[Vers 1 – lågmält och hotfullt] I came from fields, with dirt-stained hands No crown, no birth, no sacred lands But in my chest, the ravens stirred— And Odin smiled at what he heard [Pre-Chorus 1 – stigande kraft] I dreamed of fire, I dreamed of sails I built my path through gods and gales [Refräng – mäktig, som en gammal sång] Lodbrok! Breaker of chains, bringer of war Lodbrok! Hammer of kings, storm on the shore You cursed my name, you feared my kin— But I return… again, again! LODBROK! LODBROK! [Vers 2 – lurig, nästan poetisk] I kissed the sea with burning eyes I took their gold, ignored their cries A monk, a crown, a Saxon throne— I laughed, and left them all alone [Pre-Chorus 2] The gods are near, the worms are near— And yet I smile, and feel no fear [Refräng – starkare, som publikvrål] Lodbrok! Son of no law, king by his hand Lodbrok! Ashes and blood, carved in the land They threw me down, they called me mad— But I was storm… and I was glad LODBROK! LODBROK! [Vers 3 – mörkare, döden närmar sig] They cast me deep in serpent’s hold To rot, to die, to lose the gold But even there, my voice rang clear— “Odin, I know my time is near.” [Pre-Chorus 3 – andlöst, som i ormgropen:] No cage can bind, no death can tame The man who carved his father’s name [Brygga – dramatisk, nästan som spoken word:] The snakes will bite, the bones will break But I will rise in every wake Through sons and steel, through flame and fjord I live in saga, shield and sword (Solo Session) [Sista refräng – lång, dubbel, korus och avslutande vrål] Lodbrok! Breaker of chains, bringer of war Lodbrok! Hammer of kings, storm on the shore You cursed my name, you feared my kin— But I return… again, again! Lodbrok! Blood of the north, howl of the sky Lodbrok! Whispers of gods that never die My tale was fire, my breath was stone— I ruled no crown… yet took the throne LODBROK! LODBROK! “And when they asked what I feared… I said: not even the gods.”
