[INTRO — THE VALLEY] [Slow, sparse late-70s doom metal riff; distorted guitar and heavy bass; distant wind; drums enter gradually] [Low, restrained male vocal] I was carried by the Spirit To a valley in the dust And the valley stretched before me Filled with bones that had been crushed Bone upon bone Scattered beneath the sun A field without a heartbeat A people come undone [Brief instrumental pause] [VOICE OF THE LORD — spoken, low and clear] Son of man, Can these bones live? [EZEKIEL — spoken] O Lord GOD, .... (only) You (pause)... know. [RIFF ENTERS — slightly heavier] [VERSE 1] Then He said unto me, Prophesy to these bones Hear the word of the LORD Let My voice be known I will cause breath to enter you And you shall live again I will lay the flesh upon you And cover bone with skin [BUILD — drums become more pronounced; guitar begins moving toward faster traditional metal] [TENDONS] Bone joined to bone Tendon upon tendon The scattered pieces gathered By the word of the LORD Flesh came upon them Skin covered them whole But there was still no breath In the bodies in the valley [Music drops suddenly] [VERSE 2 — quiet, ominous] The bodies stood before me An army without breath Form restored but silent Still bearing the mark of death Then He said unto me, Prophesy to the breath Speak to the winds of heaven Speak life into the dead [BUILDING RIFF] [PRE-CHORUS] Come from the four winds Come from every side Breathe upon these slain That they may live [CHORUS — powerful but controlled; traditional heavy metal, not over-sung] COME FROM THE FOUR WINDS BREATHE UPON THESE SLAIN COME FROM THE FOUR WINDS AND BREATHE ON THEM AGAIN [INSTRUMENTAL — transition into 80s power/thrash; galloping rhythm guitars; melodic twin-guitar lead] [VERSE 3] And I prophesied as He commanded And the breath came into them And they lived, and stood upon their feet An army without end The valley that was silent Now thundered with the sound Of thousands upon thousands Who had risen from the ground [CHORUS] COME FROM THE FOUR WINDS BREATHE UPON THESE SLAIN COME FROM THE FOUR WINDS AND BREATHE ON THEM AGAIN [SHORT GUITAR LEAD] [BRIDGE — pull back; clean guitar and low bass; restrained vocal] Then He said: [VOICE OF THE LORD — spoken] These bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, Our hope is lost, We are cut off.” Therefore prophesy. [RIFF RETURNS — gradually building] [VERSE 4] I will open your graves And raise you from your graves I will bring you into the land And you shall know My name I will put My Spirit within you And you shall live I will place you in your own land And you shall know that I am the LORD [FINAL CHORUS — full band, melodic harmony guitars, strong but not bombastic] THESE BONES SHALL LIVE BY THE WORD OF THE LORD THESE BONES SHALL LIVE AND RISE FROM THE DUST THESE BONES SHALL LIVE THE BREATH HAS COME AGAIN THESE BONES SHALL LIVE AND STAND UPON THEIR FEET [OUTRO — slow back toward original doom riff; sustained guitar] [Male vocal, quiet and resolute] And you shall know That I am the LORD. [Final sustained guitar chord]
