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Lyrics:
[Intro – Whispered chant, faint drums]
(Ohhhh…)
We rise
We fall
We burn
We crawl
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[Verse 1 – Low, hypnotic vocal]
Ash on the wind and blood on the stone
We dance to the sound of the old gods’ moan
Footsteps echo through the fevered mist
Mark of the hunter, the serpent’s kiss
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[Chorus – Chant style, call and response]
Drum in the dark (Drum in the dark)
Smoke in the flame (Smoke in the flame)
Callin’ the ghosts (Callin’ the ghosts)
Whisper my name (Whisper my name)
Shadow drum… beats in me
Shadow drum… sets me free
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[Verse 2 – Grow deeper, tribal percussion rising]
Eyes like coal and a soul turned black
Carved in scars I’ll never get back
Bones in the fire, circles drawn
I walk with the cursed until the dawn
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[Chorus – Chant repeats with stronger harmony]
Drum in the dark (Drum in the dark)
Smoke in the flame (Smoke in the flame)
Callin’ the ghosts (Callin’ the ghosts)
Whisper my name (Whisper my name)
Shadow drum… beats in me
Shadow drum… sets me free
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[Bridge – Spoken/shouted over building drums]
Raise the earth—call the dead
Paint the moon with what was bled
Strike the skin, break the chain
Let the spirits dance again
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[Final Chorus – All voices, layered and echoing]
Drum in the dark (Drum in the dark)
Smoke in the flame (Smoke in the flame)
Callin’ the ghosts (Callin’ the ghosts)
Whisper my name (Whisper my name)
Shadow drum… beats in me
Shadow drum… sets me free
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[Outro – Fading with distant tribal drums and a low hum]
(Shadow drum…)
(Shadow drum…)
(Shadow… drum…)