Burn every fear, every doubt like a funeral fire Scream every anthem and follow your reckless desires Take back the crown that hangs at the gate Ready your march, steady your aim For the heart is a soldier that never loses its way So raise your horns Raise 'em high Let 'em soar Let 'em fly Up through the heavens Forevermore Let 'em reign down Raise your horns Sing every verse, every sermon, for the dead are unheard Shout from the rooftops while you still live every word 'Cause the pendulum swings for those who dare wait Through flesh and through bone to where nothing escapes So follow true north on the road that will lead you away And raise your horns Raise 'em high Let 'em soar Let 'em fly Up through the heavens Forevermore Let 'em reign down Raise your horns Forgive every fear that convinced you to put out your light Show every flaw, every scar that this world made you hide From who you are From who you are, are, are, are Raise your horns Raise 'em high Let 'em soar Let 'em fly Up through the heavens Forevermore Let 'em rain down Raise your horns Let 'em rain down Raise your horns Let 'em rain down Raise your horns

As the first light touched the waves And the ravens cawed across the bay A mighty fleet with red white sails Three hundred Viking ships were On their way War! With thirst for blood and all-out war A thirst that's aching through our hearts and bones We're heading west to distant shores To avenge our father and to win the throne They think their God will save their skin But all resistance will be in vain We stare at death with crimson grins With Odin's help we cannot fail We hold our heads up to the sky And know that we will never die As long as we stand side by side As long as we can see the ravens fly! Ravens fly! Ravens fly! War! Heading to Northumbraland Come what may we won't back down When horns of war begin to sound Aella's head will lose its crown Come what may, we hold our heads Up to the sky And know that we will never die As long as Odin's on our side We hold our heads up to the sky And know that we will never die As long as we stand side by side As long as we can see the ravens fly! Ravens fly! Ravens fly! We hold our heads up to the sky And know that we will never die As long as we stand side by side As long as we can see the ravens fly! We hold our heads up to the sky And know that we will never die As long as we stand side by side As long as we can see the ravens fly! Ravens fly! See the ravens fly!

Regin forges more than swords and blades In his smithy schemes and plans are made There is vengeance to be claimed To this cause his fate is chained But he needed someone strong and brave And for the price of horse and blade He found a hero who would do the deed To make his brother, Fafner, bleed In search of Fafner's gold A dragon's tale He'll run his sword Through his scales Fafner's gold A dragon's tale Treachery unfolds Deceit unveiled There is a dragon's treasure to be claimed To its curse Regin's fate is chained He sent his hero on this baleful ride With the sword Gram at his side Heading out on the Gnita plains A wasteland where desolation reigns In search of Fafner's gold A dragon's tale He'll run his sword Through his scales Fafner's gold A dragon's tale Treachery unfolds Deceit unveiled Gram stung him well The dragon fell Regin said "Fry its heart" Tasting dragon's blood He now understood All of Regin's collusive plans Then he made Gram bite him well And Regin fell as well To Andvare's malicious curse In Search of Fafner's Gold A dragon's tale Treachery unfolds Deceit unveiled In search of Fafner's gold A dragon's tale He ran his sword Through his scales Fafner's gold A dragon's tale Treachery unfolds Deceit unveiled

Ships were prepared Weapons and shields Sails were raised We headed out to sea Norway disappeared in the East Our journey had begun Helpful winds gave us our speed Under a warming sun Heading to the emerald land A fleet of 50 ships An army of 2000 men Led by the king On the horizon dark clouds arose Thor rode across the black clouds As the night rolled in over us We felt the wrath of the storm That night I was haunted by dreams An omen of what was to come The serpent arose from the sea Ready to strike With hammer in hand The serpent in pain Twisting in furious rage Fought for its life The serpent escaped Thor was enraged My dreams began to fade Woke from my dreams Sword in my hand The break of dawn Closing in on Irish land Time to attack Grabbed our shields We came ashore And saw the waiting horde The fight was short and deadly intense The Irish fought us well But as we gained the upper hand Their fighting spirit quelled Ready to strike With swords in our hands They struggled with heart The Irish fell to our wrath Fought for his life Their king escaped With fury divine King Olav threw his sword

Outside these walls an army awaits But in these halls we feel safe Countless attacks we have repelled They won't turn back, they cannot be quelled Supplies are running low Starvation now awaits Reinforcements will not show The day is much too late Broken and weak, never give in Prospects are bleak, we can't win There is no hope, no time for lament End of the rope, our lives are spent We have held out for months Hoping for relief Our fortress now our tomb And salvation now our grief We have held out for months Waiting for relief Our fortune's now our own This is destiny Supplies are running low Starvation now awaits Reinforcements never showed As the daylight starts to fade There's nothing left to lose We have run out of time There's nothing left to choose Except how we shall die Open the gates, now we attack Ride into fate, no turning back Stand by the king, to glory we ride Weapons and shield, together we die All is lost now, show no fear now All the world shall know our bravery All is lost now, show no fear now Let's charge for death or victory

The blade I swing is black as night Black as my soulless heart It bears the burden of many lives But I don't feel remorse I lent my sword to anyone Willing to pay the price No regrets for what I've done A mercenary's life But there I was on battleground Until I felt the jaws of death cut into my flesh Defending old and weak But I did not retreat Now, here I lie in my own blood And strangers cry for me I'm prepared to meet the gods I wished they'd let me be I don't deserve their sympathy I know who I am My soul is death and misery I am an evil man I rest in my blood Soon I will face the gods Strangers cry for me I wish they'd let me be Show no sympathy Shed no tears for me I know who I am I am an evil man I know who I am I am an evil man I know who I am I am an evil man I know who I am I am an evil man I know who I am I am an evil man

Here's to a life of roaming around Where there's a feast we can be found Travelling far, over sea, over land For glory and fame and a drink in our hand There's no dread in our hearts, no remorse in our soul Pillage the world for silver and gold It's the path we have chosen, the creed of our kind Standing together, leave no one behind Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof, she's gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat with a drink that is so sweet Worthy of fame Heidrun is her name This life it is not for everyone The grind of travel can wear you down Our grave may be waiting around the bend But we'll keep fighting to whatever end And when we are done roaming around There is a feast where we will be found To Valhalla, with hearts full of pride A drink in our hand and a girl on our side Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof, she's gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat to the brim with a drink so sweet Worthy of fame Heidrun is her name Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the rooftop gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat with a drink that's oh so sweet One and the same Heidrun is her name Over the ocean and over land After all the tours We have earned our seats in Oden's glorious hall Here we sit at the feast A cold drink in our horns Heidrun's the one that gives the mead To the battle worn She stands on Valhalla's roof Filling the vat with the sweetest mead She is one and the same Heidrun is her name Who's the goat? Who's the goat? (Heidrun, Heidrun) Who's the goat? Who's the goat? (Heidrun, Heidrun) Who's the goat? Who's the goat? (Heidrun, Heidrun) Who's the goat? Who's the goat? (Heidrun, Heidrun) Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof she's gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat with a drink that is so sweet One and the same Heidrun is her name Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the rooftop gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat to the brim with a drink so sweet Worthy of fame Heidrun is her name Heidrun, Heidrun Heidrun, Heidrun