By the last breath the fourth winds blow
Better raise your ears
The sound of hooves knock at your door
Lock up your wife and children now
It's time to wield the blade
For now you've got some company
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On leather steeds they ride
They've come to take your life
On through the dead of night
With the Four Horsemen ride
Or choose your fate and die
OH, YEAH YEAH!!
You have been dying since the day you were born
You know it's all been planned
The quartet of deliverance rides
A sinner once, a sinner twice
No need for confessions now
'Cause now you've got the fight of your life
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On leather steeds they ride
They've come to take your life
On through the dead of night
With the Four Horsemen ride
Or choose your fate and die
OH, YEAH YEAH!!
Time
has taken its toll on you
The lines that crack your face
Famine,
your body it has torn through
Withered in every place
Pestilence,
for what you had to endure
And what you have put others through
Death,
deliverance for you for sure
Now there's nothing you can do
So gather 'round young warriors now
And saddle up your steeds
Killing scores with demon swords
Now is the death of doers of wrong
Swing the judgement hammer down
Safely inside armor blood guts and sweat
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On leather steeds they ride
They've come to take your life
On through the dead of night
With the Four Horsemen ride
Or choose your fate and die
OH, YEAH YEAH!!
If you find some error in The Four Horsemen Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You.
Thanks to Mohammed / the.mkm89@gmail.com for submitting the lyrics.
Review about The Four Horsemen the four horsemen | Reviewer: ellie. | 8/8/09
This song is definitely about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse that are in the Bible. Anyone who knows the story of them will agree. However, Pestilence is known as War in the book.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse if you dont know the story :)
I agree with you that Kirk is an excellent guitar player and song creator but, please, don't give example like The Unforgiven. Kirk's and Metallica's best years have been the KILL EM ALL, RIDE THE LIGHTNING and MASTER OF PUPPETS albums; you've got many songs to choose Kirks hability but please don't choose those songs
what's with these comments saying that kirk hammett is not a creative soloist or he's not one of the best?!?? that's just stupid if you just listen to the unforgiven 1 & 3 you will see that u r badly mistaken..metallica all dayy
Another great hit for Metallica! | Reviewer: Andrew | 4/25/09
ive listened to metallica alot lately. and this has to be my all-time favorite song.
Metallica has other great songs like "the day that never comes" or "nothing else for whom the bells tolls" but four horsemen is one hell of a song
Great song by Metallica, a band that will always be remembered.
This song has a great solo, great riffs, great bass guitar output, and better lyrics.
Simply put, this song could be easily said as "Karma"
Dave Mustaine lost his chance with Metallica when he decided to let his actions roam free. I do not believe Kirk "copied note for note" on the solo's. But hey! Who are we to speak? It's a great song-whether by Dave, Lars, or James.
If you're going to nitpick at details about guitar riffs, then go nag at Disturbed's second bassists for not coming up with new riffs for songs like "Down With the Sickness." Let it be..."The Four Horsemen" is a great song.
Leave the subjective arguments out and enjoy the song!
About Sebastian | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/17/09
I'd like you to name those songs, so I can pick them out, and then compare them to one of Dave Mustaine's solo's. You think Kirks solo's are so badass, man, but all he does is wah-wah-wah-wah pedal now-adays. You realize that he copied the Kill em All songs that Dave wrote, as well as the Ride the Lightning songs, note for note? Very sad, if you ask me. But, I don't feel this needs to go on much longer.
Suffice to say, Dave Mustaine is better than Kirk purely because his music remains original, as always, and powerful. Kirk? He needs to dig down and re-invent himself.
about dave and kirk | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/19/09
Stop this fucking bullshit about who is better. Both Dave and Kirk are great in my opinion... but I think Kirk is faster whilst Dave is more creative. In their early days at least (now they are pretty much equal). Anyhow, I love both Metallica and Megadeth period.
well im from bulgaria I dont speak english very well but judgeing by the coments i can say that all of you people are wright for them selfs & for this great song the lyrics are so deep that no one could fully understand what metallica are trying to say to the world its their story i respect it but the sense of the text each one finds for him self !!!
I still don't know why people insist to compare Metallica and Megadeth, Kirk/James and D. Mustaine. Get real people! They're both damn good bands, with great songs!
Everybody knows that D. Mustaine participated on Metallica songs, like this one, but that doesn't mean that this song or Mechanix is better. Both are great!
Let's just skip those useless comments.
Like it or not these lyrics are Religious and nothing makes for stranger bed fellows. This song is so religious (i.e. spiritual) it practically plagiarizes from the book of Revelations. Anybody that can't acknowledge that probably has some sort of mental hang-up or bias that blocks them from acknowledging the glaringly obvious.
But that doesn’t mean that Metallica’s lyrics and “otherworldly” talent for sonic manipulation as sincere “Christianity” but rather the flipside of “the way”. The Four Horsemen, like Apollyon (aka Abaddon) could possibly be Exiled Angels (i.e. Demons) that have and/or will do the “dirty work” of the Creator. “Creeping Death”, “The Call of Ktulu” and “The Thing That Should Not Be” are other titles that pickup on this demonological lyrical theme of Metallica.
Supposedly Hetfield was raised in a Christian Scientist household, and I believe we see this influence the lyrical content of the most “Metal” band of all time.
p.s. PROPS to James and Cynthia Hetfield.
Review By Pages: 1 2 3 Review the song The Four Horsemen
The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.
The THE FOUR HORSEMEN LYRICS are the property of the respective authors, artists and labels, the lyrics are provided for educational purposes only , If you like the song, please buy relative CD to support Metallica.