Blessed Are the Dead
United Abominations
2007
Duration: 5:04
Track number: 6
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
Drawing heavily on **Biblical prophecy, specifically the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse** (white, red, black, and pale horses), this song foretells a dark, final storm. It explores themes of eternal conflict and the rise of the 'synagogue of satan', suggesting that only those who stand firm in their beliefs ('Blessed are the Dead') will find peace amidst the coming destruction.
Lyrics
A **great sign appeared**
Under the stars and the moon
Sounds of galloping horses
On clouds of lightning and thunder
A dark gathering storm
To scorch the earth for many generations
A **nuclear winter**
Worse than any cold or holy war
A **white horse** on the clouds of **death**
A **red warhorse** to end all wars
A **pale horse** and **pestilence** led by a
**Black horse** with **famine** and scales
The **doctrine of hatred**
Nation will rise against nation
**Wash me in blood and let me be**
**The firstborn of the dead**
A **crowned rider with arrows and bow**
A **red rider with a great firey sword**
Flames come from the one called **death**
Horror and **apocalypse** follows
(Ride!) Won't you **four horsemen** ride again
Before this kingdom is blown to **kingdom come**
I hold fast to what I believe
Till I see my name in stone
**Blessed are the dead**
A **white horse** on the clouds of **death**
A **red warhorse** to end all wars
A **pale horse** and **pestilence** led by a
**Black horse** with **famine** and scales
The **synagogue of satan**
Nation will rise against nation
**Wash me in blood and let me be**
**The firstborn of the dead**
A **crowned rider with arrows and bow**
A **red rider with a great firey sword**
Flames come from the one called **death**
Horror and **apocalypse** follows
(Ride!) Won't you **four horsemen** ride again
Before this kingdom is blown to **kingdom come**
I hold fast to what I believe
Till I see my name in stone
**Blessed are the dead**
