[Intro][War horns answer bowed tagelharpa over tom-heavy drums.]

[Choir Lead-In]
Valhalla must be filled, let the red snow rise,
Every broken shield is a stair to the skies.
Valhalla must be filled, hear the ravens wheel,
Odin counts the fallen by the bite of steel.

[Verse 1 - Male Lead Narrator]
Far above the fir trees, where the cold stars lean,
Odin carved tomorrow in a rune no man had seen.
One eye on the embers, one hand on the spear,
He heard the wolf-chain cracking at the border of the year.
Gold was on his shoulders, frost was in his beard,
Kings below were sleeping while the end drew near.
He did not ask for mercy, he did not ask for peace,
He asked for men with iron bones who would never cease.

[Pre-Chorus]
Black wings crossed the moonline, white breath cut the air,
Names were scratched in silver on the high god’s chair.

[Chorus]
Valhalla must be filled, let the red snow rise,
Every broken shield is a stair to the skies.
Valhalla must be filled, hear the ravens wheel,
Odin counts the fallen by the bite of steel.
Drink from the horn, boys, laugh while the wounds are sealed,
Glory is a golden chain — Valhalla must be filled.

[Verse 2 - Female Lead Valkyrie]
Down across the pine roads rode the Valkyrie band,
Hooves like winter thunder over every northern land.
Spears were bright as starlight, helmets rimmed with rime,
They smelled the blood of kingdoms not yet opened by time.
One among them, younger, watched the valleys burn,
Saw a child hold a sword-hilt that his father would not return.
Still she kept the order, still she held the line,
Still she raised the chosen where the ravens gave the sign.

[Pre-Chorus]
Black wings crossed the moonline, white breath cut the air,
Names were scratched in silver on the high god’s chair.

[Chorus]
Valhalla must be filled, let the red snow rise,
Every broken shield is a stair to the skies.
Valhalla must be filled, hear the ravens wheel,
Odin counts the fallen by the bite of steel.
Drink from the horn, boys, laugh while the wounds are sealed,
Glory is a golden chain — Valhalla must be filled.

[Guitar Solo][Twin lead guitars mirror the three-note tagelharpa motif.]

[Bridge]
If the feast is forever, why does the door have bars?
If the dead are honored, why are they drilled for wars?
A throne can wear a father’s face,
A crown can hide a blade,

[Bridge 2]
And every song of honor
Can be bought before it’s played.

[Breakdown]
Spear in the mist.
Horn on the field.
Names in his fist.
Valhalla must be filled.

[Final Chorus]
Valhalla must be filled, let the red snow rise,
Every broken shield is a stair to the skies.
Valhalla must be filled, hear the ravens wheel,
Odin counts the fallen by the bite of steel.
Drink from the horn, boys, laugh while the wounds are sealed,
Glory is a golden chain — Valhalla must be filled.

[Choir Coda]
Glory is a golden chain — Valhalla must be filled.

[Outro][War horns fade into a single bowed tagelharpa note.]