[Verse 1]
Twice a year, we gather
Under ash and cedar smoke
Bare feet on the border
Where the old path breaks and opens
We walk it in the dark
We walk it in the dawn
Every stone remembers
Every mark we lean upon
[Pre-Chorus]
When the air goes thin
We feel it in our hands
When the ground starts bending
We answer where we stand
[Chorus]
Guardians called
Guardians called
We know where it’s thin
We know where to stand
Guardians called
Guardians called
We hold the circle closed
With fire in our hands
[Verse 2]
You can hear us in the sparks
See us by the flame
One by one we circle
And the site knows every name
We don’t need a map
When the hush begins to sing
We feel the weak places
Like a pull beneath the skin
[Pre-Chorus]
When the air goes thin
We feel it in our hands
When the ground starts bending
We answer where we stand
[Chorus]
Guardians called
Guardians called
We know where it’s thin
We know where to stand
Guardians called
Guardians called
We hold the circle closed
With fire in our hands
[Bridge]
If the veil runs ragged
If the pulse falls low
We step in together
And we let the bright things grow
[Final Chorus]
Guardians called
Guardians called
We know where it’s thin
We know where to stand
Guardians called
Guardians called
We hold the circle closed
With fire in our hands
Guardians called
Guardians called
Twice a year we rise
And answer when we can