The Sword lyrics

Song information

Artist: Bathory
Album: Blood On Ice

Lyrics

This sword of steel that I hold in my hand
Ore of this mountain. a sword of this land
Made for a king when the elders were young
To guard us and to guide us in an age since long gone

A sword to protect the peace in troubled times
A sword made to battle and to take a life

This sword is the backbone of the life that I know
Here among the mountains and snow

This sword will be one with me. body and soul
All of me will be delivering each blow
Slung on my back. oh it's powers I feel
I can hardly wait to try it's steel

A sword to protect the peace in troubled times
A sword made to battle and to take a life

This sword is the backbone of the life that I know
Here among the mountains and snow

Behold it's sharp beauty. just look at it's shine
This sword was forged in fire and ice

This sword is the backbone of the life that I know
Here among the mountains and snow

Now I am ready
To let this old sword sing again

Atop a snowcovered hill..
Just before sunset..

["Waiting atop a snowcovered hill, the two standing silent, facing the]
[Sunset in the west. the one eyed old man mumbling strange words into the]
[Cold air. the haze spreading fast across the purple and blue vault. the]
[Winds taking up speed, bending the trees down the valley, throwing the snow]
[Crystals up and against the mountainside into gigantic sparkling clouds]
[High in the sky. the voice of the one eyed old man becoming stronger. the]
[Words now spoken with increased intensity as if he was calling someone or]
[Something. and so a hazy white figure appears on the horizon, blazing]
[Across the sky with the speed of the winds... a part of the wind. a horse]
[As white as snow, galopping across the mist, its eight hooves blistering]
[Like bolts of lightning. the one eyed old man crying out loud in the blaze]
[To him, to take its reins and not to let go.]
[And thus he had been given the stallion..."]

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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