When the mist is rising and it's hard to see the light The time has come for those who seek the rider in the night Searching for his honor, living on the run Killing and destroying until his work is done To fight a better man, the night his only friend On a mission from his king On a quest to seek the Holy Grail Through the blackened forest and on into the night Cursed by wizards' magic spells but in his heart the light Foolish people try to say "the man is but a thief" But they will never understand his life of pain and grief To fight a better man, the night his only friend On a mission from his king On a quest to seek the Holy Grail Dark rider Ride on Dark rider Ride on When the mist is rising and it's hard to see the light The time has come for those who seek the rider in the night Dark rider Ride on Dark rider Ride on