[Verse 1] Vikings preparing for battle Ice on the iron Breath in the frost Helmets gleam like hard moons Raise your shield and meet your fate Boots in the mud Hands on the haft The line holds, then breaks [Pre-Chorus] Victory favors the bold Victory favors the bold We stand where the weak won't stand We stand, we don't fold [Chorus] Raise your shield, meet your fate (raise your shield) Steel speaks louder than words Steel speaks louder than words The wolf does not ask permission From the sheep May your axe strike true (may your axe strike true) [Verse 2] Drums shake the pine-dark shore Old scars wake up New names rise Salt on the beards, blood on the snow No one came here for mercy No one came here to kneel We came with fire in our throats And a vow that bites [Pre-Chorus] Victory favors the bold Victory favors the bold When the black flag lifts in the wind We answer, we hold [Chorus] Raise your shield, meet your fate (raise your shield) Steel speaks louder than words Steel speaks louder than words The wolf does not ask permission From the sheep May your axe strike true (may your axe strike true) [Bridge] Hear the ravens circle low Name the cost Then take the shore If glory is a grave We'll make it ours [Chorus] Raise your shield, meet your fate (raise your shield) Steel speaks louder than words Steel speaks louder than words The wolf does not ask permission From the sheep May your axe strike true (may your axe strike true)
