Black River

[Intro] Black river Black river Under a slate-hard sky Breath of the winter wolves Teeth in the current's cry [Verse 1] Bark-stitched cloak Ash in my hair I taste iron Rime on the spearhead Stone-circle bones Crow-feather crown I hear drums Deep in the riverbed [Chorus] Black river Take my name Drag my shadow through your flame Foam like fangs around my feet I will not turn I will not bleed Black river Drink my vow Old gods listening now If I drown I rise as smoke Your freezing water My sworn yoke [Verse 2] Blood-red moon Hung like a brand Ice plates crack Laugh of the dead land Runes carved raw Pale on my wrists Every pulse A war the earth insists [Chorus] [Bridge] [half-time war-stomp Cavernous male choir] Heel to the mud Fist to the sky One breath Then we die Heel to the mud Jaw to the tide Old oaths Never subside [Chorus]