Amon Amarth The Great Heathen Army 1. Get in the Ring You smile at me through lying teeth Then you talk behind my back You think I'm blind, that I don't see The mask you wear begins to crack Your words bore me to death You're a wasp without a sting When you're done wasting breath You can find me in the ring Bring it on If you dare Will you run Are you scared I'm waiting here so come at me Let's fight it out man to man If you flee your fate is sealed Get in the ring, make your stand The coward thinks he'll always live If he keeps himself from strife But old age leaves him not in peace Though the spears may spare his life The fool thinks that he knows it all While he sits in sheltered nest Lost for words when reality calls As he's put to the test Your slander shows your inner fear Hiding behind words of spite But the Heathen law is clear I challenge you to a fight Choose blade, sword or axe It doesn't matter what you bring When the sun begins to wax Come find me in the ring Bring it on Nowhere to hide Time to face Your demise I'm waiting here so come at me Let's fight it out man to man If you flee your fate is sealed You'll die by my hand You're a dog without a bite And your taunts are uninspired It's better that you stand and fight 'Cause if you run you'll only die tired 2. The Great Heathen Army In Eight hundred Sixty-Five The year of our Lord They have arrived to take our lives These vicious demons of the North So kneel, repent your sins You know there's nowhere you can run But we all know it deep within Salvation will never come As they landed on our shores Ten thousand warriors from the North They killed our King and marched on York One by one our lands will fall The Great Heathen Army We all fear the battle call Of the Great Heathen Army God has forsaken us Our faith and belief is crushed The Great Heathen Army Charge! Two hundred ships set sail A massive Viking fleet This quest will never fail Our army doesn't know defeat So make your final stand Father, brother, son Your death is soon at hand You will be overrun We've traveled far to claim our right With vengeance for our father's death we fight We'll put your King's head on a spike One by one your lands will fall The Great Heathen Army Hear our mighty battle call The Great Heathen Army Nothing now will hold us back So be prepared come the attack The Great Heathen Army Hail to the Great Heathen Army Bow to the Great Heathen Army Hail to the Great Heathen Army Bow to the Great Heathen Army Hail! Hail! The Great Heathen Army Hail! Hail! The Great Heathen Army 3. Heidrun [Verse 1] Here's to a life of roaming around Where there's a feast we can be found Travelling far, over sea, over land For glory and fame and a drink in our hand There's no dread in our hearts, no remorse in our soul Pillage the world for silver and gold It's the path we have chosen, the creed of our kind Standing together, leave no one behind [Chorus] Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof she's gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat with a drink that is so sweet Worthy of fame Heidrun is her name [Verse 2] This life it is not for everyone The grind of travel can wear you down Our grave may be waiting around the bend But we'll keep fighting to whatever end And when we are done roaming around There is a feast where we will be found To Valhalla! With hearts full of pride A drink in our hand and a girl on our side [Chorus] Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof she's gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat to the brim with a drink so sweet Worthy of fame Heidrun is her name Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof top gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat with a drink that's oh so sweet One and the same Heidrun is her name [Bridge] Over the ocean and over land After all the tours We have earned our seats in Oden's glorious hall Here we sit at the feast A cold drink in our horns Heidrun's the one that gives the mead to the battle worn She stands on Valhalla's roof Filling the vat with the sweetest mead She is one and the same Heidrun is her name Who's the goat? Who's the goat? Heidrun, Heidrun Who's the goat? Who's the goat? Heidrun, Heidrun Who's the goat? Who's the goat? Heidrun, Heidrun Who's the goat? Who's the goat? Heidrun, Heidrun [Chorus] Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof she's gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat with a drink that is so sweet One and the same Heidrun is her name Hail the dead and the goat that gives us mead On the roof top gnawing Lärad's leaves Fills the vat to the brim with a drink so sweet Worthy of fame Heidrun is her name [Outro] Heidrun, Heidrun Heidrun, Heidrun 4. Oden Owns You All [Verse 1] On the brink of all-out war Hear rattling weapons roar Howling for blood and gore A slaughter never seen before Armies gathered on this plain Before arrows start to rain Bitter feud, a hate campaign Words of truce spoken in vain [Pre-Chorus] Hail the brave! Hail the strong! Never shall you bend, and you shall never yield Let the steel sing its song Echoing across this glory battlefield [Chorus] As my spear flies above your heads Hear my battle call Soon your ranks will join the dead Oden owns you all! Now these men a world apart All with hate, wrath at heart Making war their deadly art Let the mayhem start [Pre-Chorus] Hail the strong! Hail the brave! Never shall you bend. Relentless 'til the end! Glory waits beyond the grave Over foe and friend, darkness will descend! [Chorus] As my spear flies above your head All enemies shall fall Once your ranks have joined the dead Oden owns you all! Hearts on fire, blood and steel You will die or you will kneel Death will follow, you can't hide Oden owns you, join his side [Chorus] As my spear flies above your heads Hear my battle call Soon your ranks will join the dead Oden owns you all! Over fields, over mountains, the conflict will carry on But after eons of warfare, who can tell who has won? [Outro] On the brink of all-out war Hear rattling weapons roar Howling for blood and gore A slaughter never seen before 5. Find a Way or Make One [Verse 1] All alone on these fields of war I stand against a mighty foe I can't go back, push on, I've come this far I'll win this fight, of that I'm sure [Pre-Chorus] Stand tall (Stand tall) And fight (And fight) The world will quake Stand tall (Stand tall) And fight (And fight) I will never break [Chorus] When it seems, hope is lost Fight them at all cost When it seems, all hope is gone I will find a I will find a way [Verse 2] I brace myself against the coming storm Lift my head and stand my ground I hear it soar, out loud, my battle roar I'll never let myself be bound [Pre-Chorus] Stand tall (Stand tall) And fight (And fight) The ground will shake Stand tall (Stand tall) And fight (And fight) I will never break [Chorus] When it seems, hope is lost Fight them at all cost When it seems, all hope is gone I will find a I will find a way [Bridge] No matter what thе odds I will never kneel I trust in ancient Gods and my hеart of steel So, send your best with wrath, you cannot block my path Though your arrows block the sun, I'll find a way or make one! [Pre-Chorus] Stand tall (Stand tall) And fight (And fight) The world will quake Stand tall (Stand tall) And fight (And fight) I will never break [Chorus] When it seems, hope is lost Fight them at all cost When it seems, all hope is gone I will find a I will find a [Chorus] When it seems, hope is lost Fight them all at any cost When it seems, hope is gone I'll find a way, or I will make one 6. Dawn of Norsemen [Verse 1] We've heard rumors of land to the West Beyond the oceans, where the sun sets Sailing across the waves, we will fly This voyage of discovery, no one has tried Loading the ships our journey begins Guided by stars, driven by wind At the end of the quest there is treasure to seek A land ripe for brave men to conquer and reap [Chorus] Under the sky We are the bravеs, ruling the waves No one can sway, no onе can break Under the sky There is no one, under the sun Who can withstand our force [Verse 2] On the horizon new land appears And we prepare for our imminent raid Now that we're near, we sense your fear Ringing the bell, none will come to your aid In God you trust, but you fear that he Has forsaken your land, and taken his hand From you and your kin in your dire need There's no defense, no fortresses manned [Bridge] Here were dreadful warnings over Northumbria Woefully terrified were the people Amazing sheets of lightning and whirlwinds Fiery dragons in the sky A great famine soon followed these omens Then came inroads of fearsome Heathen men Destroying the church of God on Lindesfarne Island By fierce plunder and atrocious slaughter [Chorus] Under the sky We are the braves, ruling the waves No one can sway, no one can break Under the sky There is no one, under the sun Who can withstand our force [Chorus] Under the sky We are the braves, we rule the waves No one can sway, no one can break Under the sky There is no one, under the sun Who can withstand our force 7. Saxons and Vikings [Verse 1] Marching south, we're Wessex bound We shall take King Alfred's crown It doesn't matter if he stands or flees We will bring him to his knees We've laid waste to Mercia We have conquered York We ravaged all these lands Without an ounce of remorse [Chorus] Another day, another fight We are here to win it all There is no truce in sight 'Tween Saxons and Vikings We carry on, we will not cease Relentless 'til your fall And there is no hope for peace 'Tween Saxons and Vikings [Verse 2] We Saxons stand in Alfred's name We'll make you bleed, our land regained Our battle cry is England free and one You have taken Saxon blood You'll pay the price in pain We raise our flags with pride and steel This is the end of Danelaw Send you back from whence you came You'll never conquer Wessex land Make your threats we're not afraid You'll taste our English steel [Chorus] Another day, another fight We're here to win it all But there is no truce in sight 'Tween Saxons and Vikings We carry on, we will not yield God is on our side There is no hope for peace 'Tween Saxons and Vikings [Bridge] We'll have your heads You pagan scum You'll soon be dead We'll smash thy skulls The wolves will tear your flesh Your skin will soon be threshed You sons of whores Satan's spawn Come get some more You spineless dogs The rooks will take your eyes We're all about to die Miscreants Veslingur You Godless ones Nithingur We'll drench this field in blood We'll send you to your God Bitches' brood Arka We'll run you through Bakrauf We'll break your legs like twigs And gut you all like pigs [Breakdown] We can't live side by side There's no truce in sight Bloodlust fills our savaged hearts Who will live or die! Blood will soak this battlefield Who will live and who will die There is no hope [Chorus] Another day, another fight The battle rages on There is no truce in sight 'Tween Saxons and Vikings At Eddington the battle stands That will determine all Who will rule this English land Saxons or Vikings Saxons or Vikings 8. Skagul Rides with Me [Verse 1] Countless times I've gone to war "War" is the kenning I have earned My name is known in legend and lore Never once my luck has turned To distant foreign shores I have sailed Winning fame and gold Where lesser men before have failed I have conquered all [Chorus] Always fought the odds I have turned the tides Favoured by the Gods Fortune's on my sidе In battle or in fray Through storms of steel I've nevеr backed away Skagul rides with me Forever in my blood To travel far and wide I'm favoured by the Gods Fortune's on my side No matter what the odds say I'm sure of victory I'll never back away Skagul rides with me [Verse 2] The autumn storms crash in on shore And leaves fall to the ground I will ride the waves once more To this hearth, I won't be bound To distant foreign shores I will sail And fight for fame and gold Where lesser men before have failed I will conquer all [Chorus] Always fought the odds I have turned the tides Favoured by the Gods Fortune's on my side In battle or in fray Through storms of steel I've never backed away Skagul rides with me Forever in my blood To travel far and wide I'm favoured by the Gods Fortune's on my side No matter what the odds say I'm sure of victory I'll never back away Skagul rides with me 9. The Serpent's Trail [Verse 1] There's a crack in reality Inside there is a hidden veil I sense my fate waits for me As I descend the serpent's trail The winding path downwards leads me Through twisted trees and stinking bogs I dare not stop to look around me I'll lose myself in thickening fog [Pre-Chorus] Into darkness, I am drifting I am losing my direction [Chorus] Someone told me, keep your feet If you are to walk this way A fearless heart with a steady beat Or else you may be led astray What you look for, what you seek Is at the end of this trail You must walk with a steady beat Or else you may be led astray You will drift away [Verse 2] I see shapes of men among the trees Stuck in a place of frozen glow They're turned to stone by what they've seen A pain and fear they can't let go I spiral down towards the earth's core Where all my terrors seem to dwell Where many who have come before Stumbled, crumbled and they fell [Pre-Chorus] Into darkness, I am drifting I am losing my direction [Chorus] Someone told me, keep your feet If you are to walk this way A fearless heart with a steady beat Or else you may be led astray No return, no retreat But you will surely find your way Keep your heart at a steady beat And you will live to fight another day [Bridge] And there it is, the river Gjoll Flowing cold with tears of grief One cannot swim the river Gjoll One has to cross the golden bridge I reach the depths of Nifelhel Alone, naked, and weak Then appears the Goddess Hel Who the dead and wretched keeps But as I face my deepest fears I open up my heart And so a different path appears My ascension starts