Borknagar
Fall
1. Summits
The towering rocks, untamed, rise stark and bold,
Reflecting in my eyes, as forces clash,
In this our own expanse where lives unfold,
I plant my feet and feel the sleet’s coarse lash.
The windswept summits, plains that gently sway,
Beyond the rifts, dark rumbling drifts away,
I fix my gaze and watch the vaulting grey
I’m here to thrive, to build another day.
A distant flicker, hues in highland fields,
A flame, a spark, a pulsing glow it wields,
On these unsheltered grounds my future gleams,
A song that resonates with vibrant themes.
The choir sings hoarsely, I fear no strife,
I seek out my solace, I shape my own life.
Austere persistence, a mantra I keep,
I conquer the challenges, steep after steep.
Resounding through forests, these resolute calls,
Horizons await, where splendour enthralls.
With each step I take, on this stark, boundless quest,
I embrace the hardships, I greet every test.
For in the pursuit of these sights still unseen,
I carry my history, bold and serene
2. Nordic Anthem
There comes a time when all gods must fall,
a time to answer our nation's call.
No chains can bind us, shackles can't hold,
the northern spirit cannot be sold.
This is our home, our life is free,
from coast to mountain we'll never bend our knee.
We bow our heads to nothing but our past,
our breath is cold, we know our history will last.
We won’t bend our necks to any god!
The north wind whispers in our ears
old tales of hardship, of hopes and fears.
We fought to forge our own destiny,
now we stand strong for the world to see.
We won’t bend our necks to any god!
This is the north, spirits run free
from coast to mountain, that is our key.
So raise your head as our anthem rings,
this is the north so our people sings.
3. Afar
In infinite whiteness, among icy veils
Where boundless plains follow the northern sky's trails
Where boundless plains follow the northern sky's trails
At the neck of nowhere, a transcendent place
Where rain merges with snow in delicate grace
My spirit adrift in silent flight
Immersed in the beauty of shimmering light
My heart pounds beneath the starlit dome
Shrouded in affection, forever home
The primordial drama where our lives unfold
With whispers of sagas yet to be told
Where mountains and streams hum their ancient song
I belong, forever, in solitude strong
Beneath the celestial awning, I stand
Absorbed by the grandeur of nature's command
At the neck of nowhere, a transcendent place
Where rain merges with snow in delicate grace
Forever embraced by the stars' tender glow
Withdrawn in it's splendour, my life force will flow
In the cold distance where forever resides
I will blend with the essence that nature provides
At the neck of nowhere, a transcendent place, oh-oh
Where rain merges with snow in delicate grace, oh-oh
At zenith, I watch as the Earth meets the sky
Profoundest of unions, quintessence of "I"
Forever embraced by the stars' tender glow
Withdrawn in it's splendour, my life force will flow
In the cold distance where forever resides
I will blend with the essence that nature provides
4. Moon
When awake
When asleep
In the night
All day
Desolation prevails
For the howling adorer
Through the looking glass
In awe aghast
In orbit
In trance
The lunatic advance
Aim to control
The shiny shiny object
Mounted scope in hand
Flawless plan
The moon tonight
Out of reach yet dead in sight
You don’t understand
A halo fills the circle in my scope
And I adjust to see and feel the most like many times before
And in all its glory all of sudden there it is
Armstrung out but
Nothing there
Spit fire
Raise hell
To warm the void
One more day
The distance is the key
The closer it seem
Over the hill it disappear
I saw craters
I saw pain
What it project
I had in check
Now the wisdom of the moon:
You shine when you are shined upon
The grey and man
It takes a loon to even think
You do understand
5. Stars Ablaze
Raging storms thrash the coast of our land
The wild water beats, our vessels command
The seas bellow deep, fierce, and wild
Yet their whipping waves lift us, beguiled
From threats, they call, to waters mild
From threats, they call, to waters mild
In the land of the Northern light's gleam
Jade flows above like a lucid stream
White trails below, stitch an icy seam
Through naked plains, they twist and beam
We walk our paths, the maps in our blood
Fathers and sons, in the absence of god
Fathers and sons, in the absence of god
Under the heavens, with stars ablaze
We witness the glimmer, the emerald haze
Ever-shifting skies, like an artist’s brush
A masterpiece of light with each celestial rush
We walk our paths, the maps in our blood
Fathers and sons, in the absence of god
The starlit sky, our undying guide
We march our stitches, our spirits abide
Under the heavens, with stars ablaze
We witness the glimmer, the emerald haze
Ever-shifting skies, like an artist's brush
A masterpiece of light with each celestial rush
The starlit sky, our undying guide
We march our stitches, our spirits abide
Under the heavens, with stars ablaze
We witness the glimmer, the emerald haze
Ever-shifting skies, like an artist's brush
A masterpiece of light with each celestial rush
Fathers and sons, in the absence of god
6. Unraveling
In realms of reason's perplexing guise
Oh, where logic's chains shatter, yeah, new questions arise
I wander amidst our conundrums deep
Where boulders and mountains form reason's keep
Sisyphus' boulder
Absurdity, enigma crowned
Sisyphus' boulder
A paradox, all reason's drowned
Sisyphus' boulder
A cosmic jest, a taunting spree
Sisyphus' boulder
Meaning's demise, void of intellectuality
We are one
We are one
No grand design, and no purpose clear
Purpose clear
Just fleeting momеnts in a tumultuous sphere
Tumultuous spherе
Our cosmos draped, such a solemn stage
Solemn stage
Confusion rattling existence's cage
Oh, beautiful thinker, the fervent flame
I seek thy muse now, to join this game
(Thinker, guide my quill, roll the rock up the hill
Own your futility, the only way to be free)
To weave these stanzas, both strange and grand
Both strange and grand
Unraveling
Un, un, unraveling
Unraveling
Un, un, unraveling
Hostages in absurdity's domain
Embrace the chaos, release the pain
Absurdism, the poet's creed
Where reason fades and wills succeed
Oh, thinker's spirit, never cease to inspire
Let's dance with chaos and never tire
So let's dance with chaos and never tire
Let's dance with chaos and never tire
Sisyphus' boulder
7. The Wild Lingers
The wild lingers in the tapestry of time
Where nature's wonder slowly does unfold
See lands adrift, their grand, unbroken rhyme
As seas, their waves, sing mourning tales of cold
The wild lingers, an ageless melody
On wings of leaves, speaks so eloquently
Within the tapestry, threads interlace
Guiding us to nature's soft embrace
The wild lingers in ancient forests grand
Ripe with the stories only trees can hold
Thеir gnarled branches curl like agеless hands
Their wisdom deep in roots both strong and old
For in these hidden realms, where wisdom sleeps
We find ourselves with wildness intertwined
The wild lingers, an ageless melody
On wings of leaves, speaks so eloquently
Within the tapestry, threads interlace
Guiding us to nature's soft embrace
So let us listen now, with soul and mind
So let us listen now, with soul and mind
To songs of history from primeval deeps
Undying howls of beasts, both great and small
Each adding voices to the forest's call
In the embrace of green, where time stands still
Immerse ourselves in nature's sound, we will
The wild lingers, an ageless melody
On wings of leaves, speaks so eloquently
Within the tapestry, threads interlace
Guiding us to nature's soft embrace
8. Northward
Where barren mountains rise
Soft echoes roam the moonless night
A canvas, snow-powdered white
A wave supreme of daunting Arctic light
Far, far away from any noise
The solar wind starts whispering its call to court
Behold the answer of the true northern gods
Magnetospheric turbulence to guide your heart
Northward, we stray
In open terrain
Vast expanses of icy terrain
My domain
I find solace, profound in our lore
Where frosted tales resound forever more
It's what my very essence yearns to see
Where desolation holds its strange allure
Northward, we stray
Vast expanses of icy terrain
We find solace, profound in our lore
Where frosted tales resound forever more
It's what our very essence yearns to see
Where desolation holds its strange allure
Far away
Far from any noise
Far away
The solar wind starts whispering its call to court
Far away
Behold the answer from the true northern gods
Far away
Where barren mountains rise
Soft echoes roam the moonless night
A canvas, snow-powdered white
A wave supreme of daunting Arctic light
I find solace profound in our lore
Where frosted tales resound forever more
It's what my very essence yearns to see
Where desolation holds its strange allure
In the aurora's dance, an opus weaves
With notes only a northerner retrieves
Northerner retrieves
Away from summer's damp embrace
Vast boundaries we've torn, seeking space
Northward, we wander, drawn by the untamed
Where frozen whispers kiss the wind's refrain
Amidst the harshest beauty, we endure
Embracing the cold and pure
Here we are under the stellar dome of stars
Try take command, there's nothing you can do
Too big or small to change the fact
That here and now defines the truth
So humble up
Take the reins and let go
The doom of every legend ever calling you
Through the mycorrhizal symbiosis, me and you
Either way
Left is right today
Up is down, it's all the same to me
Embracing the untamed, the cold, the pure
Until reality comes knocking at the door
Then I see
Who I am
Who you are, in this moment
The only place to be, to live until released
To shape the mountains for posterity
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