Song

Ragnarök – When The Gods Fall Silent

From the album “Ode to Svealand”

TRACK 5

The Norse gods enter their final battle as the sun, moon, and nine worlds fall into the fire of Ragnarök. Yet from ash, soil, and silence, new life begins, while the memory of the old gods continues to live within humanity.

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Lyrics

IntroFrom roots of frost and flame we came, our breath the wind, our blood the flame. Through iron’s song and thunder’s call, the gods shall rise — and gods shall fall. Verse 1When Yggdrasil groaned in winter’s breath, and dawn forgot its flame, the hammer slept, the spear lay still, and silence spoke their name. Verse 2Odin dreamed through one blind eye, Thor’s echo split the sky. Freya’s tears turned snow to light, as Balder learned to die. BridgeThe wolves devour the sun and moon, the sea climbs up the land. Yet in the ash of broken runes, a heart still beats in sand. RefrainWhen the gods fall silent, the wind will take their name. But from the ash of ages past, the song begins again. Verse 3Loki laughed with iron tongue, and twisted every vow. Heimdall raised his golden horn — but none could stop it now. Verse 4From Muspel’s gate the embers poured, the ice of Niflheim cracked. Nine worlds trembled, roots unbound, the circle burned, turned black. BridgeNo sword, no crown, no golden hall, no thunder in the air. Just mist and seed and silent loam, and life reborn from prayer. RefrainWhen the gods fall silent, the earth will breathe anew. And from the depths of every soul, the old world shines in you. OutroO wind, sing low through birch and bone, through fire, frost, and sea. Though gods may fade beyond the veil, their dream remains in me.