Okkervil River - The Rise lyrics

All the riders on the rise All the riders on the rise Circlers from every side Circlers from every side All the riders on the rise All the riders on the rise Circlers from every side Circlers from every side Side Eyes up! Light floods around In a yellow shadow after night Comes down In a groundward fall in a dull dumb swipe When all's white Fire painting on the pines Hawks above the timber-line Water weeping from the ice Water weeping from the ice Fire painting on the pines Hawks above the timber-line Water weeping from the ice Water weeping from the ice Heat is lost Winter rocks into a lonely boxwood grove And quiet Snowfall smothers all of the lawns Where the ladies coughed and cried "I don't want to be there when it's time!" The dying stag is on his side Hunters hiding, up on high Wind is beating through the briars Wind is beating through the briars The dying stag is on his side Hunters hiding, up on high Wind is beating through the briars Wind is beating through the briars Waves on the graves of the saints Dull grey as the sea pushes land away Dull ache when you wake Grey smoke shows the way you walk Down by when it's time I don't want to be there when it's time To go down, down I don't want to go down there alone Down down I don't want to go down there alone Down down down down Down down down down Down down down down Down down down down Down down down down Down down down down Ooh