In the Early Age

Intro
[Low ambient drone, steady frame drum heartbeat, tagelharpa entry]

Verse 1
Hear now the call of the ancient realm,
Silence the halls beneath the helm.
Great Allfather, heed the speaker's voice,
Elders of old made their silent choice.
From the deep fog before the dawn of light,
Shadows of giants walked in night.

Verse 2
Nine worlds I remember, nine paths below,
Roots of the ash tree where cold winds blow.
Iron-wood whispers in the dark of earth,
Witness to time before the realm had birth.

Chorus
In the early age, no sand, no sea,
No cool waves crash, no grass to be.
Only the void where the dark winds blow,
No sky above, no ground below.

Verse 3
Sun turned her face from the southern sky,
Moon did not know where his path should lie.
Then came the stone, then grew the green,
First light of dawn that the world had seen.

Chorus
In the early age, no sand, no sea,
No cool waves crash, no grass to be.
Only the void where the dark winds blow,
No sky above, no ground below.

Bridge
Age of the axe, age of the sword,
Shields are broken, chaos restored!
Wind-time, wolf-time, the world decays,
Fires shall burn in the final days!

Outro
[Accelerating frame drum, fading tagelharpa, wind whistle sound effect, fade to silence]