THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD

[Intro] (distant horn • wind through mountains • low tribal drums) Hei-ja… Hei-ja… Norðr kalla… Hei-ja… (single guitar note echoes slowly) ⸻ [Verse 1] The mountains spoke in fire Long before our names Before the sky was poisoned Before machines and chains We carried storms inside us Like wolves beneath the skin And every frozen heartbeat Still remembers where we’ve been ⸻ [Build-Up] (guitars slowly rising with male chants) Hei-ja… Hei-ja… Stormr… Stormr… (more guitars enter) Hei-ja… Hei-ja… Norðr lifir… ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I can hear the old blood calling From the black beneath the sea Every thunder rolling closer Feels like destiny ⸻ [Chorus] (massive exploding guitars + huge choir) THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD SHAKING THROUGH THE NIGHT Ancient voices rising From beneath the northern sky THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD CALLING US AGAIN We were born inside the storm And we will rise with it ⸻ [Post-Chorus] (tribal gang vocals) HEY! HEY! Stormr! HEY! Blóð! HEY! ⸻ [Verse 2] The rivers turned to silence The towers turned to dust But somewhere in the darkness The north still waits for us I saw the ravens gathering Above the frozen rain And heard forgotten warriors Screaming through my veins ⸻ [Build-Up] (bigger drums • guitars climbing higher) Hei-ja… Hei-ja… Thunder… Thunder… (Eira screaming in distance) WAKE THE NORTH! ⸻ [Chorus] (bigger and more melodic) THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD SHAKING THROUGH THE NIGHT Ancient voices rising From beneath the northern sky THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD CALLING US AGAIN We were born inside the storm And we will rise with it ⸻ [Bridge] (everything stops except chants and pounding drums) Hei-ja… Hei-ja… Stormr lifir… Blóð lifir… (low male whisper) The signal never died… ⸻ [Breakdown] (massive primitive groove riff with layered screams) WE ARE THE FIRE BENEATH THE ICE WE ARE THE THUNDER THAT SURVIVED ⸻ [Final Chorus] (huge cinematic ending with layered choir and soaring guitars) THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD ECHO THROUGH THE STORM Every fallen soul before us Still lives inside our hearts THUNDER OF THE OLD BLOOD NOW THE NORTH RETURNS And when the black sky finally breaks The ancient fire burns ⸻ [Outro] (guitars fading into distant chants and wind) Hei-ja… Hei-ja… Stormr… Norðr…