Circle of Shadows

[Verse 1] I went out into the forest when the frost crackled There’s salt on my skin, an old burden in my heart The fire is silent, but the embers remember everything I carved the wind’s name into the log The night smokes on the dark side My fear walks through the wet silence But I hold on and don’t drop my gaze Let the ancestors knock on my palm [Pre-Chorus] Tambourine, hum Earth, wake up Heart, beat, beat Smoke, rise up I’m not alone In the circle of shadows Old fire Become stronger for me [Chorus] Beat, tambourine, beat Rise, my spirit, rise Beat, tambourine, beat I hold my stand Oh, lift me up Above the darkness Oh, lift me up Become my path [Verse 2] I drank black dew from the cup And heard the trees cutting through the darkness Beneath the beast’s skin, a ancient call was beating It teaches you to live without unnecessary words There’s ash on my forehead, a warm trace on my fingers I saw those who are no longer among us They said: don’t extinguish the fire As you walk, you hold me too [Pre-Chorus] Tambourine, hum Earth, wake up Heart, beat Smoke, rise up I’m not alone In the circle of shadows Old fire Make me stronger [Chorus] Beat, tambourine, beat Rise, my spirit, rise Beat, tambourine, beat I