The Clouds Say Ney

Intro (Wind through hollow tube → synth pad) (Ney flute: long, breathy, calling) Verse 1 I've been walking toward the storm That never comes Chasing rain across the screen The desert hums My hands are empty My throat is dust Chorus The clouds say Ney The winds blow Ney The sky refuses Day after day I'm searching for the water That won't obey The clouds say Ney The winds blow Ney Verse 2 They promised me the thunder In a language made of light But I can't drink the signal And my skin remembers night Bridge (Minimal: Ney and heartbeat) One step and fall One step and wait The desert knows The rain is late (Vocoder whispers) The clouds say Ney The winds blow Ney Outro (Beat fades, only Ney and wind) I keep walking The sky says no (Silence)