[Verse 1]
Steel on steel
snow in our hair
You swore your heart
in the frozen air
Blood on your hands
bright on the stone
You laughed at fate
said, "I'm never alone"
[Pre-Chorus]
When the arrows came
you turned your face
"You’ll find me there
in the burning gates"
I held your head
as the battle roared
You slipped away
but you kept your word
[Chorus]
In the fires of Valhalla (hey!)
we still stand side by side
Through the smoke, through the thunder
you are mine, I am your pride
Let the broken shields bear us
as the sky turns red and wide
In the fires of Valhalla
even death can’t divide
[Verse 2]
They laid you high
on the timber bed
Salt on my tongue
from the tears I shed
Flame kissed your brow
as the horns all cried
I swore my oath
and I stepped inside
[Pre-Chorus]
Through the roaring heat
I heard your name
Every burning plank
spoke the same
"Walk the storm, my wolf
do not bow"
So I followed you
I am with you now
[Chorus]
In the fires of Valhalla (woah)
we still stand side by side
Through the smoke, through the thunder
you are mine, I am your pride
Let the broken shields bear us
as the sky turns red and wide
In the fires of Valhalla
even death can’t divide
[Rap Verse]
Ash in my lungs, but my spirit won’t choke
Risen from the wreck of a shattered oak
They pushed my boat on a tide of spears
Thought I’d fade in the roar of a thousand years
But I heard you call through the crack and crash
Through the splintered planks and the flying ash
War drums fade, but our will won’t yield
We sail on a tide made of every shield
Every scar on my chest, every cut, each mark
Is a road that leads through the smoke and dark
Past the last cold breath, past the final scream
To your burning eyes in the golden gleam
So let the storm god shout, let the sky catch flame
Let the old songs howl as they speak our name
I walked through death, set the veil apart
Just to stand once more where you own my heart
[Bridge]
[Drums drop to toms and low chant]
Boats of broken shields
carry our souls
Over the edge
where the bright mead flows
Hand in hand
through the roaring hall
We drink to the day
we refused to fall (hey!)
[Chorus]
In the fires of Valhalla
we still stand side by side
Through the smoke, through the thunder
you are mine, I am your pride
Let the broken shields bear us
as the sky turns red and wide
In the fires of Valhalla
even death can’t divide
[Chorus]
In the fires of Valhalla (Valhalla!)
hear the warriors all cry
Every oath, every promise
burns in gold across the sky
Let the broken shields bear us
on the tide that never dies
In the fires of Valhalla
even death can’t divide