[Intro] [Ambient sound of a rowdy outdoor patio tavern, crackling fire pit, night crickets] [Traditional tagelharpa string solo plays a dark, haunting melody] [FX: Massive wooden beer tankards clinking together] [CHORUS OF VOICES: Deep, rhythmic humming begins] Cheers! One more drink! Before the night is done! [Verse 1] [Pounding low hand drums and deep frame drums lock into the 95 BPM groove] [Lead Vocal: Deep, gravelly baritone, singing with intense passion] The fire burns under the stars in the north, [A] The wood crackles, the story begins anew. [B] We drink together, facing whatever comes forth, [A] Before we sail back out into the blue. [B] The ships are waiting, but tonight there is no fear... [C] [Pre-Chorus] [TEMPO STEADY: Drums pick up a sharp, syncopated rhythm] [Group backing vocals chant low in the background] Look at the horns now filled with mead, The steel is resting, we hold to our creed. No battles to fight in this place tonight, Only the dark and the story's might. Cheers! [Chorus] [DROP: HEAVY ACOUSTIC VIKING TAVERN ENERGY] [Rhythmic, powerful slams of hands and mugs on wooden patio tables] [Full group choral vocals explosion, wide and booming] Cheers, one more drink before the night is done! Sever the bonds, let the worries be gone! If destiny calls us to fall on the field, Let them shout as we strike the shield! Cheers, one more drink before the night is done! [Verse 2] [Rhythm strips back to a heavy, driving drum beat and low drone] [Lead vocal is raw and conversational] The shadows grow long, the drinks start to pour, [A] We remember the ones who fell by the blade. [B] Raise up the horns to the rafters once more, [A] A toast that Odin hears in the glade. [B] Valhalla awaits us, a promise they made... [C] [Bridge] [ACOUSTIC BREAKDOWN: Drums stop completely] [Only a solo, haunting tagelharpa melody and the sound of wind] [Vocalist sings softly, building to a growl] The mead runs low... The fire burns out... But brotherhood... Never breaks. [Drums start pounding rapidly, building to a massive crescendo] Drink! For Odin! Cheers! [Final Chorus] [MAXIMUM ACOUSTIC TAVERN ENERGY] [Violent mug clinks, stomping feet, full choir screaming the lyrics with joy] Cheers, one more drink before the night is done! Sever the bonds, let the worries be gone! If destiny calls us to fall on the field, Let them shout as we strike the shield! Cheers, one more drink before the night is done! [Outro] [Music cuts abruptly to the ambient sounds of the patio] [A single low tagelharpa string echoes out into the night] [FX: One last, heavy wooden mug slam on the table] [Deep spoken word whisper] See you in Valhalla. [Laughter and tavern chatter fades out into the dark] [End]
