[Verse 1]
Snow on the gate
Blood on the oar
We rowed through black water
For one name more
Stone in his hand
Fire in his eye
The king of Sweden
Would not bow, would die
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the wolves call low
From the birchwood line
Raise the axe up high
Tonight is ours in time
[Chorus]
Sweden king, Sweden king
Crown of iron, iron ring
Sweden king, Sweden king
Lead us through the split-dark spring
(Hej!) Hold the ground
(Hej!) We do not kneel
Sweden king, Sweden king
Make the broken mountain yield
[Verse 2]
Longhouse doors shake
Drums in the frost
He counts every scar
Like coin we have lost
Salt on his beard
Ash on his name
He walks through the smoke
And fans the flame
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the wolves call low
From the birchwood line
Raise the axe up high
Tonight is ours in time
[Chorus]
Sweden king, Sweden king
Crown of iron, iron ring
Sweden king, Sweden king
Lead us through the split-dark spring
(Hej!) Hold the ground
(Hej!) We do not kneel
Sweden king, Sweden king
Make the broken mountain yield
[Bridge]
Break the wall
Break the fear
The old songs rise
And the end is near
Choir of kin
Thunder deep
If the sea takes one
Then the rest will keep
[Final Chorus]
Sweden king, Sweden king
Crown of iron, iron ring
Sweden king, Sweden king
Lead us through the split-dark spring
(Hej!) Hold the ground
(Hej!) We do not kneel
Sweden king, Sweden king
Make the broken mountain yield