Shagohod - Burning Arrow (or A Footfall on the Floor of the Night) Lyrics

Under cover of the dark, I spare no sound
Search for you, no reprieve in this den of thieves and jailkeepers
Bring the culling blade to bear, as you would for me
Slip this steel between their ribs, like our fathers' father did and his before
I pierce their ranks like an arrow tasting flesh
Enter in unthinking violence
An exit paid for with torture
With a footfall in the night, I tread unseen
Unaware of where it leads, only knowing I will bleed for you
Put my steady hands to work on a young man's throat
It's swift for him but stays with me, but I won't let it weigh me down
I set my shoulder to the wheel of righteous death
Knowing that someday soon,
It will turn to crush us all
Pale younger brother,
did you think I had a choice?
Do you think you still do?
You cannot remove the blood from the water
Tie me to my horse and abandon me
Abandon me
Abandon me
Abandon me
Abandon me

Under cover of the dark, I spare no sound
Search for you, no reprieve in this den of thieves and jailkeepers
Bring the culling blade to bear, as you would for me
Slip this steel between their ribs, like our fathers' father did and his before
I pierce their ranks like an arrow tasting flesh
Enter in unthinking violence
An exit paid for with torture
With a footfall in the night, I tread unseen
Unaware of where it leads, only knowing I will bleed for you
Put my steady hands to work on a young man's throat
It's swift for him but stays with me, but I won't let it weigh me down
I set my shoulder to the wheel of righteous death
Knowing that someday soon,
It will turn to crush us all
Pale younger brother,
did you think I had a choice?
Do you think you still do?
You cannot remove the blood from the water
Tie me to my horse and abandon me
Abandon me
Abandon me
Abandon me
Abandon me