[Intro — low drum, distant horn]
Cold wind through the pines tonight,
Black moon hanging low.
Two ravens sitting on the fence,
Like they know where I must go.
I’ve cheated death more than once.
I’ve heard him call my name.
But I’m still standing in the frost…
And the ravens know my name.
[Verse 1]
There’s a darkness in these bones now,
Something time won’t wash away.
I’ve watched the sun rise wondering
If I’d live another day.
I don’t pray for easy waters.
I don’t ask the gods for peace.
Just give me strength to hold the line
When hell comes back for me.
I’ve buried pieces of the man
I used to be before.
But what crawled out from that darkness
Ain’t afraid of death no more.
[Chorus]
The ravens know my name.
The old gods know it too.
I’ve walked through fire,
I’ve tasted fear,
And somehow made it through.
So carve my name in iron.
Let the North wind carry word.
I WAS HERE.
I STOOD MY GROUND.
And when death called…
I MADE HIM WAIT HIS TURN.
[Verse 2]
Ragnar heard the same dark ocean
Calling from beyond the shore.
He knew a man who fears the ending
Never truly lived before.
So I sail into my own storm,
With the thunder at my back.
No map to tell me where I’m going.
No promise I’m coming back.
My shield is cracked and weathered.
My hands ain’t clean or new.
But every scar upon this body
Is proof I made it through.
[Bridge — almost whispered]
Someday they’ll light the fire.
Someday they’ll speak my name.
Someday these tired bones
Will finally leave this pain.
But not tonight.
I still have those I love behind me.
Still have promises to keep.
So tell Odin close his hall…
I AIN’T READY FOR THAT FEAST.
[Final Chorus — heavy drums enter]
The ravens know my name!
The old gods know it too!
I’ve walked with death
Through frozen hell…
AND I’M STILL COMING THROUGH!
Carve my name in iron!
Let the North wind carry word!
I WAS HERE!
I STOOD MY GROUND!
And when death called…
I MADE THAT BASTARD WAIT HIS TURN!
[Outro — lone voice]
Two ravens fly into the night.
Black wings against the flame.
Death may know where I live…
But the ravens know my name.
