Song Description

This song describes in detail the storyteller and his clan riding through ferocious seas to find vengeance against those who sacked their village while the warriors were gone. It discuses the musings inside of their minds as they ride through choppy to seas, wondering who else shall fall, and the bitter cold and pain of the journey and their path to conquest.

Lyrics

The bow crashes into the waves
we drive on and on
teeth grind with the crack of the oars
fighting through the maelstrom
these waves leave our furs soaked
swords clenched to our breasts
clammy hands white from our tight grip
the oars fighting back
the brotherhood holds us firm
the salt stings our wounds
the water freezes our clothes
as we approach the shore
i think back to the men weve lost
who shall fault us
for this betrayal
shall be avenged this day
with Odin's wrath in our eyes and Thor's might in our veins we shall lay them low

feeling the cold breath of death
right on my neck i sink my blade deep
into my bitter foe's chest and watch the light
dim in his eyes as his heart rends the last bit of life
onto my blades engraved edge
i rip myself free from bloody ecstasy as i hurl myself back to melee
to find answers on battered blades
and harsh words
the existence of torment in each revered verse

Drink to the fallen
a toast to their skulls
my brothers now sundered killed many a foe
drink to the fallen a toast to their dreams
presence now empty their souls now deceased
drink to these heroes within Aesir's halls
Valhalla now guarded
our brothers the walls
our honored dead live through us all

we have come with bloody vengeance
we shall rise from this grave and drive them down
as we watch them, strike them,
cleave their guts from their bones
our offering to Thor, and to Hel