I March Through My Own Ghosts

I March Through My Own Ghosts (Intro – Deep drums, distant horns, tagelharpa, female haunting vocal) Female (distant): Walk... Walk... Walk through the cold... Male (low baritone): Every step remembers... Gang (deep): HEY! --- Verse 1 Male: North wind carved these weary bones, Fire and frost became my home. Every scar has earned its name, Every loss still feeds the flame. Female (echo): Feeds the flame... Gang: HEY! HEY! --- Pre-Chorus Male: Hear the ravens overhead... Female: They remember... Male: Hear the words the old ones said... Gang: Stand your ground! Stand your ground! --- Chorus Male: I march through my own ghosts! Gang: HEY! Male: Through every oath I couldn't hold! Gang: HEY! Male + Female Harmony: Through every name the ravens know! Full Gang: Still I march into the cold! --- Male: I march through my own ghosts. Female: They know... Male: They know my face. Female: They know... Male: They know my name. Full Choir: But they don't hold me back! --- Verse 2 Male: Broken roads beneath my feet, Frozen rivers never sleep. Every mile has made me strong, I kept walking all along. Female (high harmony): Keep walking... Gang: HEY! HEY! --- Bridge (Drums drop to stomps and handclaps.) Male: The shadows of my past... Female: My past... Male: Cannot steal my path. Gang (deep): Never! Male: I leave them in the snow... Female: Leave them... Full Choir: Where the warm fires glow! --- Final Chorus Male: I march through my own ghosts! Gang: HEY! Male: Through every oath I couldn't hold! Gang: HEY! Male + Female Harmony: Through every name the ravens know! Full Choir: Still I march into the cold! --- Male: I march through my own ghosts. Female: They know... Male: They know my face. Female: They know... Male: They know my name. Full Choir: But they don't hold me back! --- Outro (Only drums, tagelharpa, fiddle, and layered voices remain.) Gang: Leave them in the snow... Female: Leave them... Gang: Leave them in the snow... Male (final line): The fire still knows my name. All Voices: Forward...