

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] They were not made of marble They were mud and bone Odin with his wandering eye Still afraid of dying alone Thor with cracked knuckles Blood on his tongue Freyja counting fallen names Like beads she never hung [Chorus] Ash on the shield Fire on the fjord The gods who fought and could die Still gave us more Ash on the shield We carry their scars The gods who fell for the people Light for the dark [Verse 2] They stole back the mead for our voices They bent back the night for our fields They broke their own hearts on the anvil So ours could learn how to heal They laughed with the farmhand at sunup Drank with the widow at dusk They knew their bright halls were fading Still they handed us trust [Bridge] So we raise up our cups To the Norse heroes The warriors Who walked like worn-out farmers But held back the devouring They knew what was coming Still they stood in the storm Gave back fire Gave back stories So our children stay warm [Outro] Sky splits open No prayer left to pray Ragnarok rising All debts to pay World serpent writhing Wolf breaks the chain The gods go down with the sailors And nothing remains Just ash on the shield Ash on the shield The end
Tags
raw room sound with subtle modern ambience and swells leading to a stark, emo, emo-influenced nordic folk with minor-key acoustic guitar, big gang-vocal chorus, collapsing outro., folk, low baritone male vocals, sparse fiddle and deep floor toms; intimate verses
4:19
No
12/18/2025