When Long Ships Arrive

The secrets of the wind

Are whispered to the leaves

The song of hidden creeks

In the bronzing Autumn light

-elven dance in the twilight...the riddles of the sea

Raise a murmur to the shore

O mermaid,answer me!

Where's now the hero

Did he stand or did he fall?

I yearn for the tide

When long ships arrive

Underneath the amber sky

Wherein Odin's ravens fly!

Rolling thunder in the distance

A heavy rain begins to pour

I welcome the chariot of Thor

The wrath of heavens above

-full of pride I raise my sword!

The dying sound of battle horns

The screams subside on the field

The creek I knew so long ago

Now red it foams and rolls

Carrying my blood to Valhalla's hall!

I yearn for the tide

When long ships arrive

Underneath the amber sky

Wherein Odin's ravens fly!