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Borknagar - Fall lyrics



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01. Summits

Music by Øystein G. Brun
Lyrics by Øystein G. Brun, Lars A. Nedland
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.

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.

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.

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

02. Nordic Anthem

Music & lyrics by Lars A. Nedland
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 where 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.

03. Afar

Music by Øystein G. Brun
Lyrics by Øystein G. Brun, Lars A. Nedland
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 its 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 its splendour, my life force will flow
In the cold distance where forever resides
I will blend with the essence that nature provides

04. Moon

Music & lyrics by ICS Vortex
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 circle fill 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

05. Stars Ablaze

Music by Øystein G. Brun
Lyrics by Øystein G. Brun, Lars A. Nedland
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 lights 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

06. Unraveling

Music & lyrics by Lars A. Nedland
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

07. The Wild Lingers

Music by Øystein G. Brun
Lyrics by Øystein G. Brun, Lars A. Nedland
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

08. Northward

Music & lyrics by Øystein G. Brun
Where barren mountains rise, soft echoes roam
A canvas powdered white, this is my home
Far from the noise, I find solace profound
In our lore, where frosted tales resound
It's what my very essence yearns to see

Where desolation holds its strange allure
I thrive amidst the whiteness, strong, secure
Far from the warmth of summer's damp embrace
Through boundaries I've torn, seeking my space
Northward, I wandеr, drawn by destiny

These vast еxpanses of icy terrain
Where frozen whispers kiss the wind's refrain
Amidst the harshest beauty, I endure
Embracing the untamed, the cold, and pure
Northward I journey, following my way

In this remote dominion, winter's grace
There's strength in the white vastness of this place
These measureless expanses, my domain
A testament to all that I attain
Until my footprints slowly fade away

In the aurora's dance, an opus weaves
With notes only a northerner retrieves
So let the Arctic winds just howl and roar
These mountains are my home forevermore

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

Far away, far from any noise
Far away, the solar wind starts whispering its call to court
Far away, behold the answer of the true northern Gods

Away from summer's damp embrace
Vast boundaries we've torn seeking space
Northward we wander drawn by the untamed
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
The 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