Pyre

Build it tall
For all to see
Tonight we burn
His effigy.

Raise your
Horns and your spirits
Higher
Make your peace
Leave your
Offering for the king
Upon
The funeral pyre
Say your
Final goodbyes
As we
Prepare to ignite
This ship
We've filled with treasure
The flames
Will dance in the night.

Pyre
Built to the sky
Let the
Fire
Burn it to ash
Tribute
Paying respect to the
Titan
Who led the charge
Honor
The fallen monarch
Whose deeds
Lead us to glory
Wisdom
In all his actions
To leave
A lasting legacy.

A cloaked figure emerges
From the cool evening mist
He cautiously approaches
A dagger clinched in his fist
He places the blade
Across the king's chest
He prays for forgiveness
Underneath his breath
Nobody knows
Who he is or what he has done
Or that his heart weeps
And longs for redemption
He departs
Just as quietly as he came
The slayer of kings
The assassin without a name.

Dawn's light
Draws ever nearer
As we
Hang our heads low
Gathered
To see his noble soul
Off to
The afterlife
Weep not
For he is happy
He'll dine
By Odin's side
Valhalla
Awaits him with open arms
To fill
His belly with mead.

Pyre!
Built to the sky
Let the
Fire!
Burn it to ash
Tribute
Paying respect to the
Titan
Who led the charge
Honor
The fallen monarch
Whose deeds
Lead us to glory
Wisdom
In all his actions
To leave
A lasting legacy.

The moon shines brightly
As the waves come crashing in
We take a moment
For quiet reflection.

We're gathered here
To pay our respects
To the one
Who carried us this far
Upon his shoulders
The burden of rule
The weight of the world
Heavy on his heart
For us he gave his life
For us he sacrificed
All that he was
Echoes into eternity
All that he was
Echoes into eternity.

We push the ship into the waves
And commit His body to the sea
Let loose the flaming arrows
To ignite the effigy
As wood turns to cinders
Far away from the shore
His corpse remains untouched by the flames
Through magic most foul he will walk the earth once more.