Where Birds Have Never Been

I walked towards Reykjavik

As always alone

When a band of dwarfs seized me

Pulling me through stone

Down into their underworld

Where birds have never been

Wickedness and wonders

The weirdest things ever seen

A silver dwarf seated

On his mighty dark throne

Held up his wand

And spoke to me in dire tone

You come from way above

And shall prove your worth

This ordeal has been waiting

Since before your birth

A victim of destiny

Is what you claim to be

If you've been wronged

Then for sure you'll be free

But if you prove too weak

To accept your fate

That means your freedom

Will forever have to wait

Only dwarfs will know

Your all too-human shame

Only small men will speak

Your dishonored name

You'll stay in the underworld

Where birds have never been

Among gold and silver

The weirdest things ever seen

In the dim timelessness

Where only spiders mate

It might take you a thousand years

To honor your fate

Think of destiny

For each rust-red drop that falls

On your brow while you stare

At these stately walls

You must teach your stomach

To let go of it's greed

Your throat will learn

To abate it's strong need

You'll ask if life is an illness

If you can be cured

In the end, if you make it

Your story might be heard

The day you can bear the clothes

Destiny gave to you

Then we can give you the powers

See you stay true

You'll be free to leave this place

Deprived of life and light

Climb up towards the white sun

To take up your great fight

You'll speak like a God

Before the cheering masses

You'll stand like a cliff

In the stream of time that passes

Choose right over wrong

There's nothing in between

Never be haughty or spiteful

Stay calm and serene

Drink the wine of winners

Live with pride in the sun

As a man of the sword

And a master of the word

Not as a wild wolf

Forever on the run

Whose life's an illness

That cannot be cured

Remember your friends

Where birds have never been

Wickedness and wonders

The weirdest dwarfs ever seen

We shall stay behind

In this mine of wisdom and gold

When leaving the underworld

Be strong and bold

As you climb through the stone

You'll again be all alone

Thus spake the silver dwarf

From his mighty dark throne