This song started as an exercise for a lyric class I was taking, and quickly took on a life of its own.
As gods will.
When I was in high school, my best bud Jesse and I got into the musical score for the great and grim film Conan the Barbarian (the Schwarzenegger/Milius version.) The score was composed by Basil Poledouris, who deftly captured (and help create) the archaic, unforgiving, desolate feel of the film.
I wanted to echo that same feeling with this song. And have a little fun while I was at it.
Lyrics
Their gods may be the four great winds
they may strip my hills to stone.
But I reap the rock and shape it to my will
with blades that splinter bone.
I am Crom
the god of doom.
I shroud the earth in dread
and fields of blood.
If you seek to earn my bloody blessing
I demand a heavy toll.
Your sword will leave many widows weeping
and the price is your soul.
I am Crom
the god of doom.
I shroud the earth in dread
and fields of blood.
I will turn you on my wheel of pain
I will turn your skin to stone.
Your hand will strike down every man
you will trod my earth alone.
I am Crom
the god of doom.
I shroud the earth in dread
and fields of blood.
Why do you call my name?
Beg for me to speak?
Crom feels no pity
for the weak.
You will build your throne on a stack of skulls
their skins will be your cloak.
The world will know you're coming
when they smell the blood and smoke.
I am Crom
the god of doom.
I shroud the earth in dread
and fields of blood.
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