Through the mist a shape appears A shrieking noise that causes fear The fate that awaits us all, I must face A presence uninvited Shrouded by the veils of the dark The infernal apparition With the burning eyes A visit from the dark side Watching, waiting for the time to act I fear this ghastly being Is Death disguised The one who waits in the end Is the watcher in the dark A blackened hearse waits by his side All that's left is one long ride A destiny I must abide My end is here He points toward the journey's end Beyond a path that will descend The destination I apprehend My day of reckoning Faith failed me Now I face the end All hope's gone As I've been forsaken A promise unfulfilled Shattered by the call from beyond Judged by the eerie gaze From his burning eyes I shiver in the darkness Panting, breathing, gasping for air A sudden revelation: It's my demise The one who waits in the end Is the watcher in the dark A blackened hearse waits by his side All that's left is one long ride A destiny I must abide My end is here He points toward the journey's end Beyond a path that will descend The destination I apprehend My day of reckoning I accept that my time here is over My home is inside the darkness Into the night the hearse will take me I cope with fate, let's take a ride The Phantom Carriage Toward the journey's end The Phantom Carriage Will carry me home