The Horsemen Arrive - Blue Öyster Cult

A very rare song by Blue Öyster Cult off of the 'Bad Channels' soundtrack.

Forgive me if my laughter sounds cracked
Forgive me if I smile badly
It's only that I've run off the track
Derailed by the irony

Forgive me if my laughter sounds cracked
Forgive me if I smile badly
It's only that I've run off the track
Derailed by the irony

Can you hear the hooves, can you hear the riders coming
On presidential roofs listen to the sinister drumming
Can you hear the hooves, can you hear the riders coming
On presidential roofs hear the sinister drumming

They warn of Armageddon, they warn us of apocalypse
The future's as a fool's invention
Of choking skies and computer chips

(There's a nightmare) civilization
(There's a monster) industry

Four horsemen have already arrived
I see them above us, already here
Four horsemen with hooves like knives
I say again, already here

(There's a nightmare) civilization
(There's a monster) industry
(There's a devil) human corruption
(There's a vampire) human greed

Can you hear the hooves, can you hear the riders coming
On presidential roofs listen to the sinister drumming
Can you hear the hooves, can you hear the riders coming
On presidential roofs hear the sinister drumming

(There's a nightmare) civilization
(There's a monster) industry
(There's a devil) human corruption
(There's a vampire) human greed
(There's a nightmare) civilization
(There's a monster) industry
(There's a devil) human corruption
(There's a vampire) human greed

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blue
• Öyster
• Oyster
• Cult
• The
• Horsemen
• Arrives
• Eric
• Bloom
• Buck
• Dharma
• classic
• metal
• rock
• 80's

[SPAZZOBOXER]

When Eric Bloom takes the microphone, Beware!The darker,more sinister facets of the BOC personality could be turning into the formerly safe light of day. This song & "Demon's Kiss" are "sneaky" heavy/catchy in that unique Cult manner. They're the unquestioned high points on this wildy uneven & convoluted soundtrack; featuring many needlessly titled "scenario" storyboard muzak companion pieces & an assortment of mostly forgotten,eclectic, never was Bands that benefit from remaining unmentioned.

[BenjaminHall68]

Absolutely awsome I love the heavy melodic and intelligent music of BOC

[beefoneeto]

This is a pretty awesome song.Both this and Demon's Kiss are top notch.

[Roggiedodgie]

Wow this song is very indicative of the times we live in

[crimsondagger1]

Bad movie GREAT SONG!

[AIKevorkian]

@gretzinabluehat believe me, I got a bit upset that Donald Roeser was not in the recently published Rolling Stone magazine's 100 greatest guitarists of all time! But, of course, a Corporate Jew magazine which Rolling Stone has become: it rates guitarists by how many units they sold, not about their artistic talent like Buck has always had big time!

[gretzinabluehat]

And yet again, the chorus backing vocals and axe licks by the god like Buck Dharma shows why he's better then everyone and everyhting. Surely he's part alien?

[1966caprice]

epic

[hpavin53]

I was lucky enough to see BOC do this one at a show in Chicago.

They did not play it often live so that was pretty rare.

Saw them at least a dozen times live in the 70's and 80's

[zepfan1975]

It's nice to see no dislikes yet.

[SpookyJohnathan]

I'm a longtime BOC fan but this is the first time I've bothered to listen to this album. I'm feelin' it, but this song specifically kinda reminds me of "Transverse City" by Warren Devon...