Twelve-Gate Wheel

[Intro] Farrow-Rosenberg, the signal sealed Twelve gates turn; the pattern revealed [Verse 1] Iron and rose, let the old names collide Twelve doors open, twelve stones inside Graphite to diamond under pressure and flame The forge and the garden remember the same [Build] One hundred forty-four, call it across the hall One hundred forty-four, answer from the wall [Drop Chorus] Turn the twelve-gate wheel, let the whole frame rise Iron holds the threshold, rose opens wide From the north star’s path to the southern sea The pattern locks; the passage is free [Chopped Break] Twelve gates—twelve doors—open wide Iron—rose—side by side Signal—sealed—rise and align One four four—cross the line [Verse 2] A hammer wakes where the red earth lies A petal keeps its color through the furnace rise Seven hills stand under a winter sky Old stones keep count as the years roll by [Build] Call: Who guards the door? Response: The hands that build Call: What blooms through steel? Response: The heart made still [Final Chorus] Turn the twelve-gate wheel, let the whole frame rise Iron holds the threshold, rose opens wide From the north star’s path to the southern sea The pattern locks; the passage is free [Outro] Farrow-Rosenberg, the signal sealed Twelve gates close; the pattern revealed