Where the Wildwood Whispers — Ember of Midgard — Nordic Folk Rock

Full English Lyrics [Atmospheric Opening] [Distant nyckelharpa, breathy flutes and low frame drums] Female whispers: Through the branches, through the grey, Something old still knows my name. Past the silence, far away, I can hear the hidden strain. [Female choir rises softly] Ah-ah-ah… The wildwood whispers… [Verse 1] I left the lantern by the door, And crossed the sleeping fields alone. A silver mist lay on the moor, The ancient path was overgrown. The roots were turning under me, Like hands beneath the frozen ground. No moon was shining through the trees, But still I followed every sound. [Pre-Chorus] Every shadow drew me near, Every heartbeat broke my fear. Through the fog, the mountains sang, And deep within, an answer rang. [Chorus] Where the wildwood whispers, I will go, Through the silent valleys far below. Where the hidden rivers meet the stone, I will find the strength I’ve always known. Let the old voice carry me, Past the dark and through the trees. Where the wildwood whispers, I will go, I will go, I will go. [Powerful female choir repeats: “I will go!”] [Verse 2] I climbed beyond the cedar line, Where broken pillars touched the sky. The marks were carved in older signs, A vow that time could not deny. The wind moved softly through the pass, And lifted sorrow from my skin. I saw my face in mountain glass, And found the one I’d always been. [Pre-Chorus] Every shadow drew me near, Every heartbeat broke my fear. Through the fog, the mountains sang, And deep within, an answer rang. [Chorus] Where the wildwood whispers, I will go, Through the silent valleys far below. Where the hidden rivers meet the stone, I will find the strength I’ve always known. Let the old voice carry me, Past the dark and through the trees. Where the wildwood whispers, I will go, I will go, I will go. [Bridge] [Tagelharpa drone, deep drums and rising melodic guitars] I was never meant to turn away, I was never meant to lose the way. Every scar became a guiding sign, Every step returned what once was mine. I am not the fear I left behind, I am more than blood and bone and time. When the mountains call across the grey, I will stand and answer them today. [Female choir] Answer them… Answer them… [Final Chorus] Where the wildwood whispers, I will go, Through the highest peaks and lands below. Where the ancient voices meet my own, I will claim the strength I’ve always known. Let the old voice carry me, I am strong, and I am free. Where the wildwood whispers, I will go, I will go, I will go. Where the wildwood whispers, hear me now, I have crossed the mist and kept my vow. No more hiding from the path I know, I will go, I will go! [Large female choir: “I will go!”] [Outro] [Drums gradually fade beneath nyckelharpa and flute] Through the branches, through the grey, Now I know why it called my name. Not to lead my soul away, But to wake the strength within again. [Whispered] The wildwood whispers… And I answer.