When Valhalla Burns
Spin the thread through endless night,
past the roots beyond the light.
Gods have written, gods have sworn,
every crown must meet its dawn.
The thread grows thin.
The shadows rise.
The end begins.
Morning burns upon the stone,
the distant world calls me alone.
Brünnhilde, keep this ring from me,
a sign of love and loyalty.
Go where the winds of morning fly,
but remember what you swore today.
Between the fire, between the dawn,
our hearts remain when we are gone.
Gold remembers.
Men forget.
Every promise leaves a debt.
Drink, young hero.
Drink it deep.
Let the past fall into sleep.
Forget the woman,
forget the flame,
forget Brünnhilde’s name.
Blood to blood.
Oath to oath.
Blood may fade.
Gold remains.
Who comes walking through the fire?
Only one could climb this high.
I have come to claim the bride.
No!
My heart belongs to one alone!
Siegfried!
Where are you?
Götterdämmerung!
The twilight has begun!
Götterdämmerung!
No kingdom outruns the sun!
Oaths are breaking,
spears are falling.
Fire above us,
Rhine below.
What must perish
now must go.
There stands the man I loved before,
yet in his eyes I live no more.
You crossed my fire!
You spoke my name!
You woke my heart
and lit the flame!
I know you not.
Then swear before the spear!
If she speaks the truth tonight,
let this spear destroy my life.
Where is he weak?
His back alone
I did not shield.
Then from behind
his fate shall come.
A forest…
A dragon…
A mountain in flame…
Someone was sleeping…
Brünnhilde!
Now I remember!
Your eyes in the morning,
your breath in the flame,
how could the darkness
erase your name?
Your journey ends today.
Brünnhilde…
the mountain…
the dawn…
Now I remember
where I belong.
Brünnhilde…
my love…
Carry him home
through the gathering night.
No dragon killed him.
No enemy won.
Betrayal has silenced
the child of the sun.
Silence!
Now I understand.
He did not betray me.
His memory was stolen.
His love still burned.
Wotan!
Hear me now!
Your spear is broken.
Your laws are dust.
No god can command
what love must remain.
Fire!
Fire!
Fire!
Rhinemaidens!
Take what was stolen!
Let the cursed gold
return to the Rhine!
Grane!
Into the fire!
Into the sun!
Siegfried!
I come!
No fear.
No lie.
Only love
when gods must die!
Götterdämmerung!
The heavens are burning!
Götterdämmerung!
The old world is turning!
Walhalla burns!
The towers fall!
Ashes above.
The Rhine below.
What was eternal
now must go.
After fire,
after night,
something waits
beyond our sight.
Only earth.
Only life.
Only love.
The thread is broken.
The fire is gone.
Wait for dawn.
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