[Intro]
One loaf. Two hands.
One blade. Two names.

[Verse 1]
Eirik hid grain beneath the floor,
Hakon heard and barred the door.
Same mother's milk, same father's field,
Same childhood scars beneath the shield.
But winter chewed the rafters thin,
And hunger pulled the iron in.
One said "share," one said "mine,"
The lamp went out on blood and brine.

[Pre-Chorus]
The oath-ring hung above the bed,
Its silver lip had nothing said.
The dog would not come near the room,
The hearth spat sparks like little doom.

[Chorus]
Brothers under frost, brothers under frost,
Count what is saved, count what is lost.
Blood on the threshold, bread at cost,
Brothers kill brothers under frost.

[Verse 2]
Across the fjord, a king swore peace,
Then cut the bridge before release.
He kissed the ring, he split the seal,
He fed his thanes on stolen meal.
The wolf tracks crossed the temple stair,
No priest could warm the frozen air.
From farm to throne, the sickness climbed,
As every vow ran out of time.

[Chorus]
Brothers under frost, brothers under frost,
Count what is saved, count what is lost.
Blood on the threshold, bread at cost,
Brothers kill brothers under frost.

[Bridge]
Do not blame the wolves alone,
They only follow what we sow.
When gods bind sons beneath a stone,
Men learn the shape and call it law.

[Breakdown]
Who is kin?
Who is meat?
Who comes in?
Who may eat?

[Final Chorus]
Brothers under frost, brothers under frost,
Count what is saved, count what is lost.
Blood on the threshold, bread at cost,
Brothers kill brothers under frost.
Brothers under frost, brothers under frost,
The old world feeds on what it lost.

[Outro]
The oath-ring swung above the dead,
And no warm hand reached for the bread.