AMON AMARTH LYRICS

1. Fafner's Gold

Regin forges more than swords and blades
In his smithy schemes and plans are made
There is vengeance to be claimed
To this cause his fate is chained

But he needed someone strong and brave
And for the price of horse and blade
He found a hero who would do the deed
To make his brother, Fafner, bleed

In search of
Fafner's gold
A dragon's tale
He'll run his sword
Through his scales
Fafner's gold
A dragon's tale
Treachery unfolds
Deceit unveiled

There is a dragon's treasure to be claimed
To its curse Regin's fate is chained
He sent his hero on this baleful ride
With the sword Gram at his side
Heading out on the Gnita plains
A wasteland where desolation reigns

In search of
Fafner's gold
A dragon's tale
He'll run his sword
Through his scales
Fafner's gold
A dragon's tale
Treachery unfolds
Deceit unveiled

Gram stung him well
The dragon fell
Regin said
"Fry its heart"
Tasting dragon's blood
He now understood
All of Regin's collusive plans
Then he made Gram bite him well
And Regin fell as well
To Andvare's malicious curse

In Search of
Fafner's Gold
A dragon's tale
Treachery unfolds
Deceit unveiled
In search of
Fafner's gold
A dragon's tale
He ran his sword
Through his scales
Fafner's gold
A dragon's tale
Treachery unfolds
Deceit unveiled

2. Crack The Sky

Out of Asgård's gates
A chariot of gold
Pulled along the way
By Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjost

Crackling thunder roars
All across the world
As he rides to war
The champion of Midgård

Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies
Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies
Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies
Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies

Travelling 'round the horn
These mates of battery
To a land forlorn
Thor and hammer Mjölner

Let your hammer fly
Let it fly
Crack the blackened sky
Crack the sky

Let your hammer fly
Let it fly
Crack the blackened sky
Crack the sky

Besieged by countless foes
His eyes they are aglow
Longing for the fight
He stands upon a mound
Doesn't aim the throw
Just lets the hammer fly

Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies
Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies
Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the blackened skies
Thor!
Let your hammer fly
Let the lightning crack the fucking skies

3. Mjolner, Hammer Of Thor

In the realm of Svartalvheim
Where master forgers reign
Loke met with Eitri and Brokk
With malice and deceit, he got them to agree
To create nine magic gifts for the Asa Gods

Brokkr had a sense of foul play in the air
So he made a wager for Loke's head

Treasures will be forged, for the Asagods
A spear and ring for the Asgård king
But finest of them all, The Crusher it is called
Mjölner! Hammer of Thor

Loke's treachery, knows no boundaries
He hid himself in the blacksmith's cave
But as work progressed, he feared he'd lose his bet
He knew his situation now was grave

Working the bellows
Heating the forge
Striking the anvil
Striking with force
Then as they worked on the last gift
A mighty hammer of war
Loke disrupted the work of the blacksmiths
The handle came out short

The nine gifts were brought to Odin's mighty hall
As Loke feared the Gods praised them all

Treasures have been forged, for the Asagods
For the Vana prince, a ship and boar
But finest of them all, The Crusher it is called
Mjölner! Hammer of Thor

Brokk came to claim his price
Loke fooled him twice
He saved his lying head
But got his mouth sewn shut instead

Treasures have been forged, for the Asagods
For Sif they made new hair of gold
But finest of them all, The Crusher it is called
Mjölner! Hammer of Thor

4. Shield Wall

They have gathered on these plains
Prepared to meet our steel
All their efforts are in vain
We will crush them! We will make them kneel!

War!
Here to conquer! Battle ready! No retreat!
War!
Here to conquer! Battle ready! No retreat!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

A chain is never stronger than its weakest link
We'll hold this wall together
Our hearts will never sink

Warfare! Honour! Glory! Death!
Warfare! Honour! Glory! Death!

Here they come, a vain attack
Our lines will never break
We'll stand our ground and send them back
We will put their heads on stakes!

War!
Here to conquer! Battle ready! No retreat!
War!
Here to conquer! Battle ready! No retreat!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!

5. Valkyria

Heal my wounds
Cleanse my blood
It's too soon for my life to be spilled
Into this mud

Cure my flesh
Rest my bones
I don't want to end my life all broken
And bodily torn

Sooth my mind
Ease my pain
Let me see the shores of my homeland
Once again

Come healing
Come strength
Valkyria grant me
A life of worthy length

Eir!
Eir!

And when it is time, please bring me
To the Allfather's gate

I solemnly swore
I gave you my word
Before I left our home
I promised that I would return

You begged me to stay
To not leave you alone
I went anyway and you cursed the day
I was born

No promise I gave I have broken
I've always been loyal and just
No words of lies I have spoken
So why did I earn your distrust

Come honour
Come trust
Valkyria grant me
The strength to keep my oaths

Vár!
Vár!

And when it is time, please bring me
To the Allfather's hall

Vár!
Vár!

Eir!
Eir!

6. Raven's Flight

As the first light touched the waves
And the ravens cawed across the bay
A mighty fleet with red white sails
Three hundred Viking ships were
On their way

War!

With thirst for blood and all-out war
A thirst that's aching through our hearts and bones
We're heading west to distant shores
To avenge our father and to win the throne

They think their God will save their skin
But all resistance will be in vain
We stare at death with crimson grins
With Odin's help we cannot fail

We hold our heads up to the sky
And know that we will never die
As long as we stand side by side
As long as we can see the ravens fly!
Ravens fly! Ravens fly!

War!

Heading to Northumbraland
Come what may we won't back down
When horns of war begin to sound
Aella's head will lose its crown

Come what may, we hold our heads
Up to the sky
And know that we will never die
As long as Odin's on our side

We hold our heads up to the sky
And know that we will never die
As long as we stand side by side
As long as we can see the ravens fly!
Ravens fly! Ravens fly!

We hold our heads up to the sky
And know that we will never die
As long as we stand side by side
As long as we can see the ravens fly!

We hold our heads up to the sky
And know that we will never die
As long as we stand side by side
As long as we can see the ravens fly!
Ravens fly! See the ravens fly!

7. Ironside

Born the son of a legend
What will be my fate
Will his shadow always loom above
Or will my name prevail

The weight I carry from his past
Has always weighed me down
I've struggled hard to find my path
To prove I am my own

Ironside
That's my name
It will live in infamy
Ironside
Sing my name
For all eternity

I have travelled on the wind
It's brought me far and wide
Through rain of blood and storms of steel
My legacy is mine

Ironside
That's my name
It will live in infamy
Ironside
Sing my name
For all eternity

(Järnsida Järnsida)
(Järnsida Järnsida)

And never has my blood been shed
In countless wars and fights
This kenning is my true name
They call me Ironside

Now here I sit on Svitjod's throne
The land that's now my home
And when my soul to Asgård's flown
Here I'll rest my bones

Ironside
That's my name
It will live in infamy
Ironside
Sing my name
For all eternity

Ironside
That's my name
It will live in infamy
Ironside
Sing my name
For all eternity

I'm Ironside, Svitjod's King
I am Svitjod's King

8. The Berserker At Stamford Bridge

We had marched all night long
Now silently we stood upon the ridge
An army of fifteen thousand strong
Looking down at Stamford Bridge

The English stood on the hill
Caught off guard we had to retreat
The omens of this day boded ill
The river cold and wide lay at our feet

One man walked out on the bridge
With Dane axe held firm in his mighty hand
Alone he stood against our foes
A giant Berserker of a man

Charge! The order to attack
Nothing now can hold us back
Our entire force pours down the slope
Now, abandon all of your hope
Death! Move in for the kill
Today Norsemen blood will spill

Englishmen! I am waiting here
In my heart I know not an ounce of fear
We are waiting here my trusted axe and me
Just come at me, I will not flee
Death! I know that it awaits
Soon I will enter Valhalla's gates!

On the bridge we met his axe
While he stood, none could pass
His axe cut deep, through flesh and bone
He held the bridge all on his own

Forty men, died by his steel
The only way we could make him kneel
Was to send four men out on the stream
And sting the bastard from beneath
From Beneath

9. When Once Again We Can Set Our Sails

The ocean waves are held in a firm, freezing grip
And the summer winds seem but a dream
Glistening veils of silver snow on our sleeping ships
Dark skies fill our souls with silent screams

But soon our longing hearts will soar once again
On winds across the open waves
Oh, how we're yearning for those warm summer days
When once again we can set our sails

A Viking's home is on the restless waves
Where salty winds carry far and wide
To foreign shores and glory wars we will set sail
With axe and sword by our side

But here we sit by glowing hearth
With warm ale in our hands
We reminisce of glory past
And make our future plans

Soon our longing hearts will soar once again
On winds across the open waves
Oh, how we're yearning for those warm summer days
When once again we can set our sails

Yes soon our longing hearts will spread their wings once again
On salty winds across the open waves
Oh, how we're yearning for that summer day, my friend
When once again we will set our longship sails

10. Skoll And Hati

From the iron moors of Jotunheim
Arose two beasts of wrath innate
Skoll and Hati were their names
Born of Fenris, born of hate

See the massive grey-backs run
See them chase across the sky
In pursuit of moon and sun
Until the nine worlds all shall die

The gnarling jaws are closing in
Their vicious teeth drip of froth
A race the wolves are sure to win
And the world will end in wroth

The secret of the riddle is
That their fates are intertwined
Without each other they can't live
And together they will die

See the massive grey-backs run
See them chase across the sky
In pursuit of moon and sun
Until the nine worlds all shall die
See how Skoll and Hati runs
How they chase across the sky
They will swallow moon and sun
And then the nine worlds all shall die

At the end of time they devour sun and moon
Then darkness will fall upon the world
And the end of time will be coming very soon
When all living things shall burn

11. Wings Of Eagles

Driven out of Norway
To Iceland we set sail
My father then went further
To a place where we'd be safe
The barren soil of Greenland
Could not sustain our clan
We needed to go westward
To find a better land

We soar upon the wings of eagles
We fly across the open sea
We leave the rugged shores of Greenland
For a realm, a land, where we can be free

Then on an expedition
After days at sea
We saw on the horizon
A land of woods and fields
I would be the first man
To tread these newfound lands
Here we'd build our new life
Our future was in our own hands

Forty years of hard work
Struggling to survive
Fighting hard to tame the land
To make our people thrive
At first, we made some progress
In the end, we were too few
Our settlement decreased
And disillusion grew
After all these years of struggle
Of blood, tears, sweat and pain
We had to leave our new-found land
Our efforts were in vain

We soared upon the wings of eagles
We flew across the open waves
Our hearts yearned for the taste of freedom
To Vinland's shores we did set sail
Sailing west we found our new land
We tried to build a better life
But we had to go back to old Greenland
After years of hard work and futile strife

12. Into The Dark

There is a darkness
In my soul
A darkness
That can't be tamed
A deep void of emptiness
A gaping wound
A vile, corrupted entity
That has no name

From the dark
Into the light
I make this journey
On my own
From the dark
Into the light
I must fight this darkness
All alone

I try to do
What is right
And still my twisted mind
Is full of spite
Each day a struggle
With this side of me
A losing battle
I can't break free

No!
I can't break free...

Out of the dark
My demons arise
Dragging me back
Into despair
Into the dark, into the dark
Every time
I think I am free
They drag me back down
Down through the void
Into the dark, into the dark
Dagas my guide
But Thurisas bides
Drags me back down
Into despair
Into the dark, into the dark

From the dark
Into the light
I make this journey
On my own
From the dark
Into the light
I fight these demons alone

No!
I can't break free...
Oh no!
This darkness is me...

I fight these demons
These agents of fear
I'm battered and beaten
My scars invisibly clear
So here I stand
Naked and true
I am who I am
I am Loke to you

From the dark depths
Of my mind
They crawl towards the light
My demons are a part
Of who I am
I embrace the dark depths
Of my mind
That invades my heart
'Cause without darkness
Who am I?







AMON AMARTH LYRICS