[Verse 1]
We came on black water
Cold spray on our shields
Salt in our beards
And blood in the keel
Oak under our boots
The longships groan
The sea knows our names
And carries us home
[Pre-Chorus]
Raise the axe high
Hold fast, brother
Steel in our hands
Fire in our covers
Hear the drum call
Stone and flame
We do not kneel
We take our place
[Chorus]
We ride, we ride
Iron oath rising (iron oath rising)
We rise, we rise
For the dead and living
No fear, no fall
No chain can hold us
We ride, we ride
Till the hall is full of us
[Verse 2]
Winter bit deep
Through the wool and skin
Still we kept the oath
And the storm let in
Wolf eyes at dusk
On the ridge above
We met the dark
With grit and love
[Pre-Chorus]
Raise the axe high
Hold fast, brother
Steel in our hands
Fire in our covers
Hear the drum call
Stone and flame
We do not kneel
We take our place
[Chorus]
We ride, we ride
Iron oath rising (iron oath rising)
We rise, we rise
For the dead and living
No fear, no fall
No chain can hold us
We ride, we ride
Till the hall is full of us
[Bridge]
When the banners burn
And the sky turns red
We sing for the sons
Of the storm-lost dead
Odin, watch us
Take this night
One last charge
Into the light
[Final Chorus]
We ride, we ride
Iron oath rising (iron oath rising)
We rise, we rise
For the dead and living
No fear, no fall
No chain can hold us
We ride, we ride
Till the hall is full of us