[Verse 1] Before the first word We named the river friend Painted deer on cave stone Promised we would mend Ash in our fingerprints Smoke braided in our hair Every broken spearhead Taught us how to care [Chorus] Animism Everything is listening Stone and feather Wind and fire Animism Every breath visiting Beneath their skin [Verse 2] We carved the sky on clay Maps of stars that overheard Traded salt for thunder Blood for every hunted bird Knee in the dark We murmured To the teeth that never shone Asked the roots for mercy Asked the hills to guide us Chorus] Animism Everything is listening Stone and feather Wind and fire Animism Every breath visiting Beneath their skin [Bridge] Mountain kept its patience The tide kept its trust The oldest gods are waiting Chorus] Animism Everything is listening Stone and feather Wind and fire Animism Every breath visiting Beneath their skin Animism
