RAISE The Banner High - Rune Sounds feat. AiRadio197.2FM

RAISE The Banner High - Lyrics by Rune Sounds feat. AiRadio197.2FM [Intro] Hear the oars bite into the tide Lift the iron, stand side by side [Verse 1] From the fjord where the black pines lean We carried our names through the salt and sleet With a hammer mark on every shield And the cold north wind at our heels You tied the red cloth to the ashwood pole Said, “Hold this line with your heart and soul” Now the far ridge answers our call And the morning breaks over us all [Pre-Chorus] When the dark says turn away When the ground gives underfoot Look to the hands beside you Look to the banner we lift [Chorus] Raise the banner high, let it fly, let it fly Over the field where the brave hearts ride Raise the banner high, shoulder to sky We stand as one, and we will not lie down Raise the banner high—victory is ours [Verse 2] There’s a notch in the rim of your battered helm There’s a story in every scar you bear We have crossed the grey sea, crossed the frozen pass Now our footsteps shake the valley grass For the ones who kept the hearth-fire bright For the hands that forged our blades at night We will hold till the last horn sounds We will leave no friend on this ground [Pre-Chorus] When the dark says turn away When the ground gives underfoot Look to the hands beside you Look to the banner we lift [Chorus] Raise the banner high, let it fly, let it fly Over the field where the brave hearts ride Raise the banner high, shoulder to sky We stand as one, and we will not lie down Raise the banner high—victory is ours [Instrumental: guitar and Nordic fiddle duel, pounding drums, rising horns] [Bridge] Hold fast, shield to shield No step lost, no ground conceded Hold fast, name by name We are the oath that will not break If one falls, a thousand rise If one voice fades, the whole host cries [Breakdown] Who keeps the line? We keep the line! Who lifts the cloth? We lift it high! [Final Chorus] Raise the banner high, let it fly, let it fly Over the field where the brave hearts ride Raise the banner high, shoulder to sky We stand as one, and we will not lie down Raise the banner high, let the whole world know From the deep-cut fjord to the mountain snow Raise the banner high—victory is ours Raise the banner high—victory is ours [Outro] Let it fly, let it fly Raise the banner high #airadio #nordicmusic #vikingmetal #powermetal #nordicsound #vikingsaga #aimusic #vikingmusic