The Day We Broke the Shieldline - Ninebranch

Generated with AI Songtext "The Day We Broke the Shieldline " [VERSE 1] Rain came hard through the forest black Mud climbed high on the marching track Foreign drums rolled proud and slow Like no man born could lay them low Their shields stood bright in a wall of pride Iron ranks with the gods denied They brought their crowns, their flags, their law But trees have teeth that kings not saw We moved like wolves where the pine roots twist Low through fog and morning mist No golden armor, no polished name Just old blood waiting inside the rain [PRE-CHORUS] Then the horns cried out from the hidden hill And the whole dark forest answered still No throne could save them, no proud command When thunder woke in the northern land [CHORUS] We broke the shieldline in the rain Split their pride and carved our name Eagles fell and banners burned That day the whole world turned We broke the shieldline in the storm Iron hearts and oathsworn horns Where kings had marched, the ravens came And sang our names through the flame [VERSE 2] The first spear flew like a falling star Then axes found where the weak spots are Their front line bent, their voices cracked Their perfect wall came breaking back Brothers roared from the trees and stone No man fought that field alone One struck high, one dragged low One held fast where the blood streams flow They had numbers, steel and might We had the forest, mud and night They had orders carved in gold We had rage no chain could hold [PRE-CHORUS] When the shieldwall shook and the proud ranks bled Even brave men knew their age was dead For glory does not crown the wide It crowns the few who turn the tide [CHORUS] We broke the shieldline in the rain Split their pride and carved our name Eagles fell and banners burned That day the whole world turned We broke the shieldline in the storm Iron hearts and oathsworn horns Where kings had marched, the ravens came And sang our names through the flame [BRIDGE] Tell the skalds what the forest saw Pride made weak beneath its law Tell the halls how the strong line fell When free men rose like wolves from hell [FINAL CHORUS] We broke the shieldline in the rain Split their pride and carved our name Eagles fell and banners burned That day the whole world turned We broke the shieldline in the storm Iron hearts and oathsworn horns Where kings had marched, the ravens came And sang our names through the flame