Iron frost bites through my beard,
The wolves of winter draw ever near
We carve our names in oak and stone,
Where gods once walked and runes were sown
My hands are cracked, my blade is rust,
But still I fight, because I must
Each wound a prayer, each scar a rite,
I eat with death, and drink with night
We don't beg skies, we roar through storms,
Born of fire, in chaos formed
Ash and iron, blood and bone,
We build our fate with steel alone
Odin sees from high above,
We die in war we rise in love
Axes clash and spirits fly,
The sea is dark, but we don't cry
Ash and iron, roar and flame,
We earn our death we earn our name
My brother fell with shield in hand,
His soul now hunts the shadow land
The gods don't speak they test with pain,
They bless us only in the rain
The longship splits the serpent tide,
We raid, we burn, then turn with pride
Gold means little, glory more
The hall of kings is won in war
Skalds will sing, drums will pound,
Let the ravens hear the sound
Blood on snow, fire on shore,
We are the storm the gods adore
Ash and iron, blood and bone,
We build our fate with steel alone
Odin sees from high above,
We die in war we rise in love
Axes clash and spirits fly,
The sea is dark, but we don't cry
Ash and iron, roar and flame,
We earn our death we earn our name