Promises I Keep

I wake to the frost on the edge of the blade

A debt to the fathers that has to be paid

In the concrete jungle where the ravens fly low

I carry the weight of the seeds that I sow

They talk about riches and gold on the chain

But I trade in honor and I walk through the rain

My word is the iron that never will bend

A loyalty proven right up to the end

I see the Allfather in the neon light glare

A chill in the alley like North Atlantic air

No room for the coward no room for the weak

Only the truth is the language I speak

From the fjords of the past to the street corner now

I keep every promise and I keep every vow

The spirit of thunder is trapped in my chest

I won't find my peace and I won't find my rest

By the blood of the brave and the mark of the stone

I'm carving a kingdom that I call my own

With the gods in my shadow and fire in my soul

My reputation is what makes me whole

Honor is heavy and loyalty is deep

Promises made are the promises I keep

Valhalla is waiting for the ones who don't fly

We live for the name and for the name we will die

They're selling their souls for a moment of fame

But nobody remembers a traitor's own name

I'm built like a longship against a dark tide

With the ghosts of the warriors right by my side

Tyr gives me courage when the pressure is high

I look at the danger straight into the eye

You want to be king then you pay with your sweat

Integrity's something they haven't found yet

I'm rapping in runes and I'm flowing in heat

The rhythm of hammers is the pulse of the beat

Respect isn't given it's earned in the mud

It's written in ink and it's written in blood

So stand with your brothers and never look back

The wolves are all hungry and ready to pack

But I am the mountain and I am the shield

To nothing but justice will I ever yield

By the blood of the brave and the mark of the stone

I'm carving a kingdom that I call my own