The Price of a Namev6

[Intro — war horns, bowed lyre drone, stomping drums] [Low male choir] The threads of fate are woven… [Verse 1 — low clean vocals, folk strings] I chased the glory through the salt and wind, A distant shore, a name that would endure. It wasn’t enough to live and die unknown— I wanted songs to carry me through time. A raven circled over mast and sea, The runes burned cold against the dark. I dared the fates to come and claim me, While death was already on my trail. [Pre-Chorus — rising drums, extreme vocals] ONE STEP—NO TURNING BACK! ONE CRY—THE GLORY FADES! I OPENED UP THE GATES TO MEET THE PRICE I MADE! [Chorus — powerful clean vocals, choir and heavy guitars] I wanted my name to outlive me, To outlast every wave and shore. But for my hunger, for my rise, Death came crawling through the stone. If Odin hears me, let him hear this pain: Not every victory is worth its cost. I chased immortality—then learned too late: The name remains. The life is lost. [Breakdown — slow half-time, choppy guitars, war drums] [Extreme vocals] NO VALHALLA! [Impact] NO PEACE! [Impact] MY NAME WILL BLEED WITH ME! [Verse 2 — harsher vocals, folk strings and low drones] Cold stirs beneath the prison stone; A serpent’s whisper coils around my fate. I hear my sons across the distance, But darkness and these walls divide us. I sowed the song of vengeance myself, I lit the fire that they will carry. Let skalds remember what I became— My guilt grows louder than my glory. [Pre-Chorus — extreme vocals, building intensity] ONE STEP—NO TURNING BACK! ONE CRY—THE GLORY FADES! I OPENED UP THE GATES TO MEET THE PRICE I MADE! [Chorus — full band, layered vocals] I wanted my name to outlive me, To outlast every wave and shore. But for my hunger, for my rise, Death came crawling through the stone. If Odin hears me, let him hear this pain: Not every victory is worth its cost. I chased immortality—then learned too late: The name remains. The life is lost. [Breakdown — abrupt stops, gang vocals] [Extreme vocals] CALL MY SONS! [Impact] LET THE SEA REPLY! [Silence] A DEAD KING’S NAME IS NOT IMMORTAL! [Bridge — bowed lyre and choir, restrained clean vocals] The Norns keep weaving. They never ask Who first reached for the sword. Odin waits beyond the fire; I meet the final breath alone. No gold, no song, no glory Can return the hours I spent. Only my sons will carry forward What remains of who I was. [Final Chorus — soaring clean vocals, full choir and band] I wanted my name to outlive me, To outlast every wave and shore. But for my hunger, for my rise, Death has led me through the stone. If Odin hears me, let him hear this pain: Not every victory is worth its cost. I chased immortality—then learned too late: The name remains. The life is lost. [Final Breakdown — crushing half-time, war horns and choir] [Extreme vocals] REMEMBER THE NAME! [Impact] REMEMBER THE PRICE! [Impact] THE KING IS GONE— THE SAGA SURVIVES! [Outro — fading horns, solo folk strings] [Low male choir] The threads of fate Are never cut in battle.