Will Dawn Rise Again — Draugnim

Whites herald wept and drew its final sigh Shed crimson crest as season begins to bend Frail bite of embers light, in dying warmth to hide And pretend... will dawn rise again

Homeward Pristine paths of north March pilgrims of sword No trails left by beast or man Chaste shining hoarfrost Seek eyes the paling hearth Before stars shroud the sun

Garnered light must shine a hundred nights Through dark torment, in hope of spring nascent Dreams of blind, dreams of sun, under veiling white And pretend... will dawn rise again

Northwind Of shallow bays it sings Yet freezing hail it brings With silver deathcold wings Severes the crust of fjord Let life of guiding torch Outlast the fading dawn

Gone, the light withdrawn and skies adorned Now flecked and torn with black vulture spawn Like wolves that hunt the swan They chase the fleeing dawn

So curses whispered end as godless sleep descends Will dawn rise again