I Carry the North

[Voice : Low, rugged baritone 
spoken than sung in the verses,
selective, grounded harmony, not full choral stacking]


Verse 1

I was raised by wind and stone
Learned to stand before I’d grown
Steel was scarce, but will was not
I took the path the weak ones lost

Verse 
I sailed where maps were torn and burned
Every mile a lesson learned
Storms don’t care if men are brave
They only ask what they can take

Chorus

I carry the North in flesh and bone
In every scar I’ve ever known
I don’t ask gods to walk my way
I walk it straight, come night or day

Verse 

I fought in fields that drank men dry
Watched good men kneel and cowards die
Victory smells like smoke and fear
Not songs and gold and drinking cheer

Verse 
I loved once, but war came first
A colder vow, a heavier curse
Her name still walks me through the snow
Some roads you never leave, you know

Chorus
I carry the North in flesh and bone
In every scar I’ve ever known
I don’t ask gods to walk my way
I walk it straight, come night or day

Bridge (Quiet / Spoken)

Some faces fade.
Some stay sharp.
Night remembers
What the day forgets.

Chorus

I carry the North in flesh and bone
In every scar I’ve ever known
I don’t ask gods to walk my way
I walk it straight, come night or day

Male, A rugged, epic storytelling voice of a lone warrior recounting battles, journeys, and legends. Simple, vivid lan