Something's Coming

[INTRO – cold Nordic female, distant, breathy, haunting] Ooooh… Cold wind calling through the mountain grey, Ravens circle where the old ones lay, Far beyond the valley where the shadows stay… Something’s coming our way. [VERSE 1 – sad, mysterious, slow melodic phrasing with bouncy sentence endings] Mountain ice, they don’t know our way, Past the frozen river where the black wolves stray, Hear the old gods whisper through the storm today, Far beyond the firelight… they call my name, then fade away. Snow falls soft on the shields we made, Blood in the water where the warriors lay, Mother said the night would come and take us someday, So hold your blade tight… don’t you run away. [VERSE 2 – colder and more emotional] Ravens fly where the fallen sleep, Ancient secrets buried underneath the deep, Hear the drums roll slowly from the mountain peak, Someone’s coming closer… Don’t speak. Don’t breathe. Northern skies turn crimson red, Ghostly voices calling from the land of the dead, If they come for me tonight, remember what I said, I fear no man… I fear what’s ahead. [BUILDUP 2 – bigger, darker, more rhythmic] Hear the horn, hear it call, One by one, we watch them fall. Through the smoke, through the flame, Run if you want, but the night knows your way, Hide if you want, but the ravens will stay, Fight till the end, when the black sky turns grey… Say my name, say my name, Say my[BUILDUP 1 – tension rising, shorter rhythmic phrases] Watch for the raiders in the smoke at night, Never hear a footstep, never see a light, Black sails moving where the moon don’t shine, By the time you hear the horn… Hear thecovers every name, And the mountain forgets the pain, Let the ravens carry what remains… No fear. No shame. Only… faaaaa