[Verse 1]
Blood in the snow
Father on his knees
Steel in his side
Breathing like the breeze
Ravens whirl above
Shields cracked
Painted red
I hold his broken helm
He lifts his heavy head
"Son
Take the storm"
His voice a ragged flame
His hand grips mine
For the very last time
[Chorus]
I saw the Valkyries take you home
Ash-white wings through the battle smoke
You rose from the ruin I crawled in
I swear by your blood
I will wear this crown of the fallen
Crown of the fallen
[Verse 2]
They came on the wind
Helms bright
Eyes cold
Spears made of dawn
Feathers trimmed in gold
They lifted his soul
From the rust and the mud
I screamed at the sky
Tasting iron and blood
Your war-song fades
But it burns in my bones
I’ll turn their drums
Into thunder of thrones
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I carve your runes
Into my skin
Your name a blade
Sleeping within
I take the throne
On a river of red
Let the world choke
On the words you said
[growled]
"Die on your feet
Or never come back"
[Chorus]