The Wind and the Hammer

[Verse] In the land of frost Where the cold winds bite Warriors rise at the break of night With axes of iron and hearts of stone They carved their legends from the ancient bones [Chorus] O The wind and the hammer Blood and thunder Echoes of the past We shall plunder From fjord to desert Our spirits wander Oud strings wail under Northern wonder [Verse 2] Sand dunes whisper of battles untold Beneath the moon's eye Secrets unfold In the firelight With the oud's lament Celtic songs on a Viking ascent [Bridge] The sea's cold embrace The desert's fierce glare United in struggle In distant nightmare We sail and we ride Through the echoes of time With the oud and the lyre We compose our rhyme [Chorus] O The wind and the hammer Blood and thunder Echoes of the past We shall plunder From fjord to desert Our spirits wander Oud strings wail under Northern wonder [Verse 3] Runes carved deep in the dragon’s hide Tales of conquest With no where to hide Arabian nights meet the winter’s chill A clash of the oud and the Viking will