Bound by oath

Lyrics

(Verse 1) The eagles of the south flew over the pine, Cast a shadow of gold on the Swedish line. We trusted the treaties, we held to the word, While the treachery sharpened a double-edged sword. In the mist of the border, the betrayal was sown, By the lords of the palace who bartered the throne. With a smile on the lip and a blade in the dark, They struck at the heart of the northernmost spark! (Chorus) From the ashes of time, in the days yet to be, The North shall rise up and the land shall break free! Oh, raise up the banner through blood and through frost! Though the kingdom is fallen, the soul is not lost! Bound by oath to shield the Crown until our final breath Bound by oath to shield the Crown until our final breath (Verse 2) In the snow-drifted timber, in the damp cellar stone, Sit the remnants of steel, and the guard left alone. With brass buttons tarnished and powder kept dry, While the tricolour waves under pale winter sky. We were sold by the cowards, we were stabbed by our kin, By the treacherous whispers that let darkness in. Yet we clutch at our sabres, the oath we still keep, While the wolves of the empire howl loud on the steep! (Pre-Chorus) Oh, raise up the banner through blood and through frost! Though the kingdom is fallen, the soul is not lost! From the ashes of time, in the days yet to be, The North shall rise up and the land shall break free! (Chorus) Bound by oath to shield the Crown until our final breath Bound by oath to shield the Crown until our final breath (Bridge) Let the empire boast of its triumphs and gold, Of the kingdoms it chained and the regions it sold. A sabre-wound heals, but the memory stays We are the last realm of the old ancient days! The king’s men in shadows, unbowed and unbent, The very last wall that the north ever lent! (Chorus) Oh, raise up the banner through blood and through frost! Though the kingdom is fallen, the soul is not lost! Bound by oath to shield the Crown until our final breath Bound by oath to shield the Crown until our final breath (Outro) Let the snow cover over our footprints in white. Let the world turn away from our vanishing light. We stood by the crown till the final command... The last loyal sons... of a ghost-haunted land.