A Nordic Saga | [ Chapter III ] The First Hunt

Lyrics INTRO Skárr-hai... Tjok-rá... Hnn-korr... Rá-skai... Tjáll-hnn... Skuo-rá... --- VERSE I Morning tasted sharp as iron... No tracks led me home... The oldest watched beyond the ridge... Today I walked alone... One raven crossed the frozen sky... Hrafn kallar... One shadow circled over snow... Ek sé... Stone became my faithful blade... Steinn leiðir... The hunt had finally called my name... Ek svara... --- JOIK Ráh-kei... Skuo-hnn... Tjáll-rá... Korr-hai... Hnn-á... Skerr-jo... --- OLD NORSE Blóð... Leið mik... Úlfr minn... Ek stendr... --- PRE-CHORUS Fresh tracks crossed the valley floor... The pack had stopped to wait... No howl carried through the pines... Only silent faith... One deep breath... One steady hand... One beating heart... I stepped ahead... --- CHORUS Wolf behind me... Úlfr vakir... Snow before me... Snær bíðr... Ravens circled overhead... Hrafnar muna... Winter forged me... Ek stendr... No fear found me... No path warned me... The hunt became... My voice... --- VERSE II The river carried broken antlers... The wind carried scent... Every branch became a question... Every silence answered... The first spear left my trembling hands... Blóð vaknar... The forest held its frozen breath... Skógr sér... The wolves stood all around me... None stepped in my place... Only then I understood... The hunt was mine alone... --- BUILD Moon above me... Eyes behind me... Breath before me... No turning... Every winter... Every scar... Every lesson... Brought me here... Hrafnar muna... Úlfar vaka... Örlög vakna... Ek stendr... --- FINAL CHORUS Wolf behind me... Úlfr vakir... Snow before me... Snær bíðr... Ravens circled overhead... Hrafnar muna... Winter forged me... Ek stendr... The child kept following... The hunter walked ahead... The North had chosen... Its son... --- OUTRO Tjáll-hnn... Skuo-rá... Korr-hai... Rá-skai... The raven watched... The wolves were silent... Ek stendr...