[Verse 1] Smoke in the gables Ash in my hair They lead him forward Blank as a prayer Black cloth over The firelit eyes Name on my tongue And an old god’s price [Chorus] On the edge of the world I am seiðr Telling time what it will What it may Left cheek Left cheek Left cheek—forget Right cheek Right cheek Right cheek—obey On the edge of the world I am seiðr I twist the thread you thought was straight You came for an answer You leave with a fate [Verse 2] Women are watching Men are afraid Oaths come apart Like rotted braid Knees in the heather Mouth to the bone I bargain in secrets That should die alone [Bridge] Who dares to ask What they should not know? (hey) Who dares to drink When the cup says “no”? I stand in the doorway Of shame and desire Half in the hall Half in the fire [Chorus] On the edge of the world I am seiðr Telling time what it will What it may Left cheek Left cheek Left cheek—forget Right cheek Right cheek Right cheek—obey On the edge of the world I am seiðr I twist the thread you thought was straight You came for an answer You leave with a fate
