Thousand Years Of Oppression Lyrics

He hung on the windswept world tree
Whose roots no one knows
For nine whole days he hung there pierced
By Gugnir, his spearSwimming in pain he peered into the depths
And cried out in agony
Reaching out he grasped the runes
Before falling back from the abyssHe gave himself unto himself
In a world of shearing pain
Go that we all may live our lives
By the wisdom that he gainedYou doubted him, and spread their lies
Across the world, with sword in hand
You raped our souls, and stole our right
All for the words of mild-mannered manYou listened to mild-mannered god
And put your faith in deceitful words
Your powertrip was paid by blood
In kindness' name you spilled our bloodI refuse to submit
To the god you say is kind
I know what's right, and it is time

It's time to fight, and free our mindsLet me die without fear
As I have lived without it
So shut your mouth and spare my ears
I'm fed up with all your bullshitAfter a thousand years of oppression
Let the berserks rise again
Let the world hear these words once more
"Save us, oh lord, from the wrath of the Norsemen"Our sprits were forged in snow and ice
To bend like steel forged over fire
We were not made to bend like reed
Or turn the other cheekHe grasped the runes, they're ours to use
Songwriters
TED LUNDSTROM, OLAVI MIKKONEN, JOHAN SODERBERG, FREDRICK ANDERSSON, JOHAN HEGGPublished by
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