[vikinghorn sounding and instrumental intro - long hardanger fiddle and accordeon intro] [Verse 1 - spoken] Mist on the waves, cold iron skies, Oars hit the water, no fear in our eyes. Scars on our skin tell stories of flame, We sail with the oath, we answer the name. [Pre-Chorus] When the thunder speaks my fate, And the dark stands at the gate, I raise my blade, I do not flee— The gods are watching me. [Chorus] I hear the hall calling my name tonight, Beyond the fire, beyond the fight. When my heart burns fierce and free, I know the hall remembers me. If i fall—I rise once more, Walhall calls me to the shore. [Verse 2] Blood on the snow, but the banner flies, No song of ours will ever die. Brothers fall, yet none are gone, Their names live on, the saga strong. [Fiddle solo with goat horn] [Pre-Chorus] Every strike a vow of steel, Every breath is something real. If this is where my story ends, I walk it proud among my friends. [Chorus] I hear the hall calling my name tonight, Beyond the fire, beyond the fight. When my heart burns fierce and free, I know the hall remembers me. I do not fall—I rise once more, Walhall calls me to the shore. [Fiddle intermezzo slowing down the pace setting a dark mood] [Bridge (Icelandic – chant / ritual style)] Heyr mig nú, í stormi og blóði, Kallaðir menn falla með heiðri. Í höllum elds mun nafn mitt lifa, Ég óttast ei dauða, ég fer með stolti. Hear me now, in storm and blood, Called men fall with honor. In halls of fire my name will live, I fear no death, I go with pride. [Final Chorus (bigger, slower, epic)] I hear the hall calling my name tonight, Through broken shields and fading light. If I fall where legends stand, I’ll wake reborn in promised land. I do not fall—I rise once more, Walhall calls me forevermore. [Outro] In thunder’s roar, in final flame, Death remembers—but so does my name
