Erl King at Dawn

Lyric video about the elf king that takes mans first born son as payment for prosperity.#elf #sacrifice #midnight [Verse 1] The child rode out in the cart Past reeds and black mud water He saw two coals in the trees And a face like winter bark “Come closer, little one” It breathed through the hedgerow With a crown of wet leaves And a hand full of song [Pre-Chorus] He grabbed his father’s sleeve Said, “He’s there, he’s there” But the road kept turning And the moon went blind His father laughed it off “Just fever in your blood” Yet the horse would not meet That shadow at the side [Chorus] Erl King, take your name Erl King, take your breath Midnight ride, midnight ride He comes for what you left Erl King, fiery eyes Erl King, hear him sing When dawn breaks white He claims the boy in blackened reeds [Verse 2] At first light, the barn slept The door hung open wide No hoofprint in the frost Only a trace of ash By the ditch near the ash wood The little cap was found Folded like a dead bird In the mouth of the ground [Pre-Chorus] His father ran the field Screaming into the cold But the willows stood still Like witnesses of stone Then the earth beneath the cattails Grew thin as old skin And the boy’s small voice Went under with the wind [Chorus] Erl King, take your name Erl King, take your breath Midnight ride, midnight ride He comes for what you left Erl King, fiery eyes Erl King, hear him sing When dawn breaks white He claims the boy in blackened reeds [Bridge] Now the father will not sleep He hears hooves in the rafters Sees the fire in the pines Where no flame should live Every dawn the shadows bow Every dusk they gather And in the wet root dark A child calls his name [Final Chorus] Erl King, take your name Erl King, take your breath Midnight ride, midnight ride He comes for what you left Erl King, fiery eyes Erl King, hear him sing When dawn breaks white He claims the boy in blackened reeds