Coils

[Elaborate guitar intro] [Verse 1] Hello, lone rider, be my guest And have some words with me Your way is long, you'll need the rest And can ease my misery You heard no man could trust my words You see me lie enchained Now hear my side about the hurts That will kill the world one day [Chorus] For the coils that choke the tree of life Are twisting on and on And the serpent feasts upon its roots Till the world's end has begun [Verse 2] As the guardian of this sacred place The gods chose me to watch I could see, hear, smell, taste every trace Of human step and touch Am I proud of what I did then Well at least I don't feel shame For sowing fear was my great plan Sowing fear with just my name [Chorus] For the coils that choke the tree of life Are twisting on and on And the serpent feasts upon its roots Till the world's end has begun [Guitar solo] [Bridge] But you could not bear my hunting So your gods had me enchained And they tied me to the one thing That could hold me in my reins [Verse 3] For I am Fenris, wolf of the night And you should be afraid For me you cannot hope to fight I'm the keeper of the gate See the midgard serpent every day As it eats the old ash tree And when it falls then you will pay For that day I will be free [Chorus] For the coils that choke the tree of life Are twisting on and on And the serpent feasts upon its roots Till the world's end has begun [short instrumental outro]