My end 'neath the evergreens An emerald funeral Where the sky courts my breath The boughs sing for me Drunk with wind they lull my eyes to ebb Oaken heart Myriad eyes of the great host Beaming, summoning My shield arm becoming weightless As my conscience drifts away Leave this world behind The vanquished mortal tomb Reborn a star divine Eternal glory Weep not when they fall The noble, fair and strong Their names do cherish well For all good days to come Flames lick the skin of the dead to maiden song The fathers await my return in the golden hall They sing for their fallen son in spirits high A blazing heart and walking tall I smile and abide The sworddancer's elegy Mother lays son aside father to rest Iron and destiny The remission of flesh Unto the earth that birthed it's end This battle is all but won To neglect your sword is self-betrayal Mother, forgive my vices Hold me one last time Mother, do not despair See you on the other side