[Intro] [chanting vocal samples, swung groove fades in] Skål for the last stand Skål for the next one Name on the war drum Ragnarap, legend [Verse 1] Born with a battle cry First breath tastes like iron See ships in my eyelids Hear storms in the silence Snow on the longhouse roof Fire in the mead hall glow Old songs carved in my bones I’ve heard them all before (yeah) I die, but I don’t stay gone Wake up in a new dawn, same song Tattooed runes in the back of my mind Timeline twisted like a braided vine Leather to mail to a kevlar vest Fur cloak draped on a tailored chest Every age tries to write my end I respawn grinning, swinging again [Chorus] I’m Ragnarap, I rise, I fall Still I laugh in the face of it all (hah!) Every swing, every age, I move I fight, I dance, I never lose the groove I’m Ragnarap, I burn, I breathe Leave my mark, then I have to leave (yeah) Every life, a saga I prove I fight, I dance, I never lose the groove [Verse 2] Chainmail clinks like club nights now Shield wall feels like a packed-out crowd Battlefield mosh pit, feet in the mud Same rush, same roar in the blood I’ve clashed with kings, with emperors Now suits and screens, new predators From longboats cutting through frozen seas To drop-top rides and bright-lit streets I’ve seen spears, sabers, smoke and steel Watched empires spin on a burning wheel But I keep that swing in my step, my stride Turn every war zone into a joyride Flint sparks, torchlight, muzzle flash Same bright bite in the middle of the clash I fall on flags, on stone, on sand Next life wakes with my scars on their hands (who am I?) [Chorus] I’m Ragnarap, I rise, I fall Still I laugh in the face of it all (haha!) Every swing, every age, I move I fight, I dance, I never lose the groove I’m Ragnarap, I burn, I breathe Leave my mark, then I have to leave Every life, a saga I prove I fight, I dance, I never lose the groove [Bridge] From horn in the hall To siren at dawn Same call, same pull I keep marching on From frost on the fjord To heat in the club Same drum, same thud Same thirst in my blood (skål!) I forget my face But I know my flame World keeps changing I keep the same name [Chorus] I’m Ragnarap, I rise, I fall Still I laugh in the face of it all (yo!) Every swing, every age, I move I fight, I dance, I never lose the groove I’m Ragnarap, I burn, I breathe You can’t kill what refuses to leave Every life, a saga I prove I fight, I dance, I never lose the groove [Outro] [beat rides out, chant samples echo] Ragna-rap, Ragnarap (hey!) Die, return, run it back Every era, same attack Raise that cup I’m never done yet (skål)
