Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Black hulls cut the foam
Beneath a bruise-gray sky
Oars bite hard in rhythm
Salt stings every eye
We came with ash in our hands
And hunger in our teeth
Gold on the shore ahead
Blood beneath the heath
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the shields wake up
Hear the crows cry low
The storm knows our names
And the tide won’t slow
[Chorus]
Raise the oar, raise the blade
We are the storm-made sons
Raise the oar, raise the blade
Till the battle drum is done
Oden in his hall
Calls the honored dead
Valkyries take our names
Where the red wind led
[Verse 2]
We hit the beach at dawn
With fire in our boots
Smoke curled from the village
Like a warning in the roots
Loose rings, broken doors
Silver in the mud
We took what the sea had sent
Paid for it in blood
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the shields wake up
Hear the crows cry low
The storm knows our names
And the tide won’t slow
[Chorus]
Raise the oar, raise the blade
We are the storm-made sons
Raise the oar, raise the blade
Till the battle drum is done
Oden in his hall
Calls the honored dead
Valkyries take our names
Where the red wind led
[Bridge]
Now the waves lift high
Like mountains made to break
Brother, keep your footing
For the deep will shake
If I fall tonight
Bury me in flame
Let the gray wolves feast
And sing my name
[Final Chorus]
Raise the oar, raise the blade
We are the storm-made sons
Raise the oar, raise the blade
Till the battle drum is done
Oden in his hall
Calls the honored dead
Valkyries take our names
Where the red wind led
Raise the oar, raise the blade
Salt on the shield, blood-red
Raise the oar, raise the blade
We ride where the fearless tread
Style
folk metal anthem with a driving 6/8 stomppounding double-kick pulsesnarling rhythm guitarsand a sailor-chant chorus; verse rides sparse drumslow droneand grit-soaked lead vocalpre-chorus tightens with rising toms and shouted replieschorus opens wide with gang vocals and a heroic melody. whispered wind texturesiron-clang accentsand a swelling horn line lift into the hook; mix is hugerawand battle-bright with a cold sea sheen.rhythmic
Prompt
A powerful, driving, rhythmic Viking anthem about battle, longships on the raging sea, storms, Oden and his Hall, valkyries guiding the souls of the honored dead, raiding, and looting/pillaging.
Credits
Prompt by
Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthGeneratedMay 27, 2026
ModelAria v5.5
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