[Intro | warm desert drones | dry whispered vocal] Wind over bone Sun over stone Nothing is gone Nothing alone [Verse 1 | airy flute phrases | sparse hand percussion] Lines in the dune Fade with the day But under the surface They know the way Feet without faces Names without sound Every old crossing Sleeps in the ground [Pre-Chorus | slow rising modal melody | breathy backing echoes] Step after step The silence turns What the body forgets The sand remembers [Chorus | warm drone swell | sliding fretless bass] The sand remembers The path we made The hidden hunger The price we paid The sand remembers The shape we wore Every circle Returns once more [Verse 2 | dry percussion groove | subtle microtonal bends] Gold in the distance Heat in the eye A promise is moving Where old shadows lie Tongue of the serpent Under the plain Writing in silence And wiping its name [Pre-Chorus | whispered chant layers | coiling rhythm] Step after step The silence turns What the body forgets The sand remembers [Chorus | fuller desert downtempo pulse | breathy close vocal] The sand remembers The path we made The hidden hunger The price we paid The sand remembers The shape we wore Every circle Returns once more [Bridge | stripped drones | wind-like vocal textures] Do not trust The empty land Every secret Has a hand Do not trust The open sky Every trail Has learned to lie [Final Chorus | wider reverb | layered whispered vocals] The sand remembers The path we made The hidden hunger The price we paid The sand remembers The shape we wore Every circle Returns once more [Outro | fading flute | warm drifting drones] Wind over bone Sun over stone The trail disappears But the sand has known
