Ettins

So many times have we fallen to the ettin self-doubt
And, silently, we suffer the soul-breaking drought
Another day gone
To face another grey dawn

So many times have we fallen to the ettin self-deceit
Avoiding truth in our hearts
Crawling the road of complacency

But when winter makes haste
We will steel ourselves to its gaze
We will hunt our fears and run them from this place
And ettins will crumble before our golden age

Wool over wolves’ eyes
We stumble through the night
As prey of the giants in our minds
Wool over wolves’ eyes
Beyond our sense of guile
The unchecked force of nature
Thriving in the wild

So many times have I fallen to the ettin self-loathe
And I destroy myself
Crushed below the weight of judgement’s stone

But when winter makes haste
We will steel ourselves to its gaze
We will hunt our fears and run them from this place
And ettins will crumble before our golden age

Thurisaz