| "Children of the Elder God" | |
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| Song by Old Gods of Asgard | |
| from the album Rebirth: Greatest Hits | |
| Released | May 14, 2010 |
| Length | 3:40 |
| Label | Insomniac |
| BPM | 95 |
| Key | F♯/G♭ |
Children of the Elder God was made under Poets of the Fall's in-fiction name Old Gods of Asgard for the 2010 Remedy Entertainment game Alan Wake. The track plays on stage during an epic battle sequence. On 19th February 2016, Children of the Elder God was included as the first track on the EP Memory Thought Balance Ruin. On 8th December 2023, it was included as the third track on Rebirth: Greatest Hits
Lyrics
Warriors, torchbearers, come redeem our dreams
Shine a light upon this night of otherworldly fiends
Odin's might be your guide, divorce you from the sane
Hammer's way will have its say, rise up in their name
Oh, Memory and Thought
Jet black and clawed
Children of the Elder God
Scourge of light upon the dark
Scratching hag, you can rake your claws and gnash your crooked teeth
You've taken slaves like ocean waves, now feel the ocean seethe
Father Thor, bless this war, between the dark and light
In their songs let their wrongs bring dissolution's night
Oh, Memory and Thought
Jet black and clawed
Children of the Elder God
Scourge of light upon the dark
Trivia
The pre-chorus is a reference to Odin's ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory).