#warfarer

The brother’s tongue Laced with lies Pours out his poison Lets out all the lies Words of festering hatred Under the darkening winter sky All that he loved he now denies From the thrice-cursed sheath He draws the sword And calls out to his brother Whispers from evergreens Carry out the tale of misery As the brothers face each other Once and for all Jealousy or insanity? What plagues his mind? The madness burns in his blood As he plunges the dagger deeper The other man looks back Only sorrow in his eyes Eyes blind with tears And his heart full of grief Whispers from evergreens Carry out the tale of misery As the brothers face each other Once and for all Far above, the northern lights Reflect the cosmic tragedy In the snow, on earth below The brother’s blood Now stains the snow Carried on the winds A tale of great tragedy In the north, in the everfrost Are the brothers ready To set each other’s souls free Whispers from evergreens Carry out the tale of misery On the ground my brother lies The light fading from his eyes Far above, the northern lights Reflect the cosmic tragedy In the snow, on earth below The brother’s blood Now stains the snow Under the northern skies Plays out an earthly tragedy In the freezing morning sun The brother’s life is fading away