[Verse 1] Anybody seen a knight pass this way? I saw him playing chess with Death, yesterday His crusade was a search for God and they say Its been a long way to carry on [Verse 2] Anybody hear of plague in this town? The town Ive left behind was burned to the ground A young girl on a stake, her face framed in flames Cried, Im not a witch, God knows my name The knight, he watched with fear, he needed to know He ran where he might feel Gods breath And in the misty church, he knelt to confess The face within the booth was Mr. Death [Verse 3] My lifes a vain pursuit of meaningless miles... Why cant God touch me with a sign? Perhaps theres no one there, answered the booth And Death hid within his cloak and smiled This morning I played chess with Death, said the knight We played that he might grant me time... My bishop and my knight will shatter his flanks And still I might feel Gods heart in mine! [Verse 4] And through confessions grille, Deaths laughter was heard The knight cried, No, youve cheated me! But still Ill find a way, well meet once again And once again continue to play! They met within the woods, the knight, his squire, and friends And Death said, Now, the game shall end The final move was made, the knight hung his head And said, Youve won, Ive nothing left to play... [Verse 5] The minstrel filled with visions, sang to his love To look against the stormy sky The knight, his squire, and friends, their hands held as one Solemnly danced toward the dawn His hourglass in his hand, his scythe by his side The master, Death, he leads them on The rain will wash away the tears from their faces And as the thunder cracked, they were gone
knight, death, squire, god, chess