Lyrics
Stoneface dog, swirling fog
Introduction of a stern and resolute character or force, obscured by a thick fog.
Gates open on the dark, dark night
Entrance into a foreboding, dark night through open gates.
Standing stone, skull and bone
Presence of a standing stone, symbolizing an ancient and eerie monument, accompanied by skulls and bones.
Dead witness to an unseen fight
Corpse witnessing an unseen conflict, suggesting the aftermath of a hidden battle.
Beat the drum, beat the drum
Call to action, urging the beating of drums, symbolizing a relentless and enduring march.
Beat forever on the endless march
Continuation of the call to beat the drum indefinitely, emphasizing a perpetual march.
Stricken dumb, cut and run
Rendered speechless, urged to flee, with ominous sounds in the background.
Somebody's screaming and the sky is dark
Amidst chaos, someone screams, and darkness envelops the sky.
Sword and shield, bone and steel
Reference to weaponry and defense, portraying a relentless and grim determination.
Rictus grin
A distorted, skeletal smile, signifying a lack of response to the clamor of battle.
Deaf forever to the battle's din
Permanently immune or indifferent to the noise and strife of conflict.
Deaf forever to the battle's din (hey)
Repeated declaration of being deaf to the chaos of battle.
March or croak, flame and smoke
Marching or facing death, surrounded by flames and smoke, enduring eternal suffering.
Burn forever in eternal pain
A vivid description of enduring pain, with a reference to burning forever.
Charge and fall, bugle call
Charging into battle and falling, symbolized by a bugle call and bone splinters in the rain.
Bone splinter in the driving rain
Bones shattering in the driving rain during a conflict.
Horses scream, Viking dream
Warhorses scream, and a dream of Viking glory turns into a lake of blood.
Drowned heroes in a lake of blood
Fallen heroes submerged in a bloody battlefield.
Armored fist, severed wrist
Powerful and armored, but with severed wrists and broken spears in the mud.
Broken spears in a sea of mud
A sea of mud filled with the remnants of warfare.
Sword and shield, bone and steel
Reiteration of weaponry and defense, coupled with a skeletal grin.
Rictus grin
Permanently immune or indifferent to the noise and strife of conflict.
Deaf forever to the battle's din
Repeated declaration of being deaf to the chaos of battle.
Deaf forever to the battle's din (hey)
Further emphasis on the enduring deafness to the tumult of battle.
Deaf forever
Final affirmation of deafness to the chaos of battle.
Stone dead forever
Assertion of being stone dead forever, suggesting an eternal and unchanging state.
Mother earth, mother earth
Invocation of Mother Earth, offering a cold embrace in death.
Enfold you in her cold embrace
Sinking into a killing ground, with a worm crawling on a lifeless face.
Sinking down, killing ground
A somber portrayal of a descent into death and decay.
Worm crawling on your cold white face
A visual image of a worm moving on a cold, lifeless face.
Win or lose, naught to choose
Regardless of victory or defeat, equality in death as memories fade.
All men are equal when their memory fades
An acknowledgment that, in the end, everyone becomes equal.
No-one knows, friends or foes
Uncertainty regarding allies or enemies when memories fade away.
If Valhalla lies beyond the grave
Pondering the existence of Valhalla beyond the grave, questioning the afterlife.
Sword and shield, bone and steel
Reiteration of weaponry and defense, coupled with a skeletal grin.
Rictus grin
Permanently immune or indifferent to the noise and strife of conflict.
Deaf forever to the battle's din
Repeated declaration of being deaf to the chaos of battle.
Deaf forever to the battle's din
Further emphasis on the enduring deafness to the tumult of battle.
Deaf forever to the battle's din
Continued affirmation of being deaf to the chaos of battle.
Deaf forever to the battle's din (hey)
Final emphasis on the enduring deafness to the tumult of battle.
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