Ruholamin at the Gate

English lyrics

[Intro] Stone breath, winter gate The mountain holds its iron weight A raven turns above the snow I hear the old halls call below [Verse 1] Through ash and frost, through pine and stone I crossed the miles alone, alone The wolf tracks vanish by the stream The northern sky divides a dream At every pass, the ravens wheel The ground remembers every heel I lift my face; the dark draws near The name I carry cuts through fear [Chant] Valhalla, hold the doorway wide Let thunder answer from inside I am Ruholamin, waiting for you Hey, O King, I’m coming through I’m coming Yeah I’m coming [Verse 2] The bronze doors stand against the cold Their carved-up stories gleam like gold I bring no crown, I bring no claim Only the road, the dust, my name The firelight moves across the beams The hall is larger than my dreams O King, receive the word I bear I have come through wind and prayer [Rapid Rap] Boot on the ridge and the frost in my teeth I kept my vow when the trail went beneath Black pine, hard stone, red dawn on the shield No step turned back and no truth was concealed Ruholamin, hear it ring through the pass Iron in the breath, cold rain on the grass Ravens above me, the gate down below I came through the storm with one thing to show No borrowed glory, no fear to disguise I carried the miles in the salt of my eyes O King, I am here, let the old rafters know I’m coming, yeah, I’m coming—now open the door [Chant] Valhalla, hold the doorway wide Let thunder answer from inside I am Ruholamin, waiting for you Hey, O King, I’m coming through I’m coming Yeah I’m coming [Bridge] If the long road asks me what I seek I’ll answer plain, I’ll answer clear Not a throne, not a deathless name— A place where the brave are gathered near [Final Chant] Valhalla, hear the mountain call I crossed the snow, I crossed it all I am Ruholamin, waiting for you Hey, O King, I’m coming through I’m coming Yeah I’m coming [Outro] The doors swing wide; the torches rise The storm grows small behind my eyes I’m coming Yeah I’m coming