Raise The Banner

Northern wind carry their names
One fire
One blood remains
From frozen shores and mountains high
We crossed the storms beneath black skies
Old scars carved deep in weathered skin
Each man alone, yet born to win
I heard the spirits call the sea
The wolves awoke in destiny
Even if it snow, beneath the flame
The north was whispering their name
Steel may clash (pride may fall)
But one banner rises over all
(Raise the banner) raise it high
Let the northern thunder rise
(Hey, hey) side by side
One tribe roaring through the night
Raise the banner, hear the drums
Many hearts now beat as one
No man stands alone tonight
The north awakens in our cry
Old blood burned like bitter rain
Ancient rivalries remained
Every warrior sought his crown
'Til the elder voices thundered down
A lonely sword may win the war
But broken tribes become no more
Around the fires, a silence chained
Strangers slowly spoke the same
Fathers lost beneath cold waves
Brothers buried without graves
Every oath and every scar
Bound their hearts beneath the stars
The storm does not divide the strong
It teaches where we all belong
Raise the banner, storm on flame
No more fighting for our names
(Hey, hey) shield to shield
Iron hearts that never kneel
Raise the banner, let it fly
Thunder shaking, frozen skies
From the fjords to northern seas
One blood force eternity, yeah
I see the old gods in the rain
Calling every soul by name
Not one warrior, not one king
Could stand alone against the wind
One tribe, one cry
Raise the banner to the sky, yeah
(Raise the banner) hear us roar
Like the tides against the shore
(Hey, hey) fear is gone
Together we became the storm
Raise the banner, northern light
Bound by honor through the fight
No force beneath the frozen sun
Can break the tribe we have become
Cold wind, carry us home
Beneath one flag, we stand as one