[Westward - sparse oud, bass pulse, distant percussion] At the edge of the evening, the whole world turns gold. I feel you behind me, quiet and cold. No sermon. No thunder. No crown. No throne. Just a road through the dark that you seem to know. [The Balance - drums begin to build] I kept every secret under my tongue, every wrong I buried, every right I outrun. Now the room goes still and the balance moves. Don't promise me mercy. Just tell me the truth. [Crossing - full band, huge melodic hook] You don't take me— you take me through. When the last light dies, I walk with you. If my heart hangs heavy and the whole world moves, keep your hand steady— take me through. No hallelujah. No alibi. Just walk me west when the red sun dies. If black earth blooms where the lost ones go— you don't take me. You lead me home. [Desert Run - instrumental, distorted guitar and oud trade the main hook] [Second Gate - tight groove, intimate vocal] There are names on the doors I was never taught. There are teeth in the dark for the weight I brought. But you know every lock, every hidden room. You never ask to be worshipped to. Smoke in the linen. Dust in the air. Something about you says I've been here. Not in this life. Not in this skin. But you know where I end— and where I begin. [Crossing - bigger] You don't take me— you take me through. When the last light dies, I walk with you. If my heart hangs heavy and the whole world moves, keep your hand steady— take me through. No hallelujah. No alibi. Just walk me west when the red sun dies. If black earth blooms where the lost ones go— you don't take me. You lead me home. [The Mouth in the Dark - half-time, percussion and low guitar] If something waits with its mouth in the dark, don't let me lie about who I was. No gold. No prayer. No borrowed disguise. Just look at the weight— and look in my eyes. [Final Crossing - explosive drums, oud and guitar in unison] You don't take me— YOU TAKE ME THROUGH. Past the last door, into something new. Let my heart fall honest. Let the balance choose. Keep your hand steady— TAKE ME THROUGH. No hallelujah. No alibi. Walk me west when the red sun dies. And if black earth blooms where the lost ones go— don't take me. Don't save me. Just— lead me home. [Outro - main oud/guitar motif, percussion gradually disappears] You don't take me. You take me through.
