What Is, What Was, What Can Be
Organic taiko ensemble with deep, resonant drums and sparse metallic percussion; female vocals in an intimate, almost prayer-like delivery that swells into a bold, open-chested chant on the hook, Verses sit over a single heartbeat pulse; chorus brings layered group vocals and echoing shouts, Subtle flute and drone textures bloom in the background, then fall away to leave voice and drum alone at the end, vocal
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[Intro] Low skin trembling Lantern flame One breath in Your name [Verse 1] Bare feet on the earth Dust remembers Every step Every anger Every ember I taste the past On the back of my tongue Old fear Old faith Old songs half-sung [Chorus] What is What was What can be I hold all three in the center of me What is What was What can be I bow I rise I choose what leaves What stays with me [Verse 2] Rain in my hair Salt on my hands I break that chain Grain by grain Strand by strand Eyes on the dark Heart on the dawn I am the door You are the one who walks on [Chorus] [Bridge] [whispered vocals] What is… Soft as ash [low vocal register] What was… Stone and glass [full voice [crescendo]] What can be… Thunder in my chest Breaking free [Chorus]
