The bronze hooves strike the frozen ground, The pine woods swallow every sound. The gold horns flash across the pine, The hunter tracks the narrow line. Fresh snow erases every trace, The boots slip on the icy face. Twelve moons revolve above the wood, The footprints cross where rivers stood. [Pre-Chorus, No blood shall fall upon the snow. The breath hangs white, the step is slow. No blood shall fall upon the snow! [Chorus, The golden hind! The endless run across the frost! The golden hind! The heavy shield sinks beneath the frost! The lungs begin to burn and freeze! The gold flash cuts between the trees! The hunter holds the drawn-back bow! Bronze hooves strike sparks across the snow! [Verse 2, The water sleeps beneath the ice, The running feet exact the price. The leather strap cuts through the skin, The forest hides the beast within. The sudden stop beside the stream, The gold reflects the morning beam. The fingers pull the twisted string, The arrow strikes the fleeing thing. [Pre-Chorus, No blood shall fall upon the snow. The breath hangs white, the step is slow. No blood shall fall upon the snow! [Chorus, The golden hind! The endless run across the frost! The golden hind! The heavy shield sinks beneath the frost! The lungs begin to burn and freeze! The gold flash cuts between the trees! The hunter holds the drawn-back bow! Bronze hooves strike sparks across the snow! [Bridge, Drop the bow. The hind is mine. Her horns have crossed my sacred pine. Bind up the wound. Do not draw near. Carry her back. Then disappear. [Final Chorus, The golden hind! The endless run across the frost! The golden hind! The heavy shield sinks beneath the frost! The lungs begin to burn and freeze! The gold flash cuts between the trees! The hunter holds the drawn-back bow! Bronze hooves strike sparks across the snow! Bronze hooves strike sparks across the snow! [Outro, The rope binds up the bleeding knee. Bronze hooves are still beneath the tree. Third labor falls. [End]
