**THE VIKING RAVE NEVER ENDS** [Intro — distant horn synth, rising drums] [Female vocal] We followed the thunder Across the blackened foam Saw lightning on the shoreline And thought we’d made it home The doors were made of iron The floor was breathing red A man behind an altar Raised both hands above his head [Pre-Chorus] No swords at the entrance No shields upon the floor We handed them to someone Who gave us number four Then somebody shouted, “Valhalla lies within!” The kick drum struck like Mjölnir— And everybody ran in [Chorus — female lead with Viking crew chants] The Viking rave never ends Hey! Hey! We fall at dawn and rise again Hey! Hey! Raise every horn, summon your friends Hey! Hey! The Viking rave never ends No sun, no sleep, no consequence Hey! Hey! We came to raid, but paid entrance Hey! Hey! The longship waits around the bend Hey! Hey! The Viking rave never ends [Drop — crew chants] Row! Row! To the bass below! Stomp! Stomp! Make the mead cups overflow! [Verse 2] Björn challenged the bouncer To single combat there The bouncer pointed calmly At the sign marked “Coat Check — Stairs” Lars climbed on a speaker And claimed it in our name The lighting woman flashed him And he surrendered to the flame Our skald approached the DJ With sagas to recite The DJ said, “That’s beautiful, But keep it under eight tonight” [Pre-Chorus] We formed a shield-wall circle Then danced from side to side The house rules said, “No pillage” So technically, we complied The smoke rose to the rafters The strobes became the stars We’d finally found Valhalla— With contactless payment bars [Chorus] The Viking rave never ends Hey! Hey! We fall at dawn and rise again Hey! Hey! Raise every horn, summon your friends Hey! Hey! The Viking rave never ends No sun, no sleep, no consequence Hey! Hey! We came to raid, but paid entrance Hey! Hey! The longship waits around the bend Hey! Hey! The Viking rave never ends [Breakdown — sparse bass pulse] [Deep male voice] In Valhalla, the worthy feast forever. [Female vocal] Then why did they stop serving food at two? [Drums return] The warriors grew restless The oracle looked grim The bartender announced that No one could buy more mead from him We reached beneath our bearskins And searched with rising dread Our silver coins meant nothing— They only took a card instead [Build] No cash! No ale! The system says declined! No cash! No ale! A catastrophic sign! The DJ saw the danger And dropped the sacred sound A bassline split the heavens— And peace returned around [Final Chorus — biggest arrangement] The Viking rave never ends Hey! Hey! We fall at dawn and rise again Hey! Hey! Raise every horn, summon your friends Hey! Hey! The Viking rave never ends No sun, no sleep, no consequence Hey! Hey! We came to raid, but paid entrance Hey! Hey! The longship waits around the bend Hey! Hey! The Viking rave never ends [Post-Chorus] Row to the left! Row to the right! Sail through the morning! Dance through the night! Row to the left! Row to the right! Nobody leaves Till the ravens take flight! [Final Drop — layered crew chants] Row! Row! To the bass below! Stomp! Stomp! Make the mead cups overflow! [Outro — female vocal] The sunrise found the longship Still tied beside the pier We missed our raid completely— [Viking crew] Same time again next year!
