The Lumineers - Nightshade lyrics

Some of us love to think of life as a game
Others are born into royalty
And can never behave
Some find a freedom locking men in a cage
Oh no
Some priest insisted it's a test of the faith
And only holy devotion can
Keep the devils away
There's only so much that a man can pray
Oh no

Oh, my love oh, my love
Spare my blood spare my blood

I saw the footprints in the white of the snow
I counted thousands and I was
Just a rider alone
Eighteen degrees and eighty miles from home
Oh no
We built a wall to keep the devils at bay
A distant army was marching through
The night and the day
I swore an oath and with my life I would pay
Oh no

Oh, my love oh, my love
Spare my blood

Nightshade, won't you take me away?
And I can hold my breath for another day
But it was all, it was all for the throne

We were surrounded and the ending was near
All of the sudden, a ranger arrived
A savior appeared
Made it to safety, but the devil was here
Oh no

Oh, my love
Nightshade, won't you take me away?
And I can hold my breath for another day
But it was all, it was all for the throne