song about the "story of

[Verse 1]
In iron dawn he came,
A black knight by the gate.
His helm held winter's breath,
His sword wore patient weight.

He crossed the ash-gray yard,
Past the crows and broken stone.
The people bowed their heads,
He rode there all alone.

[Pre-Chorus]
But in his silent hand
Was a ring of old red cloth.
And every step he took
Sounded like a vow he lost.

[Chorus]
Black knight, black knight
Carry the night
Black knight, black knight
Stand in the light
(black knight)

He guards what time forgot,
He bears the hardest prayer.
Black knight, black knight
Still walking there

[Verse 2]
The king had left him fire,
The queen had left him cold.
A banner burned to lace,
A story never told.

He found a wounded child
Near the reeds beside the moat.
He gave the child his cloak,
And kept the wind at throat.

[Pre-Chorus]
Then through the chapel doors
Came a choir from the dust.
They sang his name in stone,
And taught the blade to trust.

[Chorus]
Black knight, black knight
Carry the night
Black knight, black knight
Stand in the light
(black knight)

He guards what time forgot,
He bears the hardest prayer.
Black knight, black knight
Still walking there

[Bridge]
When the old war called again,
He did not kneel to steel.
He laid the sword down slow,
And let the silence seal.

The choir rose like rain,
The violins drew flame.
He took one final breath
And left behind his name.

[Final Chorus]
Black knight, black knight
Carry the night
Black knight, black knight
Stand in the light
(black knight)

He guards what time forgot,
He bears the hardest prayer.
Black knight, black knight
Still walking there
(black knight)