[Verse 1]
Born under fickle northlight
Under the heartless stars
Where icy ocean foam is cutting
Into skin and leaving scars
No legacy awaited
Not for the restless kind
I stepped aboard a longship
And left it all behind

Eastwards I was looking for choices
On the silk road I did travel
Over many strange land
I often heard the gods' singing voices
That steered me towards living
Life with weapons in my hand

[Chorus]
The sword is my command
I hold it in my hand
Til I take my final stand
Dying like a man
Like a true Varangian

[Verse 2]
I have seen battle raging
I have seen brothers die
I have seen blood red snow
And I have heard the doomed ones weep and cry
For silvershine and glory
And for my longing heart
Wielding my shield before me
I came to play my part
I stood my ground in fire and fury
As a mercenary within the Varangian guard
I carved a rune to vouch for our glory
With my dagger in a church bench in Miklagaard

[Chorus]
The sword is my command
I hold it in my hand
Til I take my final stand
Dying like a man
Like a true Varangian

[Verse 3]
There is a house of timber
In Holmgaard by a lake
I grieve and I remember
Leaving my loved ones with heartbreak
I gazed in light of morning
Towards the rising sun
Yet I was caught in mourning
For in regret I came undone

Once again I boarded the Longship
And sailed into the east
Whilst contemplating what it gave
For I surely have been given good fortune
And now on eastern shores
II shall be given my demise and my grave
[Chorus]
The sword is my command
I hold it in my hand
Til I take my final stand
Dying like a man
Like a true Varangian