The Elders' Fire

Vatra =fire; Šuma = forest; Stari glas = old voice što je podijeljeno, poznato je = what is shared is known Bez muke nema nauke = without hardship, there is no knowledge ©2026 Echo Grove Music. All rights reserved. Lyrics written and owned by Echo Grove Music. ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☽ ✩ ☾ ⋆⁺₊⋆ [Verse 1] Small and still beside the vatra Fingers tucked beneath my chin They did not know that I was listening To everything they chattered in The smoke rose slow through the šuma And their voices dropped to stone Što je podijeljeno, poznato je What is shared is known [Chorus] Oh I heard them in the firelight Cradled by the dark Old ones speaking old words softly Carving them into my heart Bez muke nema nauke Without the wound, no wisdom grows I was small and I was watching Learning everything they know [Verse 2] One of them would trace the treeline Call each mountain by its name Said the forest holds no strangers Only those who chose no claim I memorized the way they leaned in Like the flame leaned toward the night Što je podijeljeno, poznato je Before I knew I would lose my light [Chorus] Oh I heard them in the firelight Cradled by the dark Old ones speaking old words softly Carving them into my heart Bez muke nema nauke Without the wound, no wisdom grows I was small and I was watching Learning everything they know [Bridge] And I still hear them... Vatra... šuma... stari glas Fire and forest, voices past They gave me roots before the exile They gave me shelter before the crash [Chorus] Oh I heard them in the firelight Cradled by the dark Old ones speaking old words softly Carving them into my heart Bez muke nema nauke Without the wound, no wisdom grows I was small and I was watching Learning everything they know [Outro — sparse, vocal only] Što je podijeljeno... Poznato je... What is shared... is known...