Row Into The Storm

Lyrics

[Intro] Horns on the fjord, frost on the oar The tide pulls hard toward the enemy shore [Verse 1] Iron rings bite through the wool and the hide Salt wind tears at the shields by our side Ravens wheel over the black-painted mast We carry old oaths for the hour coming fast [Pre-Chorus] Raise the red sail, tighten the line The first pale fire cuts the horizon wide [Chorus] Row into the storm, brothers of the north Strike the gate and let the war drum call us forth When the mountain breaks and the sea runs red We will stand where the fearless dead have bled Row into the storm, no turning from the flame Carve our winter oath into the halls of fame [Verse 2] Axes ring loud on the oak-bound wall A shower of sparks falls over us all The jarl lifts his blade, pointing inland Every heartbeat pounds like a marching band [Pre-Chorus] Open the path, let the war banners fly Steel finds steel beneath a smoke-choked sky [Chorus] Row into the storm, brothers of the north Strike the gate and let the war drum call us forth When the mountain breaks and the sea runs red We will stand where the fearless dead have bled Row into the storm, no turning from the flame Carve our winter oath into the halls of fame [Bridge] If I fall, take my name to the snow Tell my kin which way the bright rivers flow If I rise, let the shield-wall advance One more step, one more wound, one more chance [Guitar Solo] [Breakdown] Hold the line! Break the chain! Drive the iron through the rain! Hold the line! Hear the cry! Northmen rise, but never die! [Final Chorus] Row into the storm, brothers of the north Strike the gate and let the war drum call us forth When the mountain breaks and the sea runs red We will stand where the fearless dead have bled Row into the storm, with the whole world aflame Carve our winter oath into the halls of fame Row into the storm, let the ancient thunder roar We came for the battle—and we leave as legend-born [Outro] Horns on the fjord, dawn on the oar Our banners burn above the conquered shore