WELCOME TO THE RITUAL

[INTRO — DISTANT WIND + WHISPERS] [SFX: desert wind] [SFX: low tribal drums slowly approaching] [SFX: ravens] [SFX: deep cinematic bass swell] [Whispered] Ashes to ashes... Blood to the sand... Call every spirit... Wake every land... [BACKGROUND CHANTS] (Ritual...) (Ritual...) (Ancestors watching...) (Step carefully...) [HOOK] Welcome to the ritual Every single step’s so pivotal Winnin’ off residuals Everyone’s so spiritual Welcome to the ritual If you miss a step you never know what follows you Every chant every symbol got a reason in the visual Walk it wrong and all the shadows turnin’ individual [ADLIBS] (Yeah) (Ancestors) (Third eye) (Spiritual) (Ritual) [VERSE 1] This that Patek in the vault Count it up then add it to the vault Light work, do the math, then we off Third eye open let the universe talk Whole squad raised around hyenas Mayan whispers through the speakers Black sand falling through the hourglass Dead kings still tryna teach us Candles in the catacombs Sigils carved in marble stone Pharaoh blood inside my veins Ancestors guide me home Black crows on the rooftop Circle when the wind shift Shaman in the smoke clouds Talkin’ through dimensions Gold chains on my chest But my soul still restless Every empire left ghosts Every king left questions [BACKGROUND WHISPERS] (Questions...) (Questions...) (Ancestors...) (Ancestors...) Desert prophets walking Forty nights relentless Tibetan bells ringing Through the smoke and incense Ash on their fingers Old names under doorways I came in with nothing Now I wanna know more ways [PRE-CHORUS] From ice to desert dust From cedar to stone Every tongue still trembles When it hears the unknown Every ritual got steps Every symbol got power Miss one turn in the circle Something wait in the shadows [BACKGROUND CHOIR] Ohhhhhhh... Ahhhhhhh... Ritual... Ritual... [HOOK — BIGGER] Welcome to the ritual Every single step’s so pivotal Winnin’ off residuals Everyone’s so spiritual Welcome to the ritual If you miss a step you never know what follows you Every chant every symbol got a reason in the visual Walk it wrong and all the shadows turnin’ individual [POST-HOOK CHANTS] (Hey...) (Hey...) (Hey...) (Hey...) [VERSE 2] Nordic runes glowing On the walls beside the fire Babylonian priests Singing songs to something higher Copper bowls ringing Through the olive air I saw sacred marks Like they floating everywhere Kings and shepherds listening Hands around the dark One small word can open What the cold locked in my heart Temple walls covered With the warnings that they gave Aztec eclipse visions Painted deep inside the cave The lantern shakes The corridor bends Every mark saying “This is where it ends” I heard the footsteps Before I saw the door Old fear in my chest Like it lived here before Headless chickens running Circles in the moonlight Blood on the altar Make the whole room move right Crossroads at midnight Devils making bargains Shadow people dancing In the corners of the darkness [SFX: thunder crack] [SFX: reversed vocal swell] Tarot cards scattered On the table by the smoke Palm reader laughing Like she already know Snakes shed skin Under blood red skies Ghost voices echo Through abandoned church lights [PRE-CHORUS] From ice to desert dust From cedar to stone Every tongue still trembles When it hears the unknown Every prayer got language Every curse got cost Every empire left ruins Every king turned lost [BRIDGE — ATMOSPHERIC BREAKDOWN] [SFX: fire crackling] [SFX: low thunder] [SFX: distant choir] [Whispered] Call the spirits from the mountains... Call the spirits from the sea... [BACKGROUND CHANTS] (Call the spirits...) (Call the spirits...) Call the shamans from the jungle Call the wolves from northern snow Every empire every culture Had a doorway long ago Every tribe every kingdom Got a different sacred name But underneath the storm We all call the flame the same [EMOTIONAL BUILD] One sky over many One fire over kings Different tongues Same beating heart sings [FINAL HOOK — MASSIVE] Welcome to the ritual Every single step’s so pivotal Winnin’ off residuals Everyone’s so spiritual Welcome to the ritual If you miss a step you never know what follows you Every chant every symbol got a reason in the visual Walk it wrong and all the shadows turnin’ individual Welcome to the ritual Ancestors watching every movement that you make Temple walls remember every promise every mistake All the gods and all the spirits gather when the fire wake Step into the circle now before the whole world break [OUTRO] [Whispered] The drums never stop... The fire never die... [BACKGROUND CHOIR FADING] (Ritual...) (Ritual...) (Ritual...) [SFX: desert wind fading into silence]