Hagalaz is the rune of storm, change, and transformation.
It symbolizes the power of destruction that brings renewal.
In this song, Gloria & The Machine gives voice to chaos — unplugged heavy metal and tribal drums reflecting the storm that breaks to rebuild.
🪶 Hagalaz – Meaning
Hagalaz is the rune of storm and transformation
It speaks of sudden change, challenge, and renewal
It reminds us that destruction clears the path for growth
To draw Hagalaz is to face the storm without fear
Through chaos, we are remade
[Verse 1]
Thunder breaks the sky in two,
Shadows fall — the old is through.
From the ashes, we remain,
Hagalaz speaks through the rain.
[Chorus]
Hagalaz — storm in my veins,
Breaking the walls, releasing chains.
Fall to rise, burn to renew,
The storm destroys — and so do you.
[Verse 2]
Frozen fields and shattered stone,
Every end we face alone.
Yet in the wreckage, seeds will lie,
Waiting for the sun to rise.
[Chorus]
Hagalaz — storm in my veins,
Breaking the walls, releasing chains.
Fall to rise, burn to renew,
The storm destroys — and so do you.
[Bridge]
No calm without the thunder’s call,
No truth without the breaking wall.
Through every loss, a fire grows,
In every wound, the wisdom flows.
[Final Chorus]
Hagalaz — voice of the storm,
Shaper of death, giver of form.
Through the fall, the spirit learns,
What breaks apart — again returns.
[Outro]
Hagalaz… the storm becomes me.