[Nordic chanting and humming intro] [Verse 1] The sun hath long faded from these walls, With solemn hearts we pace our halls. We know this be our final strife, Alone we stand—thus ends our life. [Chorus] O cruel gods above, why hast Thou forsaken us? Shall our kingdom fall, and fade to dust? Our hearts lie broken, our souls long lost, We fight, yet cannot bear the cost. [Verse 2] We dispatched our plea—yet aid came not, We steel our hearts for what must be borne. We stand on the walls to defend our land, But the gods have dealt us a cruel hand. [Chorus] O cruel gods above, why hast Thou forsaken us? Shall our kingdom fall, and fade to dust? Our hearts lie broken, our souls long lost, We fight, yet cannot bear the cost. [Bridge] Dark foes assail our walls and rend our hearts, They breach our bulwarks with cruel-tipped darts. We battle, we bleed, yet the line doth give way, Our ramparts fall, like the veins of a hollowed mine. Our fate is sealed, our kingdom now lost— Thus do we pay the ultimate cost. [Chorus] O cruel gods above, why hast Thou forsaken us? Shall our kingdom fall, and fade to dust? Our hearts lie broken, our souls long lost, We fight, yet cannot bear the cost. O cruel gods above, why hast Thou forsaken us? Shall our kingdom fall, and fade to dust? Our hearts lie broken, our souls long lost, We fight, yet cannot bear the cost. [Outro] Thus falleth our tale, our kingdom undone, Our final flame dimmeth ‘neath dawning’s blade. None shall remember the glory once lost, Our souls drift henceforth as the winter’s frost.
