The sea is black, the dawn burns red Cold wind cuts like the words you said Your shield is scarred, your hands are stone You kiss my brow, then turn toward home The longship creaks, the ravens cry The gods bear witness as you lie I stand ashore, my heart too small To carry all you are to me Your name is carved in oak and bone Your blood runs deep inside my bones Father, go, I'll remember your flame Father, go, I'll carry your name When the drums call out and the storms test me I will stand like you, strong and free Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh You sail where monsters, rule the tide Where iron sings and brave men die You say be still, your time will come A wolf must learn before he runs Your shadow fades into the mist But strength is something you don't miss It's forged in loss, it's born in fire I feel it now, I feel it rise If you fall where legends sleep Your courage stays alive in me Father, go, the sea knows your name Father, go, the gods clear your way When my hands shake, when fear calls me I will stand like you, brave and free Hear me, oh gods, hear me, sky and sea If he does not return, make a man of me Hear me, oh gods, hear me, sky and sea If he does not return, make a man of me Hear me, oh gods, hear me, sky and sea If he does not return, make a man of me Hear me, oh gods, hear me, sky and sea If he does not return, I will lift the axe I will face the storm I will guard our blood I will bring you honor Who am I, son of the brave What will I be, fire and blade Who am I, son of the sea What will I be, just like he Father, go, I will not break Father, go, I will be strong When my day comes and the oars strike free They'll say your son rose up like you Fearless and true The sails rise high The boy stands tall A man is born when the longships call