[Short intro - drums + violin]
[Verse 1]
My father taught me many things—
how to sail, and how to fight
And how to read the winter waters
through the day and through night.
We were twelve upon the water,
twelve beneath the open sky.
Twelve men who left for the northern shore
But Only three came home...
Came home once more...
[Pre-Chorus — drums begin to rise]
The sea has taken brothers.
The winter took the rest.
Too many winters on the water.
Too far from home,
Too far from the rest..
[Chorus — huge drums + violin]
So light the fire,
Let it burn.
For every soul that never returned.
Raise the flame,
let it rise.
For every name the cold tried to hide.
[Female voice]
(So Let the northern lights dance,
So true.)
Let the fire burn
(Let it burn)
Let it burn.
For every soul
that never returned.
( let it burn)
Mm-mm
[Verse 2 — ]
The years passed,
so did the winters.
And my hair turned white.
I sailed on the same waters
under different skies.
mountains unchanged
ocean reached the shore
Still I see their faces.
when the night gets cold
Mm mm
(when the night gets cold)
[Pre-Chorus]
The sea has taken brothers.
The winter took the rest.
Too many winters on the water.
Far from home, too Far from the rest
[Chorus]
So light the fire,
Let it burn.
For every soul that never returned.
Raise the flame,
let it rise.
For every name the cold tried to hide.
[Female voice]
(Let the northern lights dance,
So true.
let it dance, let it dance for you..
for you
Mm-mm.)
[Bridge — everything drops, female voice ]
maybe one day
someone will stand right here.
And they shall find our stones an ask
“Who was here ?”
(Who was here)
so the saga lives
[Higher sang]
(Our saga lives)
[Final Chorus — massive drums, violin, choir]
So light the fire,
Let it burn.
For every soul that never returned.
Raise the flame,
let it rise.
For every name the cold tried to hide.
[Female voice]
(So Let the northern lights dance,
So true, so true )
Let the fire burn
(Let it burn)
(Let it burn.)
( let it burn)
Mm-mm
For every soul
that never returned.