[Verse 1]
I woke before the gate
With dew on my sleeves
One foot in the dust
One heart on the breeze
Old Master said, "Listen"
To the stone and the rain
Every breath you return
Comes back changed again
[Pre-Chorus]
So I slow my hands
And I soften my name
I let the wild pulse
Find its shape in the flame
[Chorus]
Xiantian, lead me on
Xiantian, keep me strong
Dao in the quiet road
Harmony is home
Xiantian, open wide
Xiantian, by my side
Step by step, I become
What the river knows
[Verse 2]
I crossed the cold creek
Past the pine and the bend
Where the fox leaves no trace
But it circles again
I gathered my breath
Like a jar full of moon
Held the ache in my chest
Till it sang out in tune
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the wind moves through
What I used to defend
And the rough edge of me
Starts to bow and amend
[Chorus]
Xiantian, lead me on
Xiantian, keep me strong
Dao in the quiet road
Harmony is home
Xiantian, open wide
Xiantian, by my side
Step by step, I become
What the river knows
[Bridge]
I was fire in a hurry
I was stone in the way
Now I learn from the sparrow
How to empty and stay
No prize at the mountain
Just the mountain in me
When my spirit is level
I am finally free
[Chorus]
Xiantian, lead me on
Xiantian, keep me strong
Dao in the quiet road
Harmony is home
Xiantian, open wide
Xiantian, by my side
Step by step, I become
What the river knows