The Three Brothers and Death Lyrics

Three brothers set out under crimson skies

With the fire of the world burning in their eyes

Through mountains and valleys their journey ran

Till they stood before a river no mortal could span

A force so fierce it tore the ground

A deadly tide where the lost souls drowned

But they raised their hands and with Inhumans' might

Built a bridge that split the endless night

But as they crossed the air grew cold

A shadow rose both ancient and old

Death himself cloaked in dark despair

Spoke these words on the midnight air

"I'll grant you a prize for you've cheated me twice

But beware the gifts you think will suffice

For power for love or for life you'll flee

But in the end you'll all bow to me"

The eldest brother proud and bold

Demanded a weapon forged by death with gold

"Give me a sword to strike them all down

And I'll wear my glory like a bloody crown"

The second brother his heart undone

Asked for the power to summon his love one

He had loved and lost from death's domain

Unaware he was summoning endless pain

The youngest brother quiet and wise

Saw the trap in Death's disguise

"Give me a cloak to conceal my name

And I'll leave this bridge as I came"

Death gave his gifts with a wicked grin

The game was set and the trap pulled in

The brothers walked their fates unknown

Each one bound by the seeds they'd sown

"I'll grant you a prize for you've cheated me twice

But beware the gifts you think will suffice

For power for love or for life you'll flee

But in the end you'll all bow to me"

The eldest brother drunk with pride

Struck his enemies down his sword his guide

But in the dark his life was torn

By another hand his prize was scorned

The second brother alone and cold

Brought back his love from Death's stronghold

But her ghostly touch chilled him to the core

And he joined her embrace forevermore

The youngest brother lived unseen

Through the years the storms the in-between

Till he passed his cloak to a son he adored

And met Death not as a foe but a friend once more

"I'll grant you a prize for you've cheated me twice

But beware the gifts you think will suffice

For power for love or for life you'll flee

But in the end you'll all bow to me"

Three brothers crossed where the river raged

And a tale was written an epic page

Of pride and grief and wisdom's light

How to face the end and win the fight