Elissabetha - OATH BENEATH THE SKY (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 stand where dust and daylight meet Bare hands on earth, bare hearts, bare feet No throne above, no law below Only the vow we choose to know No witness carved in stone or flame No written word, no borrowed name The sky looks down, unblinking, true And hears what we are bound to do Verse 2 This is not hope, this is not prayer No silent wish sent into air We speak aloud, we take the weight Of what we bind, of what we make If night returns, if fires fall If one voice breaks, we answer all No fate to blame, no gods to plea This vow is ours — and so are we Pre-Chorus We swear by breath, by blood, by ground Av jord och eld, av hjärtats ljud No hidden hand, no higher sign Detta löfte är nu vårt Chorus Under solen svär vi nu Vi står kvar, vi viker ej One voice spoken, many bound We are sworn beneath the sky Verse 3 No crown to earn, no debt to pay No promise saved for other days If we should fall, we fall as one If we endure, we still stand strong No softer path, no guarded way The vow is fire we cannot lay Aside or down or out of sight It walks with us from day to night Verse 4 The circle holds, the line is drawn Not by fear, but what we’ve sworn No turning back, no second claim What we speak now stays the same If shadows stretch and seasons turn This is the vow we do not burn We carry it in flesh and bone Till we are dust — or still as stone Pre-Chorus Av solens kraft, av öppen himmel Av våra steg på helig jord Vi svär tillsammans, här och nu Detta band kan aldrig brytas Chorus Under solen svär vi nu Vi står kvar, vi viker ej Bound by earth and open sky We are sworn — and we will stay Bridge Ingen först och ingen sist Ingen fri och ingen brist Vi är rösten, vi är eden Vi är löftet utan slut Om natten kommer, står vi kvar Om elden dör, minns hjärtat svar Det vi svor ska leva kvar År för år, dag för dag Final Chorus Under solen svär vi nu Av vårt blod och av vår jord Though the sun will one day turn This is the vow we never burn Outro We have sworn. And the sky has heard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.