Forged by the Pain

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Two jobs, long nights, till the bills don't change
Work until my bones ache, drowning in the strain
Kids cry loud while the world stays blind
Everyone's fighting battles in their mind

City lights flicker like a dying flame
People smile wide while they hide their shame
I walk through the chaos with a shaking spine
But the old gods' whispers stand your line

Storms of the modern world tear at my skin
But the fire of the ancestors burns within
Calling strength
Strike the fear from my chest tonight

Tire
Give me courage to stand and fight
Fear
Guide my weary spirit home

Through this world where we fear alone
I am not broken, I'm sharpened by pain
Calling strength
Strength of the old ways flows through my veins

Real moments of struggle
Peggyman sickle through these thin walls
Tired hearts clash when the darkness calls
Kids growing wild in a world so loud

Trying to stay straight while the streets stay proud
Boss yells hard for the smallest thing
Phone lights up with the pills they bring
But deep in my blood the drumbeat grows

A warrior spirit no pain can close
When the weight of this life tries to take my breath
I stand like a shield against fear and death
Invocation

Carve through this dirk in me
Hasten God's call
Light the sky with a roaring flame
Tar

Carve truth in a world of shame
Prayer, whisper, hope when the nights grow cold
Guide my steps like the seers of old
I am not broken, I'm sharpened by pain

Strength of the old ways flows through my veins
Old norse invocation
Stigl beckoner
Rise warrior

Elder livid in none
The fire lies within
Andi forna boknar
The spirit of the old ones wake

Ye giv stegi up
I do not give up
Claim, forge, strike
Thunder through my fear tonight

Cryer, stand steady
With iron mind
Prayer, prayer
Guide me through the bitter rain

Strength of the old ways flows through my veins
I rise again through struggle and flame
I rise again, I rise again