a sword of fire and an axe of cold
vision of the Sibyl has foretold
armies gather on the battle-plain
all will fall and Earth will die in flame
here on the battle-plain
we will die in flame
on falcon's feathers soaring overhead
choosing warriors among the dead
twilight written in the runes of crones
Freya weeps upon her golden throne
upon her golden throne
I'll wait for her alone
call me unto your hall
take me into your thrall
the battle rages, but they fight in vain
when all is done it must begin again
vision of the Sibyl has foretold
armies gather on the battle-plain
all will fall and Earth will die in flame
here on the battle-plain
we will die in flame
choosing warriors among the dead
twilight written in the runes of crones
Freya weeps upon her golden throne
upon her golden throne
I'll wait for her alone
call me unto your hall
take me into your thrall
when all is done it must begin again
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It is about Freya (Freyja), Odin's Granddaughter. She is the Goddess of love and fertility as well as oracles (sibyls). She can turn into a falcon and rides a chariot drawn by two cats. Half of the warriors slain in battle go to Odin's hall Valhalla, and half to Freyja's hall Folkvangar. "The battle rages but they fight in vain" refers to Ragnarok, the battle at teh end of the world. "When all is done it must begin again." The surviving two gods and two humans must recreate the nine worlds.
considering this band's lyrical style, I think this song is about valkyries and Valhalla of norse legend:
"on falcon's feathers soaring overhead choosing warriors among the dead"
The valkyries flew over battlefields on winged horses, and chose the bravest fallen warriors to continue on in Valhalla.
"the battle rages, but they fight in vain when all is done it must begin again "
The warriors in Valhalla eventually go on to fight for Odin in Ragnarök, the final battle at the end of the world. Hence, the battle begins again.
Fucking awesome song regardless; the intro is da shit. I'm buying the album as soon as I find it.
Freya is the goddess of love and fertility, not just a valkyrie. I think...
She's not a valkyrie at all, but she gets first pick of the fallen to bring into her hall, before the valkyries and Odin.
She's not a valkyrie at all, but she gets first pick of the fallen to bring into her hall, before the valkyries and Odin.
Freya, hmmm..... This Song Kinda' Sounds Like RAGNAROK!
i agree that this song is super badass, as is most everything The Sword does. but in Norse Mythology, Freya-wise, there's a story where she asks several dwarven brothers to make her some super badass jewelry. To pay for it, she has to spend a full night with each of the brothers. Odin finds out about this and punishes her and condemns her to oversee/watch a neverending war. This is what i personally THINk the song is about. Im definitely not saying this song isnt about the Ragnarok Battle, im just sharing my personal interpretation. i very well could be wrong.
BAD ASS SONG
i agree.
and i was glad to see that this song made it into Guitar Hero 2 hah
upon her golden throne I'll wait for her alone call me unto your hall take me into your thrall
should actually be
upon her golden throne we wait for her alone call us unto your hall take us into your thrall
yeh
this song kicks asssss
one of the best songs i've heard 4 a while. it just seems really powerful 4 some reason...but meh, thats my opinion
Heh, Black Sabbath-style music and DragonForce-style lyrics... How can you go wrong?