[Verse 1] I wake with frost on my knuckles Boots in the reedbed mud Salt on my mouth from the shoreline Iron in my blood I learn the weight of the shield rim I learn the cut of the oar If the sea wants names, let it take mine I’m not kneeling anymore [Pre-Chorus] Take my fear Take my shame Burn it down Forge my name [Chorus] Do whatever it takes To be a viking Do whatever it takes To be a viking I want the scars I want the waves I want my ghost To know my face Do whatever it takes To be a viking (Do whatever it takes) [Verse 2] I split the frozen morning With axe wood and a grin Hands like stone from the rowing Still I’m pulling in No silk for this old hunger No gold in my mouth Just a long road north of mercy And a wolf-song south [Pre-Chorus] Take my fear Take my shame Burn it down Forge my name [Chorus] Do whatever it takes To be a viking Do whatever it takes To be a viking I want the scars I want the waves I want my ghost To know my face Do whatever it takes To be a viking (Do whatever it takes) [Bridge] If I fall, let the tide write it If I rise, let the crows sing I was made for the hard weather For the bruise and the ring [Final Chorus] Do whatever it takes To be a viking Do whatever it takes To be a viking I want the scars I want the waves I want my ghost To know my face Do whatever it takes To be a viking (Do whatever it takes)
