Bind The Storm (God of War)

[Processional] [low horns, taiko roll, distant wind] (Spoken) Gather the oaths. Temper the will. Steel remembers. [Verse 1] Salt on the beard of the winter sea Oars bite deep where the cold gods see Runes in the frost on the iron blade Storm in the lungs where the vows were made Mountain is patient, the river is old Ash on the altar and iron is bold Footprints climb where the sky grows thin Echoes of thunder like a battle hymn [Pre-Chorus] Raise the shield, let the night lean in Name your fear and strike again [Chorus] Bind the storm, make iron sing Break the dark with a hammered ring Fire in the blood, ice in the vein We are the chorus that carries the flame Bind the storm, lash wind to oar Carve our creed on the northern shore Light up the sky with a warrior’s psalm Till the wrath of the world goes calm [Verse 2] Bones of the pines in the lantern glow Wolf-print paths where the night winds blow Anvil of heaven drops sparks on stone Every scar writes a saga of its own Shield rim bitten by teeth of hail Breath turns white like a ghostly veil Drums in the ribs set a marching line Stars look down like a council sign [Pre-Chorus] Raise the horn, let the cold hearts ring Swear by the waves and the iron string [Chorus] Bind the storm, make iron sing Break the dark with a hammered ring Fire in the blood, ice in the vein We are the chorus that carries the flame Bind the storm, lash wind to oar Carve our creed on the northern shore Light up the sky with a warrior’s psalm Till the wrath of the world goes calm [Bridge] (Spoken) Hear the oath in the bones of the keel Hear the spark when the frost meets steel (Soaring) If the world is a mountain, we teach it our name If the night is a furnace, we walk through the flame [Breakdown: Call and Response with war toms] Call: Who bends the gale into braided rope Response: We do, we do, and we pull it with hope Call: Who turns the thunder into battle time Response: We do, we do, with the anvil’s rhyme Call: Who lights the sea when the heavens close Response: We do, we do, till the red dawn shows [Final Chorus] Bind the storm, make iron sing Break the dark with a hammered ring Fire in the blood, ice in the vein We are the chorus that carries the flame Bind the storm, lash wind to oar Carve our creed on the northern shore Light up the sky with a warrior’s psalm Till the wrath of the world goes calm [Outro] [tubular bell tolls, distant surf, choir low “ah”] (Spoken) Steel remembers. So do we.