My Own Longship

[Verse 1]
You took your love like a torch to my hall,
Left me with winter and ash on the wall.
I called to the gods, but the sea stayed still—
So I forged my own fire with a stubborn will.

[Chorus]
I’ll row myself home through the black, breaking tide,
With my heart as the hammer and rage as my guide.
No king, no lover can name my fate—
I save my own soul; I choose what I take.

[Verse 2]
Your ring lies cold by the edge of the fjord,
I cast it away; I need no reward.
The longship is waiting, the wind cuts clean—
I’m done being haunted by what might have been.

[Bridge]
Let the ravens bear witness, let thunder roll—
I lost your hand, but I kept my soul.

[Outro]
I steer through the storm, alive and alone.
The shore is ahead—and I’m bringing me home.