[Extended Instrumental Intro – 45 Seconds: Low Tagelharpa drone, wooden percussion, slow frame drum heartbeat, whispering forest wind, distant goat horn, gradual ritual build] [Verse 1] [Male] Before the stone... Before the sea... The Elder Tree... Remembered me... Its roots run deep... Its branches high... It knows the earth... It knows the sky... [Chorus] [Both] Stand beneath... The Elder Tree... Hear the past... Calling me... Leaf by leaf... Ring by ring... Ancient voices... Still they sing... [Instrumental – Tagelharpa, Soft Frame Drum, Nordic Lyre, Jew's Harp] [Verse 2] [Female] Every child... Who came before... Left a whisper... In its core... Every winter... Every spring... Lives within... The Elder King... [Bridge] [Male] When the north wind... Starts to rise... [Female] Close your eyes... Hear the wise... [Both] Roots below... Stars above... Life returns... Through ancient love... [Final Chorus] [Both] Stand beneath... The Elder Tree... Hear the old ones... Calling me... Stone may break... Rivers bend... Ancient roots... Will never end... Hand in hand... We remain... The Elder Tree... Speaks our names... [Extended Instrumental Outro – 45–50 Seconds: Solo Jew's Harp (Mungiga), Soft Tagelharpa, Whispering Forest Wind, Rustling Leaves, Fade Into Silence]
