The Heathenish Foray Lyrics

The Heathenish Foray lyrics


..In ancient times once rode across the land
a man unknown on a horse of
untold grand,
adorned his cape by thirty runes of gold
of whom the tales
since ages unknown told...

..The man arrived at the shore of sea
and
gazed onto the nightly sky,
his ears could hear and his eyes could
see
two ravens dark as night passing by...

..In a distance far the
thunder sounds
and lightnings reached the frozen grounds,
his breath ran
fast, his heart pounded strong
as the day now came, awaited oh so
long...

..Tears will fall and blood will soon be shed
when the dawn
heralds the twilight of the day...
Then into battle they will ride with
their swords in hand
for a heathenish foray...

..Countless miles he
rode
through ice and knee-deep snow
over mountains 'till the landscape
changed its face
so he at last arrived where winds blew strong and
chill
like a welcome to all those who trod his place...

..He in cape
was wrapped,
and with his hammer 'round his neck
he forced his way though
he didn't saw the path,
but he did not rest, 'till he had crossed this land
of chill
and the storm had calmed, when he stood alone on
hill...

..His eyes could see the forrest shining bright
and its trees
reflected solens golden light,
the sound of horns then reached his ears
to
welcome him and take away his fears...

..From all their lands the kings,
they came
with their retinue of countless men,
and the maiden in full
armour sat on their horses,
winged, until the right began...

So he
rested a while and recovered from his ride,
the horizon gleamed by the
mighty northern light,
and the elder ones sang tales about the past,
of
their ancestors pride, that will forever last...

..As the darkness fell
and gone was solens light
the silence ruled amongst the men of
heathenpride,
who now gathered in a mighty battle-line
and awaited their
Gods to give the final sign...