The Oath Beneath the Eaves — Ember of Midgard — Nordic Folk Rock

Full English Lyrics [Immediate Heavy Opening] [Heavy guitars, pounding drums, deep bass and roaring horns] Stone beneath us! Beams above! Guard the ground Of those we love! [Viking Choir] Hold the line! Hold the line! [Verse 1] The warning bell cuts through the valley, Iron echoes from the hill. Shadows gather past the treeline, But our hearth is burning still. Every mark upon these doorways, Every name carved in the grain, Tells the tale of those before us Who stood firm through loss and pain. [Pre-Chorus] Let the cold winds test the timber, Let the dark surround the wall. We are bound by more than iron— We will answer when they call. [Chorus] We stand beneath the eaves, Where our fathers laid the stone. No hand will take the ground That our blood and love have known. Raise the shield and sound the horn, Let the mountain hear our vow. We stood here through the hardest years— And we will not leave it now! [Viking Choir] We will not leave it now! We will not leave it now! [Verse 2] Through the smoke I see the faces Of the ones who trust my name. Children waiting by the doorway, Elders standing without shame. Not for silver, not for glory, Not to feed a king’s command. We defend the beds behind us, We defend our fathers’ land. [Pre-Chorus] Let the hammer strike the shield rim, Let the war drums shake the ground. Every heart within this village Beats together with the sound. [Chorus] We stand beneath the eaves, Where our fathers laid the stone. No hand will take the ground That our blood and love have known. Raise the shield and sound the horn, Let the mountain hear our vow. We stood here through the hardest years— And we will not leave it now! [Viking Choir] We will not leave it now! We will not leave it now! [Instrumental Folk and Guitar Section] [Tagelharpa begins a dark rhythmic motif] [Nyckelharpa and flute answer with a rising melody] [Heavy melodic guitar lead enters over deep drums and bass] [Horns and Viking choir build behind the guitar solo] [Viking Choir] Stone and timber! Blood and name! Guard the doorway! Guard the flame! [Bridge] If the roof should break above us, We will build it once again. If the fields are torn and empty, We will sow them after rain. For a home is more than timber, More than earth beneath our feet. It is every hand beside us, Every heart that will not retreat. [Final Chorus] We stand beneath the eaves, Where our fathers laid the stone. No hand will take the ground That our blood and love have known. Raise the shield and sound the horn, Let the mountain hear our vow. Through the dark and through the hardest years— We will not leave it now! We stand beneath the eaves, With our children at our side. Though the walls may bend around us, Still the oath will never die. Raise the shield and sound the horn, Let the whole wide world hear how— This is where our story lives, And we will not leave it now! [Full Viking Choir] We will not leave it now! We will not leave it now! This is where our story lives— We will not leave it now! [Heavy Outro] [Slow crushing guitar riff, war drums, tagelharpa and horns] Stone beneath us. Beams above. Guard the ground Of those we love. [Deep Male Vocal] As long as one of us is standing… This home will stand. [Final Viking Choir] Stand! Stand! Stand!