[Verse 1] He came up the river trail With mud on his knees Cedar in his satchel And salt in his sleeve Old beads on a leather cord Rattled like rain He looked at my hands Said, "You been carrying pain" I had two torn maps And a mouth full of grit A house full of silence And a life that wouldn't sit He traced the ash line On the heel of my palm Then he whistled one note Soft, steady, calm [Pre-Chorus] He said, "Breathe it in Let it burn through" "There's a wolf in your chest But it's guarding you" He stepped in the smoke He stepped in the song And the whole room leaned close Like the night was too long [Chorus] Shaman, shaman Call my name Shaman, shaman Break the chain Shaman, shaman Light the dark Bring me back Bring me back To my heart Shaman, shaman By the fire Shaman, shaman Lift me higher Shaman, shaman Hear me now I am not lost I am not lost I am found [Verse 2] He dipped red root tea In a chipped blue bowl Said, "Taste that thunder Let it find your soul" We walked through the pine Where the moss grew thick He showed me the stone That remembers the sick A crow on the fence Kept time with his breath He told me, "The body Still dances with death" Then he knocked on my ribs Like a door in a dream And the ache in my shoulders Started shaking clean [Pre-Chorus] He said, "Breathe it in Let it burn through" "There's a wolf in your chest But it's guarding you" He stepped in the smoke He stepped in the song And the whole room leaned close Like the night was too long [Chorus] Shaman, shaman Call my name Shaman, shaman Break the chain Shaman, shaman Light the dark Bring me back Bring me back To my heart Shaman, shaman By the fire Shaman, shaman Lift me higher Shaman, shaman Hear me now I am not lost I am not lost I am found [Bridge] [Half-time, with hand claps and low hums] He laughed like gravel He prayed like wind Said, "You don't need fixing You need a beginning" So I buried my fear In the root and the rain And I rose with my name Like a تازه-cut flame [Final Chorus] Shaman, shaman Call my name Shaman, shaman Break the chain Shaman, shaman Light the dark Bring me back Bring me back To my heart Shaman, shaman By the fire Shaman, shaman Lift me higher Shaman, shaman Hear me now I am not lost I am not lost I am found [Outro] He went back downriver With dawn on his boots Left me a drumbeat And a bruise of the truth Now when I lose my way I still hear that sound Shaman, shaman From the ground
