Fading Tree

Heathen Foray

Hail -- Hail to the Gods 
That our ancestors praised in the woods 
Skald -- Narrate us the tale 
Of the God with sorrow in his heart 
Tell us his fears 

Odin the great sits enthroned Hlidskialf 
Looking down to Midgard in deep grief 

Tears in the eye you wouldn't believe it 
Tears in the eye of the great God 
See the fall of Odin's warriors 
Snow keeps falling in this frozen land 

Hail -- Hail to the Gods 
That our ancestors saw in the skies 
Snow -- Coating the land 
Endless darkness rises from now 
No more light 

Under the oak we used to meet 
To praise the Gods of forgotten times 
Now it stands alone in the forest glade 
The Whipping winds tear if the leaves 
No one sees the fading tree 
It passes away from the light of day