[Intro] [low vocal register][tolling bell] Iron steps In the frost-thick dawn Shields held high But one shield gone [Verse 1] Longship waits On a grieving shore Ropes in hands We have pulled before Fur-lined helms Hide the reddened eyes Ash and salt On the breath of cries [Chorus] Raise the jarl on the burning water Flames climb higher than the sons and daughters Smoke-drowned sky takes the name we call BURNING LONGSHIP CARRY HOME OUR FALLEN JARL [Verse 2] Wolf-hide cloak Laid across his chest Broken axe At his final rest Old war scars Like a map of storms Hands once steel Now forever warm [Bridge] [guttural growls][crescendo] Oars beat slow Like a failing heart Drums answer TEAR THE NIGHT APART Torches lean Until pitch meets spark Fire crawls Through the ancient bark [Chorus] [Outro] [tolling bell Fading] One horn calls Then the call is none Only crack Of the rising sun Blackened hull Sinks beyond our sight But your name Marches on in the night
