[Verse 1] Loke smiled at the wall Stone high as a vow The giant laid his pride Across Asgard now He said, "Bring it fast And Freya is mine" But Loke watched that stallion With a fox in his eyes [Pre-Chorus] So he changed his shape Soft coat, wild grace And led that beast away From the worksite gate [Chorus] Only a true horse Can be a man Only a true horse Can be a man Run, run, Svaðilfari Take the bait again Only a true horse Can be a man [Verse 2] He came back changed With the night in his skin Belly full of trickery And trouble within Months rolled by Then the whole sky split Out came Sleipnir Eight legs, one myth [Pre-Chorus] The giant cursed the day The wall stood still Loke laughed through pain Like a blade made chill [Chorus] Only a true horse Can be a man Only a true horse Can be a man Run, run, Svaðilfari Take the bait again Only a true horse Can be a man [Bridge] Now Odin rides him Over frost and flame Eight quick hooves Carry one old name The trick was born In the heart of the fraud A horse in the blood A god in the odds [Final Chorus] Only a true horse Can be a man Only a true horse Can be a man Run, run, Svaðilfari Take the bait again Only a true horse Can be a man (Only a true horse) (Can be a man)
