Raise the Mark | Nattravn | Nordic Folk

Raise the Mark, by Nattravn A song about unity and remembrance in the face of hardship and loss, with themes of resilience and legacy. ▪ Subscribe for new music every week ▪ New track and full mixes on the channel · · · [Intro] One drum beneath the mountain One foot upon the frozen ground [Verse 1] Iron frost along the river Ash lies cold beside the oar You lift the torch above the timber I hear the old gate groan once more [Pre-Chorus] Hold the line where black pines gather Keep your breath and face the stone When the first horns call through weather No one walks this road alone [Chorus] Raise the mark, remember Raise it through the rain Shoulder close to shoulder We return again Under root and thunder Under raven sky Call the names of fallen fathers Call them, do not let them die [Verse 2] Bowed wood cries across the valley Horsehair cuts the midnight air You tie red thread around your tally I fasten steel beside your chair [Pre-Chorus] Hear the ravens wheel above us Hear the deep earth answer low If the dark comes down to crush us We become the stone below [Chorus] Raise the mark, remember Raise it through the rain Shoulder close to shoulder We return again Under root and thunder Under raven sky Call the names of fallen fathers Call them, do not let them die [Bridge] No crown, no silver No song for an empty throne Only the road and the oarlock Only the blood we have known [Final Chorus] Raise the mark, remember Raise it through the rain Shoulder close to shoulder We return again Under root and thunder Under raven sky Call the names of fallen fathers Call them, do not let them die [Outro] One drum beneath the mountain Many voices answer now One road across the winter Many hands upon the bow · · · Music produced with AI assistance and original arrangement by Nattravn. #nordicfolk #darkfolk #vikingmusic