[Intro]
Rock-a-bye, my northern bones
Snow on my tongue, frost in my throat
Drums in the hall, they call my name
Dance in the dark of the flame (hey!)
[Verse 1]
Fur on my shoulders, ash on my face
Carved little runes on the back of my hand
Storm in my chest when the long night presses
I just spin on the spot, turn fear into sand
Mead in the cup, but I taste old winters
Grandfather’s voice in the clash of the crowd
“Boy, when the wolves start to circle and whisper
You stand on the table and sing it out loud”
[Pre-Chorus]
So I breathe in the black of the sky
Let the shadows lean close, let ’em try
If the dark wants a dance, I comply
But I lead, I lead, I
[Chorus]
Feast of the frozen flame
We dance through the dark, untamed (oh-woah)
Bruised but we never break
We rise when the old bones ache
Feast of the frozen flame
We shout till the cold turns shame
Sing till the shadows shake
We burn, we burn, we burn, awake
[Verse 2]
Boots on the benches, cousins go crazy
Tablecloth crown on my brother’s head
Skald in the corner, humming that cradle-song
Twisted to thunder instead
Black in my thoughts, but my feet keep moving
Spinning that grief like a bright red thread
Every old fear is a mask I’m removing
Dropping like crumbs for the night to be fed
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the dark write its name on my skin
I’ll just fold it and stitch it within
Every scar is a drum, every win
Is a roar, is a roar from my kin
[Chorus]
Feast of the frozen flame
We dance through the dark, untamed (yeah-yeah)
Bruised but we never break
We rise when the old bones ache
Feast of the frozen flame
We shout till the cold turns shame
Sing till the shadows shake
We burn, we burn, we burn, awake
[Bridge]
Rock-a-bye, my fear, be still
I got a thousand hearts to fill
If I fall, they pull me higher
Circle of hands, circle of fire (ooh)
[Chorus]
Feast of the frozen flame
We dance through the dark, untamed
Bruised but we never break
We rise when the old bones ache
Feast of the frozen flame
We shout till the cold turns shame
Sing till the shadows shake
We burn, we burn, we burn, awake