Hush now, the fire is listening Hush now, the bones know my name Drums in the dark keep circling Calling the night to wake again Under the skin of the old red earth Something is moving, something stirs Ash in the wind, smoke in the reeds A shadow of voices beneath the trees Hear the low chant rise Like thunder through the hollow Hear the wild heart beat Where the lost still follow We are the drum, we are the dark We are the howl in the empty spark We are the flame in the blackened air We are the name that was never there We are the night in a painted ring We are the ache that the elders sing Step by step, let the wild soul roam The earth will call us home Moon on the bone and salt on the tongue Old songs wake in the blood of the young Hands to the sky, eyes to the deep Something is waiting where the shadows sleep Hear the low chant rise Like thunder through the hollow Hear the wild heart beat Where the lost still follow We are the drum, we are the dark We are the howl in the empty spark We are the flame in the blackened air We are the name that was never there We are the night in a painted ring We are the ache that the elders sing Step by step, let the wild soul roam The earth will call us home Ooooo, the river remembers Ooooo, the stone can hear Ooooo, the fire is patient And the night draws near We are the drum, we are the dark We are the howl in the empty spark We are the flame in the blackened air We are the name that was never there We are the night in a painted ring We are the ache that the elders sing Step by step, let the wild soul roam The earth will call us home Hush now, the fire is fading Hush now, the bones still sing Drums in the dark keep calling Till the cold wind takes everything
