The Iron Eclipse: Part III - Kräth of the Frostbound Oath

[Intro] From the ice of broken rivers From the bones beneath the snow A string of iron trembles With a hunger old and slow Kräth — awaken in the frost Kräth — count the blood we lost [Verse 1] Wood of yew and runic carving Forged in breath of northern flame Every string a vow unbroken Every note a clanless name Snow descends on silent helmets Axes rust beneath the sky Yet the Kräth begins its calling And the buried rise to cry [Pre-Chorus] Hear the iron timber shiver Hear the ancient marrow sing Not a hymn of mercy given — But the oath of everything [Chorus] Kräth — sound the frostbound oath Split the sky with iron throat In your resonance we stand Ghost and warrior of the land Kräth — carve the frozen air Bind the living to despair In the echo of your breath We remember war and death [Verse 2] Shields are splintered, banners fallen Ravens circle overhead Still the trembling wooden heartbeat Calls the unavenged dead Not in palace, not in temple Not in king or crown of gold But in string and bone vibration Lives the fury of the old [Bridge] No throne remains No fire stays Only strings And winter’s gaze [Build] When the final torch is dying When the seas reclaim the shore Strike the Kräth beneath the thunder — [Final Chorus] Kräth — sound the frostbound oath Let the iron heavens choke In your trembling we arise Ash reborn in northern skies Kräth — split the frozen veil Let the trembling empires fail In the echo of your breath We outlive both god and death [Outro] Kräth… Kräth… [End]