[Intro] (low guitar riff, faint war drums) Cold wind bites, steel meets flame, Ain’t much difference ‘tween a god and a name. [Verse 1] Rode the seas where the thunder sleeps, Carved my oath where the mountain weeps. I’ve bled for gold, I’ve bled for pride, But I ain’t kneelin’ ‘fore no tide. Odin’s watchin’, I raise my glass, To the ghosts of the dead and the wild grass. Every scar I wear’s been paid in kind, You can’t chain a soul that was never confined. [Chorus] Hammer and whiskey, blood and bone, Ain’t no crown gonna claim my throne. Fire in my chest, frost in my veins, I was born where the wild gods reign. [Instrumental] [Verse 2] I got tales in my skin and war in my eyes, Sailin’ through smoke under storm-gray skies. Banjos howl like the Valkyries’ song, Every wrong turn still feels right and strong. They call me heathen, I call it free, Ain’t no church ever prayed for me. I walk where sinners and warriors dine, Drinkin’ to death, ‘cause death drinks mine. [Chorus] Hammer and whiskey, blood and bone, Ain’t no crown gonna claim my throne. Fire in my chest, frost in my veins, I was born where the wild gods reign. [Instrumental] [Bridge] (slide guitar over tribal drums) Raise that glass to the wind and flame, We all ride out with nothin’ to claim. Let the ravens guide what the sun can’t see, If Valhalla’s real — it’s lookin’ for me. [Instrumental] [Outro] (acoustic guitar fades, storm rolls in) So light that fire, let it burn high, I’ll sail again when I say goodbye. Hammer and whiskey — that’s my creed, Blood for honor, death for speed.
