**Intro:** *(Soft fingerpicking, humming like wind through barren trees)* *"Ooooh... the ravens called at dawn... Ooooh... the old world's almost gone..."* **Verse 1:** The ash falls soft on broken shields, The wolves howl up from Hel’s black fields. My father’s axe still sings its tune— But the stars, they’re fallin’ far too soon. **Chorus:** *So light the pyres, one last time,* *Let the mead flow like tears down the vine.* *The gods are dancin’ on their graves,* *And the sea won’t weep for the brave.* **Verse 2:** Fenrir’s chain snaps like old lies, The serpent wakes with poison eyes. My love’s hand grips mine so tight— "Will there be morning after tonight?" **Bridge:** *(Droning fiddle, slow build)* *The roots of Yggdrasil shake,* *The Norns’ loom starts to break...* *What’s woven can’t be undone—* *Run, children, run.* **Verse 3:** The hearth’s gone cold, the ale’s all spilled, The Valkyries take who they will. Odin’s laugh cracks the sky— "Who’s left to ask the reason why?" **Chorus:** *(Repeat, louder)* **Verse 4:** The giants march with frost-bit feet, The sun’s swallowed, black and sweet. My child hums a lullaby… *"Hush now, the fire’s still high."* **Bridge:** *(Whispered, sparse plucking)* *The last flame flickers low,* *But the seeds beneath the snow...* *Wait for hands we’ll never know—* *Grow, children, grow.* **Chorus:** *(Final, defiant, fading)* **Outro:** *(Breathy, vanishing)* *"Ooooh... the ravens sleep at last... Ooooh... the new world starts so fast..."*
