INTRO [ Thundering war drums] Raise the banners!! [metal band plays with triplet picked lead guitar] VERSE 1 [Aggressive Male Vocals] The shoreline burns beneath our feet, Ash and blood where kingdoms meet. Axes fall like northern rain, Every heartbeat forged in flame. Shoulder to shoulder through the smoke, Every enemy line we broke. You covered every wound I bore, Together we became the storm. PRE-CHORUS [Choir Rising] No fear… No retreat… Only victory beneath our feet. The gods are pleased… The ravens fly Our love won’t be denied CHORUS [Huge Symphonic Metal Explosion] Burn the shore! Raise the sky! Hear the northern battle cry! Side by side No force could tear Two fearless souls beyond compare. Every victory… Every scar… Brought our hearts a little far. I believed… When dawn was won… Our two lives will become one. VERSE 2 [Heavy Groove] Castle walls began to fall, Victory echoed through the halls. Broken crowns beneath the snow, Only forward could we go. Then you smiled beneath your shield… The first soft warmth I’d ever felt. Not with words… Not with a kiss… Just knowing I could die for this. PRE-CHORUS [guitars and Orchestra Swells] The battle’s done… The silence came… No sword could ever stop fate’s hand. One final horn… One final cheer… Then destiny appeared… CHORUS [Even Bigger heavy metal] Burn the shore! Raise the sky! Hear the northern battle cry! Through the fire… Through the pain… Nothing ever felt in vain. Every heartbeat… Every breath… I’d have followed you through death. I believed… The war was through… And heaven finally led to you… BRIDGE [Music Begins to Slow] [Guitars fade. Orchestra strings swell. Distant celebration] The king stepped through the smoke… Golden armor shining bright. Every warrior bowed. Even you… He lifted up your hand… Before the gathered clans. “This shield maiden shall be my queen.” The cheers rolled like thunder Leaving my heart to wonder [softy spoken] Why.. BREAKDOWN [Slow Piano / Low Strings] Victory banners filled the wind… Then wedding banners took their place. The horns still played… But now… They played for him. FINAL CHORUS [Slow, Heartbreaking] The burning shore… Falls into night… Ashes hide the fading light. I won the war… Yet lost your hand… Power claimed what love had planned. Every dream… Was swept away… Like dying embers into gray. I stand alone… Where hope once shone… While wedding horns… Replace our victory song… OUTRO [sadly spoken] The burning shore… is my [soft] Heart
