Blood is Always a Bet (Version 2)

Intro

I don't fight because I'm tired — I do it to be told I'm tired

Verse 1

Blood comes from the mouth not the wound — that's what the elder said

Your family name is just a ledger entry in Valhöll

A debt the gods collect with every death you've led

The mead hall laughs at winners like we're still alive

Just more currency to spend on the last battle's prize

Pre-Chorus

Count your losses — not how much you won

That's the only wealth that Odin ever owned

Chorus

Blood is always a bet, the house never loses — we do

The final tally matters most when it comes due

Verse 2

I trade my scar for interest every dawn at Valhöll's door

Not for glory — gold just sits and rusts like last year's floor

Every sword I've sharpened was made from someone else's name

The field remembers more than any legend or fame

Pre-Chorus

Count your losses — not how much you won

That's the only wealth that Odin ever owned

Chorus

Blood is always a bet, the house never loses — we do

The final tally matters most when it comes due

Bridge

It doesn't matter what they call the war — it was never yours

You died for every border you swore to defend

Outro

That's how the city settles its debt