Frost-Heralds

[intro] Winds of ice like fiddles crying Steps on snow like deep dark drums Lanterns sway in this endless night’s stare On these ever-changing southbound roads With no end in sight, - in this eternal winters night! [verse 1] Our way is where no maps dare stay Where the sea forgot its own name Ice is born and breaks each day No path here ever stays the same Our dogs are harnessed, their spirits loud Our breath turns silver in the dark We laugh at the towering stormy cloud While the cold bites hard and sharp [pre-chorus] No sun to guide us, no safe shore Just the ice, our sleds and nothing more Every mile might be our last So we drink up and ride it fast! [chorus] We find our way On the ever-changing iceroads- of Surtika Between the sea and frozen land Green enclaves await our coming With warm fires and drinks in waiting hands We haul their hope on wooden sleds We curse the cold and praise our dogs And bet our lives on those blasted iceroads ahead! (On the ever-changing iceroads- - of Surtika Oh those blasted iceroads- - of Surtika) [verse 2] Snowstorms harsh and wild like fiends Howling songs of shattered bone Rations thin, daylight’s just in our dreams Far away from the warmth of home Boots are wet, our fingers numb Someone jokes: “At least it feels warm” When the ice begins to drum As we ride into the storm [pre-chorus] No sun to guide us, no safe shore Just the ice, our sleds and nothing more Every mile might be our last So we drink hard to ride it fast! [chorus] We find our way On the ever-changing iceroads - of Surtika Between the sea and frozen land Green enclaves await our coming with warm fires and drinks in waiting hands We haul their hope on wooden sleds We curse the cold and praise our dogs And bet our lives on those blasted iceroads ahead! (On the ever-changing iceroads- - of Surtika Oh those blasted iceroads- - of Surtika) [instrumental solo devils-violin] [bridge] Temporary harbors, built of wood, snow and hope Lanterns in the white abyss, a rest before despair We trade our scars for stories For a bowl and one short sleep Then back onto the moving grave That thick white ice over the deep [verse 3] Ice breaks loose beneath our feet Someone swears, someone laughs “If it swallows me tonight Tell my tale and drink to this life” Icewind cuts us to the core And still, we pay this toll, pay this fee For every load we drag ashore Is one more dawn our people'll see! [pre-chorus] No sun to guide us, no safe shore Just the ice, our sleds and nothing more Any mile now could be our last So we drink harder while we ride it fast! [chorus] We find our way On the ever-changing iceroads - of Surtika Between the sea and frozen land Green enclaves await our coming with warm fires and drinks in waiting hands We haul their hope on wooden sleds We curse the cold and praise our dogs And bet our lives on those blasted iceroads ahead! (On the ever-changing iceroads- - of Surtika Oh those blasted iceroads- - of Surtika) [outro] So raise a cup to cracked white seas To dogs, to fools, to frozen nights If tomorrow takes our knees We may crawl — but still we’ll ride For when the south wind calls our name We’ll answer, laughing through the pain (On the ever-changing iceroads- - of Surtika) Those blasted ever-changing iceroads - of Surtika!! [end]