The Wake Behind Our Oars — Ember of Midgard — Nordic Folk Rock

Full English Lyrics [Immediate Opening – Drums, Bass and Male Shouts] Male Lead: Oars in the water! Eyes on the foam! Male Choir: Hey! Hey! Carry us onward! Hey! Hey! Far from home! [Verse 1 – Male Vocal] The harbor chains are falling loose, The morning tide has made its choice. The wooden hull begins to shake, Awakened by the rowers’ voice. The cliffs grow small behind our backs, The open sea becomes our road. With salted breath and steady hands, We pull together, stroke by stroke. [Pre-Chorus] Let the cold waves strike the bow, There is no turning backward now. Every brother knows the sound— The beating drums, the ocean pounding! [Big Seafarer Chorus – Male Lead and Choir] All: Leave the wake behind our oars! Hear the rolling water roar! Pull together, strong and true, There is nothing we can’t sail through! Leave the wake behind our oars! We were never made for shores! Raise your voice and hold the line— The open sea and fate are mine! Male Choir: Hey! Hey! The open sea is mine! Hey! Hey! Hold the line! [Verse 2 – Male Vocal] The clouds descend, the daylight bends, The mast is groaning in the gale. But no man hides beneath the deck, And no hand leaves the straining sail. The helmsman calls, the rowers answer, The horn cuts through the crashing spray. We carve our name across the water, And dare the deep to bar our way. [Pre-Chorus] Let the black waves climb the side, We meet them standing, side by side. Every brother knows the sound— The beating drums, the ocean pounding! [Big Seafarer Chorus – Male Lead and Choir] All: Leave the wake behind our oars! Hear the rolling water roar! Pull together, strong and true, There is nothing we can’t sail through! Leave the wake behind our oars! We were never made for shores! Raise your voice and hold the line— The open sea and fate are mine! [Instrumental Break] Fast nyckelharpa melody over pounding drums and deep bass. Flutes answer the lead guitar while horns blast between the phrases. Acoustic strings drive the rowing rhythm. Male Choir: Ho! Pull! Ho! Pull! Male Lead: Keep the rhythm! Keep her straight! Male Choir: Ho! Pull! We command our fate! [Bridge – Male Vocal Building into Choir] Should the heavens hide the stars, We will navigate by scars. Should the ocean steal the sun, Still our journey carries on. No king commands the path we take, No fear decides the choice we make. Where the distant waters run, We sail onward—everyone! [Final Chorus – Full Band and Massive Choir] All: Leave the wake behind our oars! Hear the rolling water roar! Pull together, strong and true, There is nothing we can’t sail through! Leave the wake behind our oars! We were never made for shores! Raise your voice and hold the line— The open sea and fate are mine! Leave the wake behind our oars! Let it stretch from shore to shore! Through the darkness, through the brine, The open sea and fate are mine! Male Choir: Hey! Hey! The open sea is mine! Hey! Hey! Hold the line! [Outro – Drums, Horns and Choir] Male Lead: The shore is gone— The course is set. Male Choir: We sail! We sail! No turning yet! All: Leave the wake behind our oars!