In the ash-gray dawn The root drank fire Alfheim burned bright Above the old wire Freyr held the key Gold in his hand The elves sang low For a broken land Hear the oaths rise up Hear the gates swing wide A white oath stone Waits by the tide Líf and Lífþrasir Under the dead sky One last path For the living to climb Run through Alfheim Run through the frost Líf and Lífþrasir Nothing gets lost Hold the name close Hold it like flame Líf and Lífþrasir Call it again The wolf-shadow howled At the edge of dawn Sleipnir struck sparks And the night was gone With sacred bread With hidden rain They crossed the bones Of the world in pain From the blackened wood To the river's bend The bright gods watched Till the long road end A shield of gold A ring of ash Every fallen star Left a silver path Run through Alfheim Run through the frost Líf and Lífþrasir Nothing gets lost Hold the name close Hold it like flame Líf and Lífþrasir Call it again Through Fenrir's shadow Through the iron cold They carried the ember The seers had told Mjölnir split the dark And the heavens shook While Yggdrasil turned Like an open book Run through Alfheim Run through the frost Líf and Lífþrasir Nothing gets lost Hold the name close Hold it like flame Líf and Lífþrasir Call it again Run through Alfheim Into the dawn Líf and Lífþrasir The weak live on
