[Verse 1]
Iron taste on my tongue
Frost burning through chain and skin
Axe buried deep in my shoulder
But I spit red and I grin (yeah)
Snow is stained with our story
Helms cracked open like eggs
All my brothers around me
Silent armor
Broken legs
[Chorus]
This is my last shield in the snow
Lay me down where the cold winds blow
If I fall
Let the ravens know
I go home
I go home
Raise my name in the fire’s glow
Drink it loud so the gods can hear
Beat your fists on the table
Roar
I am gone
But I stay right here (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Saw your face in the flashing
Brief
Between hammer and bone
You by the doorway laughing
Now it’s steel
And I’m alone
Knees give out
But I’m laughing
Steam rising off every breath
Sky so close I can touch it
I shake hands with death
[Chorus]
This is my last shield in the snow
Lay me down where the cold winds blow
If I fall
Let the ravens know
I go home
I go home
Raise my name in the fire’s glow
Drink it loud so the gods can hear
Beat your fists on the table
Roar
I am gone
But I stay right here
[Bridge]
Let the cold carve my story
On stone and on shattered steel
Let the storm sing the verses
Of the blood I made you feel (whoa)
I was born for this ending
Blade and breath and bitter sky
Do not weep at my falling
I was never meant to die
[Chorus]
This is my last shield in the snow
Lay me down where the cold winds blow
If I fall
Let the ravens know
I go home
I go home
Raise my name in the fire’s glow
Drink it loud so the gods can hear
Beat your fists on the table
Roar
I am gone
But I stay right here