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Heathenheart
05:02
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Heathenheart!
Horn’s blast heard across the land, take up your arms, it’s time to make a stand
Wolves howl, they’ve heard the call, form up, Shieldwall!
As fast as the raven flies, the sun’s rays on our weapons rise
Teeth bared, they’ve heard the call, all the across the land you hear, Shieldwall!
Broken weapon in a strong man’s hand, my shield above you, we must withstand
Broken shield in a strong woman’s hand, my sword before you, we must withstand
I get it, you are just like me: a broken one, but a spirit that is free
I get it, you are just like me: a broken one, but a spirit that is free
Lone wolf, can you hear us come, the sound of our feet, like the pounding of a war drum
Lone wolf, you thought you were alone, how does it feel to find out you were so wrong?
Heathen Heart, be not afraid to die, the Gods are watching, see two ravens in the sky
Heathen Heart, did you hear the call, come join us in the Shieldwall
Broken weapon in a strong man’s hand, my shield above you, we must withstand
Broken shield in a strong woman’s hand, my sword before you, we must withstand
Lone wolf, can you hear us come, the sound of feet, like the pounding of a war drum
Lone wolf, you thought you were alone, how does it feel to find out you were so wrong
Heathenhearted!
Heathen heart!
Can you hear us, can you hear us, can you hear us, we’re coming for you!
Can you hear us, can you hear us, can you hear us, the Pack needs you!
Heathenheart, you’re never alone
Heathenheart, with a spirit of stone
Heathenheart, you’re never alone
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Cold Beauty of Winter
04:52
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Cold beauty of winter
Can you hear, can you hear them?
Can you hear, can you hear them calling?
Ancient, ancient wisdom
Spoken from voices on the cold breeze
Called forth, called forth, called forth
Faces, faces, faces of ancestors bound to you
Are you with us, are you hearing?
We weather this storm, watching and waiting
Cold winds blowing, the trees are dancing
Strong we stand, yet quiet, listening
Can, can you not hear them?
Listen, they are speaking to you, always
Close your eyes, can you not still see them?
See them, standing right before you, always
There are, there are voices, voices, voices on the cold breeze
Snow slowly falls through this cathedral, this cathedral of trees
The cold beauty of winter, of winter, unending
The cold beauty of winter
The cold beauty of winter
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Huginn and Muninn
04:14
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Huginn and Muninn
Flying high in Ymir's skull, upon the breaker of trees, two specks of darkness alive
Each morning sent forth by the Lord of Gallows, in search for the day’s feeder of ravens
The big picture revealed, who has mind worth shown, the eye sees all, drawn to this day’s spear din, those who are flame-farewelled not missed, all that happens is known, the weather of weapons is clearer when on high, into the wound sea it’s revealed, all us people one tribe, a vast forest like moss, great mountains like rolling hills, the truth revealed, the mind made flesh, when ravens return, thoughts and will to mind manifest
Fear much for thought that it may not return
Yet fear more for mind that it may leave in time
Fear much for thought that it may not return
Yet fear more for mind that it may leave in time
So much to learn, yet ever more to know
Holding a bloodworm before you does not make battle sweat flow
Every more need to reap, yet must never forget to sow
Those warmed by the bane of wood must also learn to a forest grew
Fear much for thought that it may not return
Yet fear more for the mind that it may leave in time
Fear much for thought that it may not return
Yet fear more for the mind that it may leave in time
Huginn and Muninn
Flying high in Ymir's skull, upon the breaker of trees, two specks of darkness alive
Each morning sent forth by the Lord of Gallows, in search for the day’s feeder of ravens
The big picture revealed, who has mind worth shown, the eye sees all, drawn to this day’s spear din, those who are flame-farewelled not missed, all that happens is known, the weather of weapons is clearer when on high, into the wound sea it’s revealed, all us people one tribe, a vast forest like moss, great mountains like rolling hills, the truth revealed, the mind made flesh, when ravens return, thoughts and mind to will manifest
Huginn and Muninn
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Dark Moon in Capricorn
05:13
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Dark Moon in Capricorn
Behold her majestic beauty
Symbolic of hope and illusion
Acceptance, I relinquish
Clarity no more an intrusion
Embrace the dark moon’s wisdom, but do not fear her change
Truth lies within ourselves, honouring the Crone and Sage
Embrace the dark moon’s wisdom, but do not fear her change
Truth lies within ourselves, honouring the Crone and Sage
Gatekeepers of the elements
Guardians summoned forth in my defense
A moment, absorbed completely, transformed and defined in time
Through a journey of inner healing, voided in my memory’s mind
Upon this giant labyrinth, renouncing my shadow self
Faith beckons the power within, erasing my ego’s doubt
I summon thee, this dark-moon night
I am bestowed in gratitude
Three, three times round, from the sky to the ground
Seal the circle as I travel around
Protected within the, within the magick I cast
Guarding me from the present to past
The ice, icy moon illuminated the sky,
I could feel the pulsing of land, no more questioning why
The stars, the stars whispered my name, upon the wind my answer came
One the moon goddess and I became
I summon thee this dark-moon night
I am bestowed in gratitude
Embrace the dark moon’s wisdom, but do not fear her change
Truth lies within ourselves, honouring the Crone and Sage
Three, three times round, from the sky, to the ground
Seal the circle as I travel around
Protected within the, within the magick I cast
Guarding me from the present to past
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Rootbound
04:13
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Rootbound
We are the echoes of our ancestors’ deeds
There is no great forest that grew without first seeds
Our future selves, created by what we have done
It is not only in victory that a battle can be won
Our enemies are strong and vast
But no stronger are they than those in the past
Drink deep of wisdom learned
Make everything you have something you've earned
The runes are everywhere to see
Gallows gift, yet nothing is free
The echoes ring out, create a song of their own
You may be one but you are never alone
We are like lightning in a midst of storm
The sudden light in darkness born
Alive but for a moment then gone away
The actions done will forever stay
Rise now, my heathen kin, the Gods are watching as they've always been
Rise now, strong and proud, the world is like a field waiting to be ploughed
Carve the runes with designed intent, power is within, it is not given or lent
Rise strong, like the branches of Yggdrasil, may the runes forever mould to your will
We are the echoes of our ancestors’ deeds
There is no great forest that grew without first seeds
Our future selves, created by what we have done
It is not only in victory that a battle can be won
Our enemies are strong and vast
But no stronger are they than those in the past
Drink deep, of wisdom learned
Make everything you have something you've earned
Rise now, my heathen kin, the Gods are watching as they've always been
Rise now, strong and proud, the world is like a field waiting to be ploughed
Carve the runes with designed intent, the power is within, it is not given or lent
Rise strong, like the branches of Yggdrasil, may the runes forever mould to your will
Form the runes in your mind, design them together, use intent to bind
Will to power piece by piece Open your inner eye, breathe, release, release
He who has wronged me, he who has betrayed, cast thy eye upon him
Cast thy eye upon him
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The Raven returns to the Knoll!
In the seething masses I drown
Pulled down by greed in need of solid ground
Driving faster, racing the gloom
I must escape from this quickly-closing tomb
Fleeing this city, this nightmare, bereft of hope
Towards freedom, untying this tightening noose's rope
Dark behind, new day ahead
Sun rises, behold a horizon bathed in red
To a forest of my own, to a place I call my home
To my people, to my tribe, I return now to the Knoll
Past the places, the landmarks I go
Faster I drive to find the me I used to know
One more mile, just one more bend
One more hill, there it is, the light at the end
See the sign sitting upon the hill
Past the ravens who sit and watch, ever still
Down the path, relief at last
To the forest, to once and for all forget my past
To a forest where I roam
To a place I call my home
To rekindle the fire turned to coal
I return now to the Knoll
To see my people, smiling faces
To see them running through the trees
To see them dancing by the fire
I return now to the knoll
To a forest where I roam, to a place I call my home
To my people, to my tribe, I return now to the Knoll
To see my brothers, swords in hand
To see my sisters, axes raised high
To see them laughing as the blade drops
I return now to the knoll
Shields hammered, helmets shine bright
Till the coming of the most sacred twilight
Hundreds dancing, drumming non-stop
Fire burning till the last person drops
To a forest where I roam, to a place I call my home
To my people to my tribe, I return now to the Knoll
See them dancing in the twilight
See them dancing every single night
See them dancing in the twilight
See them fading with the coming light…
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A Thousand Paths to Wisdom
Breath in the storm without, the powers within only lost in doubt
Strength to find, wisdom to know, plant a seed and watch it grow
Stare inward, see fears disguise, clear your mind, enemy dies
Pierce your weakness, feel it fade away, all you have given, taken back today
I have lived amongst the scum, found kinship with my hurt
I have drunk of the poison, I have wallowed in the dirt
I have walked in your cities, I have lived in the grey
I have dug my own grave but that is not where I will stay
I have walked through great mountains, in brightest of day
I have heard the wolves howl, while above ravens play
I have walked through your cities, I have found a better way
I tell you there is more, you can just walk away
You can just walk away
Find a place where you belong, find a place that makes you strong
The way ahead will be long but that does not mean the direction is wrong
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
Let the past fade away
Let it fade
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
A thousand paths before you, you will find yours in time
I will not tell you which is which, yours is a different path than mine
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Olde Gods Awaken
05:53
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Olde Gods Awaken
We, the gods beknownst anew
Risen through ages of antiquity
Upon pillars of monoliths
Emerged within a sanctity
Back for iron and blood we stand
The motive for our call
Shattering all impurity
The blind must rise or fall
Where there's one, there's many more
Across the plains of existence
Resurrecting tymes of yore
When Gods and men were one
Olde Gods Awaken
Blessed be forsaken
Olde Gods Awaken
The fates were not mistaken
Perjury bound upon thy throne, a kingdom of deceit
Renouncing all and everything, Kenaz is beseeched
Where there's one, there's many more
Across the plains of existence
Resurrecting tymes of yore
When Gods and man were one
The Gods may giveth, the Gods may taketh
Lords omnipotent forever reigneth
Of glorious revelations, gaineth
A truth supreme – Olde Gods Awaketh
The Gods may giveth, the Gods may taketh
What we feel we cannot fake it
Invocation creation maketh
A power divine – Olde Gods Awaken
To touch the hand of powers deep
To witness while Valkyries weep
To hear the Gjallarhorn so pure
To feel the suffering they endure
Blessed thee forsaken
Fate was not mistaken
A faith gone unshaken
Olde Gods Awaken
We, the gods beknownst anew
Risen through antiquity
Upon the pillars of monoliths
Emerged with in a sanctity
Where there's one, there's many more
Across the plains of existence
Resurrecting tymes of yore
When Gods and man were one
The Gods may giveth, the Gods may taketh
Lords omnipotent forever reigneth
Of glorious revelations gain us
Truth supreme – Olde Gods Awaken
The Gods may giveth, the Gods may taketh
What we feel we cannot fake it
Invocation of creation makes it
A power divine – Olde Gods Awaken
Blessed thee forsaken
Fate was not mistaken
A faith gone unshaken
Olde Gods Awaken
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Beware the Outstretched Hand
There’s a place that I go
A place that nobody knows
Hidden away, deep inside
In this darkness I hide
Follow me down, you’ll find a beast in a cage
Wild eyes, it hasn’t eaten in days
I don't know what to do...
But it likes you
Hello there, my good friend,
It’s good to see you again
Hello there, my trusted friend,
Can you lend me a hand?
There’s a place that I go
A place that nobody knows
Hidden away, deep inside
In this darkness I hide
Follow me down you’ll find a beast in a cage
Wild eyes, it hasn’t eaten in days
I don't know what to do...
But it likes you
Hello there, my only friend
It’s good to see you again
Hello there, my trusted friend,
Can you lend me a hand?
Be careful who you trust...even a friend can betray you
Beware the outstretched hand, with sorrow-filled eyes
The snake does not announce itself, but lives in disguise
One starving does not often test the food given
And some things in life are beyond forgiving
Hello there, who was my friend
I see you're back again
Hello there, my trusted friend
I see you’re back again
Hello there, my only friend
I'll never trust you again
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A Forest of Dead Trees
04:32
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Upon the Wings of Valkyries
Surrounded by his kin, watching them dying to defend
Honour to have served, he feels pride now at the end
Regret flashes in his eyes, but he knows what’s done is done
One small mistake and the sword plunged into his lung
Leaning against an old oak, staring at the light shining through the trees
Gently the snow falls down, upon his face a nice cold breeze
From grievous wounds the blood start to spill, a slowly-flowing heat
The world now starts to fade, his heart slows its beat
His eyes start to close, yet more clearly now he sees
The woman walking towards him, through the gaps in the trees
She walks through the fray, there but unseen
Always now before him, though his body starts to lean
Her smile’s just for him, her eyes glow with light
Pride now swells within him, for he has longed for this sight
His fate written upon the wind by the Norns long before
This death was meant to be, this was to be his last war
Fallen in battle, his body broken and torn
Upon the wings of the Valkyries, he rises reborn
Upon the wings of the Valkyries, he rises reborn, Einherjer!
Stepping upon the Bifrost Bridge, to the sound of his ancestors’ cheers
Greeting he who holds the horn, who he’s walked beside all these years
Through the Hall of Five Hundred Doors to the table of plenty
Handed a horn of mead that will never be empty
The Warrior believed what the Norseman knew The Valkyries had come for his friends and they would come for him too
Einherjer! Rise!
Einherjer! Rise!
A child is born
For a moment the Halls go quiet
Its cries are music to his ears
A great pride fills him
And his eyes fill with tears
Life is not easy for the child
Many enemies are made
Grown strong of will and wild
Married to the blade
She trains by herself, yet she is never alone
She hears the voice of her father and the way before her is shown
One day she will be called upon and the horn will be blown
One day she will be called upon for she has a spirit of stone
A spirit of stone
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A Moment of Silence
01:00
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13. |
We Raise a Horn
04:07
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We Raise a Horn
Blood drips down from hands, all red
Sacrifices made and kin well fed
Reborn is the Sun this night
May you find what you need in its new light
Leaves fall down on freezing winds
Animals hide during the long cold night
Light the fires, keep close inside
I say to you in the dark
May your strength grow as the Sun rises
May Freya find someone worthy of you and who you are worthy of
May Freyr make your family line strong
May Odin grant you wisdom That when the time comes for you to join him, that you are worthy
Blood drips down from hands, all red
Sacrifices made and kin well fed
Reborn is the Sun this night
May you find what you need in its new light
Leaves fall down on freezing winds
Animals hide during the long cold night
Light the fires, keep close inside
I say to you in the dark
May Heimdal warn you when danger approaches
May Thor protect you when your cause is just
May Tyr grant you strength when sacrifices must be made
May Huginn and Muninn watch over you
That your deeds are remembered in truth and your honour is known
May you see every day as an opportunity, and may your actions become a symbol for all future generations And that when you pass, the Valkyries greet you with open arms and bear you to Valhalla where your ancestors hail you with pride as one of their own
Blood drips down from hands, all red
Sacrifices made and kin well fed
Reborn is the sun this night
May you find what you need in its new light
The darkness is fading, shadows flee
New fields wait to be ploughed by thee
Reborn is the Sun this night
May you find what you need in its new light
We raise a horn to you; We raise a horn to your ancestors too; We raise a horn to you
Happy Yule!
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Hexenklad Ontario
Hexenklad is a Canadian Folk/Black Metal band. Think folk melodies akin to Moonsorrow with twin guitar leads like
Dissection, the depth of emotion of Primordial and the overwhelming depth of Insomnium
Members:
Timothy Johnston -Vocals
Michael Grund - Guitar
John Chalmers - Guitar
Steve Bowen - Guitar
Matt Collacott - Bass
Clare B. - Keys
Andrew C. - Drums
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