Beyond the Stone Gate [Intro] [Three separate stone gate-opening sounds, with silence between each one] [Low desert wind, sparse sistrum] Wp-wꜢwt Wepwawet Wp wꜢwt Opener of Ways Wpt-r Opening the sleeping mouth [Verse 1] The stone gate has not yet opened But the wind slips through the seam The obsidian mask veils brow and lips Leaving amber eyes to gleam Black hair beneath the desert moon Bronze skin catching dying light The jackal mask conceals the mortal face And leaves the footsteps in the night [Pre-Chorus] Sand has buried every footprint Stone has swallowed every name Before the gods begin to speak I stand where all roads end [Chorus] I awaken beyond the stone gate I walk the road without a flame Beneath the mask there is no answer Only paths that call my name I divide the dark for the sleeping I guard the edge where lost souls wait When every road has disappeared My steps will not retreat [Verse 2] Cold ash rests upon the altar Copper bells begin to sway No crown has ever called my name No prayer can make me stay I press my hand against the stone And hear the buried silence breathe The ancient walls remember faces The dead still wait beneath the keys [Interlude] [One deep stone grinding sound] [Long silence] [Single low male voice, spoken] Wp-wꜢwt Wepwawet Wp wꜢwt Wep wa-wet Wpt-r Wepet-er [Verse 3] Once I carved a road through the sandstorm So the others could pass through My human name was lost beneath it And the mask became my truth Now I stand where living shadows gather Where the lost forget the way I do not judge the souls before me I only lead them through the grey [Final Chorus] I awaken beyond the stone gate I walk the road without a flame Beneath the mask there is no answer Only paths that call my name I divide the dark for the sleeping I guard the edge where lost souls wait When every road has disappeared My steps will not retreat [Outro] [Sparse sistrum, distant reed flute, soft desert wind] [One final stone gate closing sound] Wp-wꜢwt The road begins with me Wp wꜢwt I open what remains
