by Led Zeppelin
The Queen of Light took her bow and then she turned to go
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom and walked the night alone
Oh, dance in the
dark of night, sing to the morning light
The Dark Lord rides in force tonight and time will tell us all
Oh, throw down
your plow and hoe, rest not to lock your homes
As side by side we wait the might of the darkest of them all…
I hear the horses thunder down in the valley below
I'm waitin' for the angels of Avalon, waitin' for the eastern glow
The apples of the valley hold the seeds of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care… Repay, do not forget
Oh, no! dance in
the dark of night, sing to the morning light
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrant's face is red
Oh, now! War is
the common cry, pick up your swords and fly
The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know…
Oh well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waitin' for the eastern glow
The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring wraiths ride in black
Ride on. Oh,
sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before
No comfort has the fire that night that lights the face so cold
Oh, dance in the
dark of night, sing to the morning light
The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back
Bring it back
At last the sun is shinin', The clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes…
Bring it back
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