[Intro]
Puff of smoke
Rise
Then fade
Old songs
New day
[Verse 1]
Bare feet on the dust
Palm on the ground
Feel the hum come up
Paint on my face
Red line
White mark
Friend in the clouds
See the wings of the hawk
He circles once
He circles twice
I pull this breath
Like I’m pulling on life
[Chorus]
I’m sending smoke signals to the sky
Slow drum heartbeat keeping time
Talk with the wind
The river replies
Arrow from a distance
Spirit on the line
I’m sending smoke signals to the sky
Clouds read the story in my mind
Bond with the earth
The hawk flies high
Soul on the arrow
Let it ride
[Verse 2]
Stick in the fire
Ember glow bright
Ash on my fingers
Draw a trail to the light
Grass in my hand
I crush
Then blow
Names of my people in the seeds that float
Hawk on the pine
Eyes like stone
He sees my doubt
He sees I’m known
Bow to my cheek
Pull back that string
Arrow in the air
Hear the skybird sing
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Low drum talking in my chest [low vocal register]
Flute like a river through my breath
If I get lost
I look up high
Follow that shadow across the sky
One more puff
One more prayer
One more arrow in the air
[Chorus]