TITLE: THE NORTHMAN

Lyrics (English + Old Norse)

Verse 1

Fire took my father’s breath,

Steel took childhood, oath took rest.

I ran with ash inside my veins,

A boy forged into winter’s name.

Pre-Chorus

The world broke once — it stayed that way,

Fate doesn’t ask. It only weighs.

Chorus

I will avenge you, I will return,

Through frost and blood, the bridges burn.

Not for heaven, not for gold,

But for the vow the night still holds.

Old Norse (low chant, sustained):

“Heim föður hefni,

blóð kallar blóð.”

(I will avenge my father, blood calls blood)

Verse 2

I wore the wolf, I drank the rage,

Bones and mud became my skin.

Man and beast no longer split,

The old gods breathing deep within.

Pre-Chorus

No crown, no mercy, no release,

Only the path the ravens see.

Chorus

I will avenge you, I will endure,

Till destiny stands naked, sure.

If this ends me, let it be,

A life for truth, not mercy.

Old Norse (whispered / backing):

“Úlfur í hjarta,

óðr í sál.”

(Wolf in the heart, fury in the soul)

Bridge (ritual, mostly Old Norse)

“Örlög vefa,

menn fylgja.”

(Fate weaves, men follow.)

“Enginn flótti,

engin friður.”

(No escape, no peace.)

Final Chorus (wide, cinematic)

I walk the edge where myths are born,

Between the dead and yet unborn.

If I fall beneath this sky,

Let the saga know I tried.

Final chant (slow, resolute):

“Ég mun hefna.

Ég mun deyja.”

(I will avenge. I will die.)

Outro

Ravens circle.

The earth remembers.