[Intro]
Dust on the copper, heat on the stone
A thousand roads, but I walk alone
Sitar cuts through the furnace air
I raise my voice like a midnight prayer
[Verse 1]
You drew a circle in the market sand
Put a cracked old compass in my hand
Said, “Choose your road before the drums begin”
I chose the gate with the rusted hinge
A brass bell swung from a weathered pole
Red cloth snapped in the desert cold
You looked at me and counted to four
Then the ground moved underneath the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
No map, no crown, no borrowed name
I crossed the fire and kept my flame
[Chorus]
Durka durka, let the valley shake
Thank you, come again, for the choice we make
Raise the dust, let the old walls ring
From the coil of the road, hear the wild heart sing
Durka durka, when the night runs long
Turn the fear into a battle song
If you open that door, don’t ask me to stay
Thank you, come again — I’m on my way
[Verse 2]
A blackbird landed on the temple wire
Its wings threw sparks from the evening fire
The guide wore silver around his wrist
And laughed when the first stone missed
Beyond the ridge, seven towers stood
Carved with the names of the misunderstood
I placed my hand on the oldest stair
And felt a pulse beneath the prayer
[Pre-Chorus]
No map, no crown, no borrowed name
I crossed the fire and kept my flame
[Chorus]
Durka durka, let the valley shake
Thank you, come again, for the choice we make
Raise the dust, let the old walls ring
From the coil of the road, hear the wild heart sing
Durka durka, when the night runs long
Turn the fear into a battle song
If you open that door, don’t ask me to stay
Thank you, come again — I’m on my way
[Bridge]
I am not the hand that writes the warning
I am not the man who waits for morning
I am the wheel, I am the spark
I carry daylight through the dark
[Instrumental]
[Final Chorus]
Durka durka, let the valley shake
Thank you, come again, for the choice we make
Raise the dust, let the old walls ring
From the coil of the road, hear the wild heart sing
Durka durka, when the night runs long
Turn the fear into a battle song
If you open that door, don’t ask me to stay
Thank you, come again — I’m on my way
[Outro]
Copper cools and the road turns red
I leave the old stones to the words they said
One last bell in the desert air
Then I vanish beyond the stair