[Verse 1] I crossed black water With frost in my lungs Boots full of winter And blood on my tongue A spear in the dark Found my side first I lay in the mud And I clawed the earth [Pre-Chorus] But I saw the ravens Circling low Then a shield-bright rider Came through the snow [Chorus - dramatic call and response] I rose, I rose From the cold stone I rose, I rose Bone to bone No grave takes me No wolf owns me I rose, I rose And the sky knows me [Verse 2] Shields on the rafters Spears by the wall I drank with the fallen In Odin's hall Runes on my blade And mead in my hand At dawn we met battle On blood-darkened land By dusk we were whole Though we'd fallen by day We drank with the slain Till night wore away [Pre-Chorus] I heard the Valkyries Sharp and clear [Whispered female voice, instruments cut to near silence] "Rise up, sister The dawn is here" [Chorus] I rose, I rose From the cold stone I rose, I rose Bone to bone No grave takes me No wolf owns me I rose, I rose And the sky knows me [Bridge - dramatic vocal breakdown, sparse instrumentation, soaring sustained notes, gradual build into explosive final chorus] I was ash in the snow I was ash in the mire Now I stand with the fallen And I feast by the fire When the Gjallarhorn sounds And the great wolf runs free I'll march with the slain Let the storm come for me [Final Chorus] I rose, I rose From the cold stone I rose, I rose Bone to bone No grave takes me No wolf owns me I rose, I rose And the sky knows me I rose, I rose Hear my oath sing I rose, I rose Warrior queen No grave takes me No wolf owns me I rose, I rose And the slain march with me
