King Bore (The Winter King)

KING BORE [Intro] The wind has changed… The ravens know… King Bore rides from the north… ⸻ [Verse 1] Far beyond the frozen sea Beyond the last dark pine A rider cloaked in winter storms Crosses the northern sky His breath becomes the falling snow His footsteps freeze the streams The mountains bow before his path The forests hold their breath ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] The fire burns lower… The night grows long… The old king rides again… ⸻ [Chorus] KING BORE! RIDE THE NORTHERN WIND! KING BORE! LET THE LONG NIGHT BEGIN! KING BORE! FROST UPON THE PINE! KING BORE! THE NORTH IS YOURS TONIGHT! ⸻ [Verse 2] The rivers sleep beneath the ice The wolves begin to roam The summer songs have faded now The snow reclaims the stone The northern lights ignite the sky Above the silent hills And every mountain folk knows well The king has come again ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] The fire burns brighter… The cold grows strong… The old king rides again… ⸻ [Chorus] KING BORE! RIDE THE NORTHERN WIND! KING BORE! LET THE LONG NIGHT BEGIN! KING BORE! FROST UPON THE PINE! KING BORE! THE NORTH IS YOURS TONIGHT! ⸻ [Bridge] Snow… Ice… Wind… Stone… The north remembers what it owns… Snow… Ice… Wind… Stone… His kingdom stands alone… ⸻ [Instrumental Break] (Nyckelharpa, mournful fiddle, deep drums, distant horn) ⸻ [Final Chorus] KING BORE! RIDE THE NORTHERN WIND! KING BORE! LET THE LONG NIGHT BEGIN! KING BORE! FROST UPON THE PINE! KING BORE! THE NORTH IS YOURS TONIGHT! ⸻ [Outro] When spring returns… He will be gone… But every winter… He rides again…