[Intro]
Smoke in my lungs
Iron on my skin
Crowds on the cliff side
Screaming “ride again” [crowd chant]
[Verse 1]
Scars on my shoulders
Braids tied back
I grin
Leather and lightning
Pulse pounding under my chin
You call it madness
We call it holy ground
Thunder in our chests
As the beast lifts off the mound
[Chorus]
Rider of the endless war
I was born to burn the sky
Hear the shield wall beg for more
When my shadow’s rising high
I don’t run
I don’t bow
I just scream and dive once more
Fire in my veins right now
Rider of the endless war
[Verse 2]
Frost-bit banners
Snapping in our wake
Ax heads ready
Hearts too hard to break
Your gods stay silent
Ours roar in my throat
Every time we spiral
They carve another oath
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Who will sing when the steel runs cold?
Who will stand when the brave grow old?
[build]
I will
I will
With my brothers beating shields in time (hey!)
And my sisters howling in the line (hey!)
[full voice]
Name in the storm
Blood in the roar
I am the storm
I am the war
[Chorus]