Hinterlands

Through the winding maze of hollow whispers My path lies narrow but shining to me clear A stark existence been trapped for endless ages Yet through my visions I've travelled everywhere I've travelled everywhere Come dare the night my kindred Come shed these fears of old All restless souls who dreamt to wander freely To navigate the oceans by radiant stars aligned Where long lost gods speak through raging winds To us On the banks of the everflow I drank this earthen stream Held secret from the blinded Who never dared this dream We rose where summers come to die The heart of winter, the frozen hinterlands We stem from shadows where mournful choirs sing Our barren hinterlands, where day and night are kin Entwined From beyond where all roads end Where the coldest of rivers have their wells I stand ablaze in my darkness As I head into the night absolute I come from where nights lasting longer Where the frost is a heartbeat away Where the glory of summer is fleeting Where the fire inside is what saves you From decay Pray the frost of my birthright won't find you I stand vigilant and true to my course The nature's my only superior Blood is what nourishes all that must grow Through the winding maze of hollow whispers My path lies narrow but shining to me clear A stark existence been trapped for endless ages Yet through my visions, I have travelled everywhere We rose where summers come to die The heart of winter, the frozen hinterlands We stem from shadows, where mournful choirs sing Our barren hinterlands, where day and night are kin Entwined