[Intro]
Under the ash tree, winter lets go
I bring you a promise the old rivers know
[Verse 1]
Your hand found mine by the harbor fire
Salt on your coat, red sparks rising higher
The longship groaned as the tide pulled wide
But I knew my home was there at your side
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the north wind turn
Let the black pines bend
Every road I take
Leads to you again
[Chorus]
I will cross every fjord for you
With my heart held steady and true
When the cold claims the fields we have known
I will carry you close to our home
By iron and oak, by the oath that we share
I will find you through winter and bear
No crown, no gold could make me feel whole
You are the fire inside my soul
[Verse 2]
You mend my cloak by the window at dawn
Hum an old tune while the darkness is gone
Your laugh fills the hall like a kettle's bright ring
And turns every scar into something I sing
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the north wind turn
Let the black pines bend
Every road I take
Leads to you again
[Chorus]
I will cross every fjord for you
With my heart held steady and true
When the cold claims the fields we have known
I will carry you close to our home
By iron and oak, by the oath that we share
I will find you through winter and bear
No crown, no gold could make me feel whole
You are the fire inside my soul
[Bridge]
If the sea rises over the stones
If the ravens call me far from home
Tie one red thread around my wrist
So I remember what I cannot miss
And when our hair turns silver and white
I will choose you again by the firelight
[Final Chorus]
I will cross every fjord for you
With my heart held steady and true
When the cold claims the fields we have known
I will carry you close to our home
By iron and oak, by the oath that we share
I will find you through winter and bear
No crown, no gold could make me feel whole
You are the fire inside my soul
[Outro]
Under the ash tree, beneath changing skies
I will love you as long as the old world survives