The walls shine... in my mind
where only gods can dwell
A compound lies behind
one root of Yggdrassil
I often imagine what happens
deep within those walls
I long for Valhalla
but first I must prove to belong
Sit yourself down
or pick yourself up
You can feel the ground
shaking to the footsteps
Hammer must fall
Will you be crushed?
Only after all
can we know the outcome
The walls are breached
Giants pour in
The foe is strong
and this could be the end
There are worlds between us
yet it's seamless
Now we fight for Asgard
Asgard, the celestial stronghold
we bask in your glory
The gods realm
Your honor keeps forging
what we aspire to be
If we stay undivided
There's nothing that we can't achieve
I yearn for Valhalla
and I'll fight for that dream
Now the smoke clears
lightning dissipates
and rivers of blood..
they evaporate
Odin is struck down
Thor and Loki too
Asgard starts to drown
into a sunken tomb
But after all is lost
there can be built again
an even better world
to meet a better end
There are worlds between us
yet it's seamless
Asgard will rise again
The latest from NY’s David Nagler is a stirring chamber-folk record with rich instrumentation and vivid, evocative lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2022