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A world built on honour, when lies are spoken<br/ >
 
A world built on honour, when lies are spoken<br/ >
Will surely fall, and Odin's word is broken<br/ >
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Will surely fall, and the word of the gods is broken<br/ >
It's not the first, for Fenris was deceived<br/ >
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Deep calls to deep, the cock crows out of hell<br/ >
When he was bound, the gods' lie he believed
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The dead arise to meet the tolling bell
 
 
And Loki now is punished for his sin<br/ >
 
Though it be against the word of Odin<br/ >
 
The cock of Asgard crows to the hawk of Hel<br/ >
 
The earth cracks open, hear the tolling bell
 
  
 
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All fetters break, the Wolf is bound no more<br/ >
 
All fetters break, the Wolf is bound no more<br/ >
The champions of Valhalla mass for war<br/ >
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The gods of Asgard gird themselves for war<br/ >
For trolls and jotuns march against Asgard<br/ >
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For they must quell the darkling host of fiends
Odin leads the gods to fight them hard
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The Elder Ones who ruled in time unseen
 
 
With steps enormous, Thor falls on his foes<br/ >
 
And fells a hundred with fierce hammer blows<br/ >
 
But now the Midgard's Serpent crawls up on land<br/ >
 
His brother Fenris too is close at hand
 
  
 
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And at the rudder Loki grimly stands<br/ >
 
And at the rudder Loki grimly stands<br/ >
 
He seeks revenge and soon will have his chance
 
He seeks revenge and soon will have his chance
 
The deaf'ning roar of death splits ope the sky<br/ >
 
And from the gap comes ruler of Muspelheim<br/ >
 
His name is Surt, soot-black, with flaming sword<br/ >
 
Behind him surges his vast demonic horde
 
  
 
=== [CHORUS] ===
 
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=== Verse 4 ===
  
The Aesir clash with jotuns, trolls, and ghosts<br/ >
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The deaf'ning roar of death splits ope the sky<br/ >
Who now are joined by Surt's great fiery host<br/ >
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And from the gap comes lord of Muspelheim<br/ >
Odin charges at Fenris' gaping maw<br/ >
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His name is Surt, soot-black, with flaming sword<br/ >
But then is swallowed by the monstrous jaws
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Behind him surges his vast demonic horde
 
 
Thor pounds the Serpent till it meets its death<br/ >
 
And then collapses, killed by its poison breath<br/ >
 
Heimdall and Loki too pass from this life<br/ >
 
Pierced by each other's blades, they end their strife
 
  
 
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=== Verse 5 ===
 
=== Verse 5 ===
  
The war now ends, Yggdrasil is destroyed<br/ >
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The war now ends, the tree of life destroyed<br/ >
Nidhogg the dragon rises up from the void<br/ >
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The ancient dragon rises from the void<br/ >
 
Then sinks back down, the world begins again<br/ >
 
Then sinks back down, the world begins again<br/ >
 
Mankind goes on, though pagan gods be slain
 
Mankind goes on, though pagan gods be slain

Revision as of 16:54, 25 August 2012

Verse 1

A world built on honour, when lies are spoken
Will surely fall, and the word of the gods is broken
Deep calls to deep, the cock crows out of hell
The dead arise to meet the tolling bell

CHORUS

It's the Day of Wrath
It's here, it's Ragnarök
Götterdämmerung
The Twilight of the Gods

Verse 2

All fetters break, the Wolf is bound no more
The gods of Asgard gird themselves for war
For they must quell the darkling host of fiends The Elder Ones who ruled in time unseen

[CHORUS]

Verse 3

Out of the north the Nagelfar swiftly sails
Its hull made out of dead men's fingernails
And at the rudder Loki grimly stands
He seeks revenge and soon will have his chance

[CHORUS]

Verse 4

The deaf'ning roar of death splits ope the sky
And from the gap comes lord of Muspelheim
His name is Surt, soot-black, with flaming sword
Behind him surges his vast demonic horde

[CHORUS]

Verse 5

The war now ends, the tree of life destroyed
The ancient dragon rises from the void
Then sinks back down, the world begins again
Mankind goes on, though pagan gods be slain

But on stormy nights, if you look to the sky
You will see a host of wild phantoms ride
Illumined by the lightning, and in their lead
Is One who rides upon an eight-legged steed

[CHORUS]