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02 MuspelHeim (Completed)

[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, palm-muted eighth notes] [drums enter with double-kick accents] [harmonized lead guitar melody] [Verse 1] [gritty male tenor vocals] Beyond the roots of the world tree The southern road burns red and gold Walls of fire climb high and wide Rivers of flame on every side Fast leap upward like living stars The air itself is torn with scars A tower reshaped with a sword of light Stands guard at the edge of endless night [Pre-Chorus] You will feel the heat before you see The gates of Muspel calling thee [Chorus] [full band intensity, crash cymbals] You will walk where the fire was born Where the southern sky is forever torn You will stand in the glow of the first flame And nothing after will ever be the same [Verse 2] [bass-driven rhythm with guitar stabs] Deeper still the land unfolds Mountains of ash and rivers of flame Pillars of fire that scrape the sky Voices that roar as the ages die Embers dance on the scorching wind The ground itself begins to spin No shadow lives, no cool remains Only the heart of the burning plains [Pre-Chorus] You will feel the heat before you see The gates of Muspel calling thee [Chorus] You will walk where the fire was born Where the southern sky is forever torn You will stand in the glow of the first flame And nothing after will ever be the same [Bridge] [guitar solo: rapid alternate picking, wah-pedal, dive bombs] [half-time drum feel] If the call is strong and your heart is true Then follow the path that I walk through But know this realm will test your soul It may demand a heavy toll The fire does not forgive the weak It claims the lost, it burns the meek Yet still I write, the journey's worth To stand where creation first burst [Chorus] [double-time drums] I walk where the fire was born Where the southern sky is forever torn I stand in the glow of the first great flame And nothing after will ever be the same [Outro] [harmonized guitar leads] [final sustained power chord] [reverb tail]