[Intro] Frost bites deep in the hall of stone Fire dies low, shadows grown A king lies down, breath too slow The night has come to claim its own [Verse 1] He sailed north, took a bride of snow Promised return in three winters' glow Ten years passed, oath turned to dust She called the witch through storm and rust Seiðr whispered over frozen sea A curse took wing, set the spirit free No chains could hold what hate had spun The mare arrives when sleep has won [Chorus] The Mare rides slow upon your chest Hooves of shadow, no rest, no rest From feet to legs she grinds the bone Then climbs the throat, claims you alone Breathe no more under her weight The Mare has come to seal your fate [Verse 2] Men grab his limbs to hold him still She shifts her crush with iron will They clutch his feet – she mounts his head Bones crack soft, the living dread He gasps the name of her who sent The witch's smile, the oath now spent No sword, no shield can turn the tide The nightmare's bride takes him inside [Bridge] One final cry in midnight black The weight descends, no turning back She rides until the breath is gone And leaves the husk till break of dawn [Chorus] The Mare rides slow upon your chest Hooves of shadow, no rest, no rest From feet to skull she breaks the chain Of broken vows and vengeful pain No grave can hide what she has claimed The Mare remains... forever named [Outro] She waits in dark for oaths undone The Mare... the Mare... has won...
