[Intro] [Hip-Hop Beat with a driving violin sample and distant Viking Horns] (Heavy breathing, like rowing a longship) [Verse 1] [Neo-Folk Rap - Lead Vocal, Male] Yo, they say darkest hour 'fore the sun cracks But winter's grip ain't loosenin', that's just the facts Odin's eye is blinkin', gods feel far away Jormungandr's breathin', end of days, they say! [Chorus] [Energetic Folk Vocals with Hip-Hop Beat] But hold your hammer high, shield wall strong and tight! Though Hel is callin', fight for morning light! No surrender, no retreat, let the axes gleam! We'll carve our names in history, a Viking fever dream! [Verse 2] [Neo-Folk Rap - Lead Vocal, Male] Christian whispers promise heaven, peace, and grace, But Valhalla's halls await the bold in this harsh place. We spill our blood for glory, for the mead hall's cheer, Not some pale savior's pity, a warrior's fate is clear! [Chorus] [Energetic Folk Vocals with Hip-Hop Beat] But hold your hammer high, shield wall strong and tight! Though Hel is callin', fight for morning light! No surrender, no retreat, let the axes gleam! We'll carve our names in history, a Viking fever dream! [Bridge[Fiddle interlude with layered vocals. Male Backing Vocals chanting in Old Norse] "Deyr fé, deyja frændr, deyr sjalfr jafnsá;" "Cattle die, kinsmen die, you yourself shall die the same;" "en orðstírr deyr aldregi, hveim er sér góðan getr." "but the glory never dies of one who has gained a good name." [Chorus] [Energetic Folk Vocals with Hip-Hop Beat] But hold your hammer high, shield wall strong and tight! Though Hel is callin', fight for morning light! No surrender, no retreat, let the axes gleam! We'll carve our names in history, a Viking fever dream! [Outro] (Whispered) Valhalla! ... Valhalla!...
