The ancient heart still beats

[Intro] [a low hum] [Instrumental with tanpura drone and distant shaman drums] [Verse 1] [Pianissimo] Concrete towers scrape the grey. A million screens light the way. This river of steel, it flows and flows. A digital wind, it blows and blows. I search for a face I recognize. Behind the glass of empty eyes. [Pre-Chorus] [Crescendo] But deep in the code, a flicker starts. A ghost in the wires of broken hearts. A memory of sun on stone. A feeling we are not alone. [Chorus] [Fortissimo] The ancient heart still beats. (yeah) The ancient heart still beats. In the blood, in the soul, on these modern streets. The ancient heart still beats. [Verse 2] [Pianissimo] The neon pulse, a hurried race. No time to breathe in this frantic space. They sell us dreams in perfect squares. And silence all our whispered prayers. I trace the lines upon my hand. A map to a forgotten land. [Pre-Chorus] [Crescendo] But deep in the quiet, a rhythm drums. The echo of what life becomes. A memory of firelight's dance. A second chance, a single glance. [Chorus] [Fortissimo] The ancient heart still beats. (oh yeah) The ancient heart still beats. In the blood, in the soul, on these modern streets. The ancient heart still beats. [Mezzo piano] [deep breath] We are the children of dust and star. No matter who you think we are. A billion years in every cell. A story that we live to tell. [A lonely flute melody enters] [An emotive, clean electric guitar solo, soaring and melodic, with heavy reverb] [Chorus] [Fortissimo] The ancient heart still beats! (It beats) The ancient heart still beats! In the blood, in the soul, on these modern streets. The ancient heart still beats! [Outro] [The beat fades, leaving only the tanpura drone and a final shaman drum heartbeat] (The ancient heart...) [Fade Out]