Raise the Horn!

[Verse 1 – Full gang roar, tankards slamming] The fire is high, the night is deep, The dragon-ships are fast asleep! Our scars are fresh, our cups are full, We drink the blood of every fool! The weak are bones beneath the pine, The strong drink deep of Odin’s wine! [Chorus – Whole hall, fists in the air] RAISE THE HORN! – till the rafters shake! RAISE THE HORN! – till the timbers break! RAISE THE HORN! – let the dead hear too! SKOL TO THE LIVING, SKOL TO THE CREW! MEAD AND THUNDER, BLOOD AND SONG! WE FEAST TONIGHT AND WE FEAST TILL DAWN! [Verse 2 – Faster, half-laughing, half-growled] The skald sings loud of axe and flame, He sings our scars, he sings our name! The women laugh, the axes gleam, We are the ending of their dream! Gold on the table, steel on the wall, Tonight we own the world and all! [Chorus – Louder, tables used as drums] RAISE THE HORN! – till the gods look down! RAISE THE HORN! – till the heavens drown! RAISE THE HORN! – let the ravens scream! SKOL TO THE FALLEN, SKOL TO THE DREAM! MEAD AND THUNDER, BLOOD AND SONG! WE FEAST TONIGHT AND WE FEAST TILL DAWN! [Bridge – Half-time, crushing, mead horns passed] Pour one out for the empty chair, Pour one out for the ones not there! They drink with Thor, they drink with Frey, They saved our seats for another day! [Verse 3 – Wild, voices shredding] We piss on kings, we spit on fear, We drink till morning disappears! The roof can burn, the world can fall, We’ll still be roaring in this hall! Tomorrow we sail, tomorrow we kill, Tonight we drink and drink our fill! [Final Chorus – Fastest, heaviest, the hall explodes] RAISE THE HORN! – till the sky falls in! RAISE THE HORN! – let the end begin! RAISE THE HORN! – one last mighty roar! SKOL TO THE LIVING, SKOL EVERMORE! MEAD AND THUNDER, BLOOD AND SONG! WE FEAST FOREVER – THE FEAST GOES ON! [Outro – entire hall, slurring and laughing, one last bellow] So drink, you bastards, drink till you drown! The dead are jealous of this sound! Raise the horn… Raise the horn… Raise the fucking horn… SKOL!