Canopy Calls Back

[DJ NOVA Live Environment - no lyrics: open-air rainforest set beside a blackwater river, neon emerald mist, sub bass moving through the roots] [Atmospheric Intro - no lyrics, 8 bars: rain hiss "shh-ah", insect ticks "tik-a-tik", river sub "rum-bum", distant bird calls, one deep drum "boom...boom"] [Vocal Intro - close, whispered] Can you hear it? Under the heat Under the leaves Under the green The jungle is calling The jungle is calling [Whisper ad-libs: shh-ah, tik-a-tik, drip-drop] [Build - hand drums enter, DJ NOVA filters rain into rhythm] Root to root Rain to rain Heartbeat moving through the vein Leaf to lung Sky to ground Turn it up The wild has sound Pitter to pattern Pattern to track You call to the jungle The canopy calls back [Consonant percussion - whispered: tik-a-tik, chka-chka, rum-bum] [Verse 1 - rhythmic vocal] Air so thick you can taste the thunder Gold light breaks and the vines pull under River keeps a secret in a heavy black mirror Step too loud and the whole world hears ya Rain keeps time on the canopy clock Every little wingbeat turning the lock Green flame, deep bass Mud on the track You call to the jungle The canopy calls back Rain writes riddles on the bark Roots bloom low in the dark Beat goes out Green comes back [Vocal percussion: drip-drop, tick-tock, boom-bloom, chka-chka] [Pre-Chorus - rising] Do not come sleeping Do not come blind There is a pulse in the root line Do not come taking More than you need The forest remembers The forest breathes [Chorus - big chantable hook] Canopy calls back Boom in the green Rain on the rhythm Drum in the leaves Canopy calls back Hands to the sky If the jungle is living Then the song is alive Oh, oh Hear that thunder roll Oh, oh Green heart, ancient soul Canopy calls back Boom in the green Rain on the rhythm Drum in the leaves [Canopy Break - no lyrics, 8 bars: rain on leaves "shh-ah", shakers like insects "tik-a-tik", sub bass breath "rum-bum", distant drums answer] [Drop - percussion and bass, vocal chops] Root, root Rain, rain Heart, heart Flame, flame Move with the river Breathe with the black You call to the jungle The canopy calls back [Vocal chop loop: ca-ca-canopy, ba-ba-back, boom-bloom, shh-ah] [Verse 2 - eco-conscious rap] This is not a postcard This is not a prize This is lungs for the planet With the fire in its eyes Every tree is a tower Every branch is a wire Every acre that falls Turns the fever up higher So I came with a drum Not a chain, not a crown Came to raise up a sound Not to cut something down If you want that heat Better honor that source You cannot own the river You can only join the force No chain on the rain No crown on the green No price on the pulse No sale on the stream [Crowd texture - wordless, low: oh-oh, ah-ah, shh-ah] [Pre-Chorus - call and response] Do not come sleeping Do not come blind There is a pulse in the root line Do not come taking More than you need The forest remembers The forest breathes [River Interlude - no lyrics, 8 bars: black river ambience, low thunder "rrrum", sparse log-drum hits "tok...tok", canopy drips "plip...plip", no vocal] [Chorus - bigger, live crowd lift] Canopy calls back Boom in the green Rain on the rhythm Drum in the leaves Canopy calls back Hands to the sky If the jungle is living Then the song is alive Oh, oh Hear that thunder roll Oh, oh Green heart, ancient soul Canopy calls back Boom in the green Rain on the rhythm Drum in the leaves [Deep Forest Break - no lyrics, 12 bars: everything drops to rain, insects "tik-a-tik", distant birds, low sub pulse "rum-bum", drums slowly return] [Bridge - stripped, humid, close] Listen to the water Listen to the ground Listen to the silence Before you make a sound Listen to the breathing Bigger than your name If you touch the living world It touches you the same Listen to the letters in the leaves Steam in the green Bass in the black river Green in the machine [Vocal texture: sssss, b-b-bass, shh-ah, tik-a-tik] [DJ NOVA filter sweep - no lyrics: rain narrows to a click, click opens to a drum, drum opens to full bass] [Final Drop - full percussion] Root, root Rain, rain Heart, heart Flame, flame Move with the river Breathe with the black You call to the jungle The canopy calls back [Final Chorus - all in] Canopy calls back Boom in the green Rain on the rhythm Drum in the leaves Canopy calls back Hands to the sky If the jungle is living Then the song is alive Oh, oh Hear that thunder roll Oh, oh Green heart, ancient soul [Outro - drums fade into rain] The jungle is calling The jungle is calling You call to the jungle The canopy calls back [Atmospheric Outro - no lyrics: rainforest night returns, river low, insects "tik-a-tik", distant drums "boom...boom", rain hiss "shh-ah" fades into darkness]