Elissabetha - CIRCLE OF FIRE (Tribal Pagan Power Metal)

This song belongs to the summer chapter of Elissabetha – MIDSOMMA, a Tribal Pagan Power Metal album, part of the cycle The Turning of Seasons. MIDSOMMA is set at the height of the year — when the sun stands long and life is fully present. Elissabetha sings from within the circle. Lyrics: Verse 1 We step in time, the ground replies Dust in the air, fire in our eyes No name above, no rank below Only the rhythm we all know Hands are raised, the circle tight Day still burning into night No fear remains, no debt, no claim We move as one, we speak one flame Verse 2 Skin to sun, heart to sound Every breath is beating ground Not to worship, not to beg We dance the path our bodies take The fire turns, the sparks arise The sky stands open, clear and wide No past behind, no end in sight Only this step, only this light Pre-Chorus Strike the earth, feel it run Through the many, through the one Every voice, every hand Draws the line where we now stand Chorus Circle of fire, turn with me Circle of fire, wild and free Runt elden står vi kvar Vi är många, vi är ett Verse 3 Sweat and laughter, dust and flame No two hearts, yet all the same Not in silence, not alone The living drum becomes our bone The sun looks down, unblinking, still We match its strength with breath and will No shadow dares to cross this ground While we keep turning, bound to sound Verse 4 Every step a spoken vow Not tomorrow — only now We don’t ask what comes to be We move, and that is destiny Let the circle never break Every give, and every take If the world should fall apart This fire lives in every heart Pre-Chorus Strike the earth, feel it run Through the many, through the one Every voice, every hand Draws the line where we now stand Chorus Circle of fire, turn with me Circle of fire, wild and free Runt elden står vi kvar Vi är många, vi är ett Bridge We don’t bow and we don’t flee No above, no beneath Breath and rhythm, skin and sound This is sacred, this is ground Solen ser oss, står så still Hjärtan slår av egen vilja Ingen först och ingen sen Vi är här — och här igen Chorus Circle of fire, turn with me Circle of fire, wild and free Runt elden står vi kvar Vi är många, vi är ett Final Chorus Circle of fire, hold the line Circle of fire, yours and mine Om solen vänder, står vi kvar Vi är många — vi är ett Outro The circle turns. And we remain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These songs are not tales of conquest. They are moments of warmth, movement, work, rest, and joy — when fire no longer threatens and light is carried rather than claimed. MIDSOMMA marks the fullness of the cycle. The crown of the long day. What comes next is not loss, but change. Tribal Pagan Power Metal. The Turning of Seasons continues. Each album tells its own story. Each song is a fragment of a larger world.