Thunder in the Shieldwall - Ninebranch

Generated with AI Songtext "Thunder in the Shieldwall" [VERSE 1] Drums roll deep through the morning mist Cold rain cuts like a serpent’s kiss Boots hit mud with a heavy sound Like old gods waking underground Shields rise high where the war horns cry Iron teeth under blackened sky One man shakes when he stands alone But ten hearts lock into living stone Spears come fast like winter hail Still our oath does not grow pale Every breath becomes one flame Every shieldbeat speaks one name No crown bought the blood we bear No soft throne brought us there We came for kin, for hall, for land With thunder sleeping in each hand [PRE-CHORUS] When the front line starts to bend That is where true bonds begin Fear may crawl beneath the skin But no brother lets it win [CHORUS] Thunder in the shieldwall Every strike becomes the storm Shoulder close, we stand tall Iron hearts are battle-born Thunder in the shieldwall Hear the earth beneath us roar No man breaks while brothers call We are stone, we are war [VERSE 2] Axes crash on painted hide War cries tear the field open wide The first shield cracks, the second holds The third one drives the cold back home Step by step, the ground replies Ravens turn in the northern skies Every footfall shakes the plain Like mountains marching through the rain Weak lines split when fear takes root Strong lines move like storm-born truth Not by rage and not by pride But by the oath of side by side If one falls, the wall grows tight If blood spills, we still ignite No lone blade can win this field But thunder lives behind the shield [BRIDGE] Beat the shields and wake the ground Let the whole dark field hear sound Heart by heart and breath by breath We defy the grip of death [FINAL CHORUS] Thunder in the shieldwall Every strike becomes the storm Shoulder close, we stand tall Iron hearts are battle-born Thunder in the shieldwall Hear the earth beneath us roar No man breaks while brothers call We are stone, we are war