Orion's Gate - "Valor" ( Late 90's Power metal)

I USED A.I. TO PRODUCE THESE SONGS! LYRICS Iron axe in frozen hands, blood upon the stone Longships carved the western waves, glory over bone Odin’s ravens circled high, Thor’s hammer rang the sky Freyja drank the battle-dew from every foe that died But a monk in chains spoke soft beneath the roaring hall Of a God who bled on timber, rose to shatter death’s thrall I laughed – my gods demand the strong, not broken men who kneel Yet the splinter in my spirit would not let the vision heal Night after night the cross appeared, eyes of sorrow and flame No thunder came, no raven screamed… only silence called my name VALOR! – I burned the throne of night VALOR! – Cast my crown into the firelight VALOR! – Wife and sons turned from my side VALOR! – For a truth the old gods cannot hide Through the storm I walk alone With a splintered cross of bone VALOR! – I lost the world to find the throne! Halls of Hrafnheim echo empty, oaths lie cold and dead Astrid sailed into the north, my son spat on my head Jarls withdrew their blades and ships, no longer would they bow I torched the seat where I had reigned – let no man claim it now South I wandered, scarred and broken, pagan braids in wind Through wolf-haunted woods and rivers deep, seeking light within Priests in reed-roofed sanctuaries taught a prayer I could not speak Yet I stumbled through the words until my tongue grew weak Bread and wine became my feast, grace my only shield In snow I knelt and thanked the God who took the battlefield VALOR! – I drowned the old gods’ call VALOR! – Let the pagan embers fall VALOR! – Baptized in the freezing stream VALOR! – Born again in a waking dream No skald will sing my name in flame But I bear the cross that bears my shame VALOR! – I lost the crown to win the name! Years of ash upon my beard, hands that once gripped steel Now mend the roofs of holy men, carry water, humbly kneel Some nights I weep for those I loved, lost to frost and pride Other nights I raise my eyes and feel the peace inside VALOR! – The old faith died in flame VALOR! – I bear a different name VALOR! – Through the dark I found the dawn VALOR! – In the silence, love lives on No Valhalla waits for me Only mercy sets me free VALOR! – I lost the world… and gained eternity