Axes in the Dawn

[Intro – distant horns, crackling fire, low throat singing] Cold wind rising… Steel wakes the dead… Oaths in the fire… Blood will be fed… [Verse 1 – nu-rap, steady and dark] Longships cut through the blackened tide Shields locked tight on the northern side Runes carved deep where the old gods hide Storm in our lungs, got death as a guide Fur on our backs, iron in grip Salt in the wound, no fear in the ship We don’t retreat, we conquer, we rip Saga is written with every swing hit They call ‘em wild, the lands we take But we’ve seen kingdoms rise and break Barbarians screaming at the gates we shake Two worlds collide and the ground gonna quake [Pre-Chorus – melodic but tense] Fire meets fire in the open field No one here is gonna yield Different tongues, but the same blood spills Only the strongest shape these hills [Chorus – massive, anthemic metal] Axes in the dawn, hear the thunder call No kings above us—we answer none at all Clash of the worlds when the war drums fall We rise, we burn, we take it all Raise your blade to the sky tonight No mercy given in the fight Legends are carved where the strong ones fall Axes in the dawn—we conquer all [Verse 2 – faster rap/metal hybrid] They stand painted in ash and bone Guarding lands that they’ve always known Savage or savage—it’s all been thrown Truth gets buried, but war gets shown Spears collide and the sky turns red Crush their line or we join the dead Every step where the warriors bled Feeds the roots where the old gods tread No heroes here, just will and rage History locked in a burning page Different tribes, but the same war cage Life’s just a spark in a battle’s age [Breakdown – slow, crushing, screamed vocals] No gods decide— Who lives… who dies… Only the blade— Only the cries… [Bridge – haunting clean vocals, echoing] We are the storm they warned you of Forged in ice, but we burn with love For the fight, for the name we claim In the end… we’re the same [Final Chorus – bigger, layered gang vocals] Axes in the dawn, hear the thunder call No fate above us—we defy it all When the horns cry out and the empires fall We rise, we burn, we take it all Raise your blade to the sky tonight Write your name in the fading light Legends are carved where the strong ones fall Axes in the dawn—we conquer all [Outro – fading drums, wind, distant battle cries] Steel to steel… Bone to ground… In чужих lands… We are found… :::