Odin he hung for 9 days like a fool Speared himself to gain the tool Without sleep and without food Without water his vision skewed God of the gallows Wielder of runes Lord of the cosmos He stared into darkness surging black He stared until the darkness stared right back The shapes emerged from the Well of Urd And when the 9 days ended Odinn held the word God of the gallows Wielder of runes Lord of the cosmos