Amon Amarth
Heathen Hammer
1. Get in the Ring
You smile at me through lying teeth
Then you talk behind my back
You think I'm blind, that I don't see
The mask you wear begins to crack
Your words bore me to death
You're a wasp without a sting
When you're done wasting breath
You can find me in the ring
Bring it on
If you dare
Will you run
Are you scared
I'm waiting here so come at me
Let's fight it out man to man
If you flee your fate is sealed
Get in the ring, make your stand
The coward thinks he'll always live
If he keeps himself from strife
But old age leaves him not in peace
Though the spears may spare his life
The fool thinks that he knows it all
While he sits in sheltered nest
Lost for words when reality calls
As he's put to the test
Your slander shows your inner fear
Hiding behind words of spite
But the Heathen law is clear
I challenge you to a fight
Choose blade, sword or axe
It doesn't matter what you bring
When the sun begins to wax
Come find me in the ring
Bring it on
Nowhere to hide
Time to face
Your demise
I'm waiting here so come at me
Let's fight it out man to man
If you flee your fate is sealed
You'll die by my hand
You're a dog without a bite
And your taunts are uninspired
It's better that you stand and fight
'Cause if you run you'll only die tired
2. Put your Back into the Oar
The ships await us by the Birka quay
All prepared with sixty oars
They will carry us on the open sea
Heading out to glory wars
We have blothed to Aegir
To the daughters of Ran
We are willing and eager
We are leaving at dawn
Four days of good wind
Then we awoke to an ocean mirror calm
Slacking sails, we are drifting
No direction, we are drifting
Glory calls from beyond the waves
A chance for fame and rich reward
Honour waits beyond the grave
So put your back into the oar
The sun is burning, now we're lost at sea
Our rations are running low
Thirsty throats and hungry fleas
But we still got many days to go
We are crossing the ocean
Left our home in the north
The oars have set us in motion
They will carry us forth
Each man builds his own fame
Now everyone, show me what you're worth
Who recalls a coward's name?
No one remembers, who remembers
Glory calls from beyond the waves
Beckons those with a heart for war
Honour waits beyond the grave
So put your back into the oar
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row! (The oar is your best friend)
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row! (For a triumphant end)
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row! (Row for victory)
Row!
Row!
Row!
Row! (Into history)
Grab your oars
Row to glory wars
And for victory
Into history
Each man builds his own fame
Now everyone, show me what you're worth
Who recalls a coward's name?
No one remembers, who remembers
Glory calls from beyond the waves
Beckons those with a heart for war
Honour waits beyond the grave
Fear not a bloody fate
Glory calls from beyond the waves
A chance for fame and rich reward
Honour waits beyond the grave
So put your back into the oar
3. Masters of War (re-recording)
STRIKE!
Fast and hard, show no mercy for these men
The vermin of christ, prophets of lies and their disciples
Seek them out, hunt them down
Break their spirits, crush their hearts
Not even death will set them free from this pain
CHARGE!
Ride them down as they flee from our steel
Draw their blood, make them suffer
Before they die by war-field sacrifice
Wipe them out! Burn their homes and fields
Feed the wolves with their offspring, annihilate them all!
Masters of War, torment every soul
Rape every whore that carries the cross
FIRE!
Burn them all, burn them alive
Send their souls to Deathqueen's hall
To the land of cold burning flames
Send them to the land of famine and despair
Eternally they will starve and freeze
4. Death in Fire (live)
The wait is soon at end
Always charge never bend
Morning is here, make your stand
Live for honor, glory, death in fire!
Total war is here
Face it without fear
Age of sword, age of spear
Fight for honor, glory, death in fire!
See the fire rise
Flames are raging high
Soon all will burn and die
Burn for honor, glory, death in fire!
Storm of lethal flames
Only death remains
Ragnarok is closing in
Die for honor, glory, death in fire!
Forces of chaos are on the move
Everyone, choose your side
And know the end is coming soon
The day for all to die
The day is here when Bifrost breaks
Nor sun or moon will rise
When the dead rise from their graves
and Surtur spreads his fire
All you know will wither away
And sink into the sea
A new world will be born one day
Where everyone is free
[Lead Soderberg]
Total war is here, face it without fear
Age of sword, age of spear
Fight for honor, glory, death in fire!
Storm of lethal flames
Only death remains - Ragnarok is our fate
Die for honor, die for glory
Die, death in fire!
5. Deceiver of the Gods (live)
Since I was born they have kept me down
They have forced me to conform
I will tear down their holy crown
In a vengeful thunderstorm
I loathe their bloody righteous ways
It fills me with despise
Fueling flames of violent rage
I will be their world's demise
Asgård's always been my home
But I'm of different blood
I will overthrow their throne
Deceiver!
Deceiver of the gods!
All this rage and all this hate
it burns me deep inside
And still it is the only thing
Keeping me alive.
Dark ambition within my heart
And its aching to break free
The one true nature of my soul
The giant lives in me.
Kneel!
You all shall kneel to me
Or death will set you free
You all shall kneel to me
Fall!
You all shall fall to me
Vengeance will be sweet
You all shall fall to me
Asgård's always been my home
But I'm of different blood
I will overthrow their throne
Deceiver of the gods!
Asgård's always been my home
But I'm of different blood
I've come to
Overthrow their throne
Deceiver!
Deceiver of the gods!
6. First Kill (live)
The first man I killed was the earl's right-hand man
When he came to take her away
I ran his own sword straight through his throat
And then I stood there, watching him fade
The first blood I spilled was the blood of a Varg
I had to wipe his smile away
I was not yet a man, nor was I a boy
But still, I made that bastard pay
So I left him there, on the stable floor
Bathing in a pool of his own blood
My one and only choice was to flee this land
To leave this wretched place for good
I am an outcast
All alone
I'm a nomad without home
I am an outlaw
I'm disowned
And I am no man's son
Through the cold midwinter night on a southbound winding path
The stars and moon my only light; and the earl's men closing fast
I swore that I'd return; that I would see them burn
I relive it in my dreams; the smell, the blood, his dying screams
To my father I was dead, he took his hand from me
He drove me away, I was shunned
My one and only choice was to leave this land
To become the prey that they would hunt
I am an outcast
All alone
I'm a nomad without home
I am an outlaw
I'm disowned
And I am no man's son
I am an outcast
All alone
I'm a nomad without home
I am an outlaw
I'm disowned
And I am no man's son
7. The Way of Vikings (live)
Whirling dust in morning air
Two warriors in the ring
With the strength of two great bears
They make their weapons sing
Sparks fly high when steel meets steel
And no one can believe
That these two men are best friends
Not enemies
They lash out with ferocious force
The fight grows more intense
But each avoid the other's sword
As if by seventh sense
Their muscles ache, their bones are sore
But none of them will yield
They fight a two-man practice war
As enemies
Faster!
Stronger!
Fight until your dying breath!
Fiercer!
Harder!
This is a matter of life and death!
Full on fight in training
It's the way of vikings
Every muscle straining
It's the way of the Jomsvikings
These men aim to shatter
It's the way of vikings
This is how we battle
It's the way of the Jomsvikings
Whirling dust in morning air
Two warriors in the ring
With the strength of two great bears
They make their weapons sing
Sparks fly high when steel meets steel
And no one can believe
That these two men are best friends
Not enemies
Sun beats down with intense heat
The swordsmen start to break
Pain shoots through their tired feet
With every step they take
In this fight of iron wills
One man takes a knee
The other goes for the kill
Like an enemy
Faster!
Stronger!
Fight until your dying breath!
Fiercer!
Harder!
This is a matter of life and death!
Full on fight in training
It's the way of vikings
Every muscle straining
It's the way of the Jomsvikings
These men aim to shatter
It's the way of vikings
This is how we battle
It's the way of the Jomsvikings
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