[Verse 1] Ochre on the limestone, dust beneath my nail I draw the shape of thunder where the old fires fail A hunter with no footsteps, a river without rain You touch the wall beside me, and the mark begins again [Pre-Chorus] Hold your hand against the stone Feel the buried pulse below [Chorus] We were here before the names Before the road, before the flame You and I, with open eyes Leave our breath where the mountain hides [Verse 2] A red moon in the chamber, three hoofprints in a row Your shadow bends around them like it remembers where to go The children sleep in woolskins, the elders count the scars You lift a burning branch and pin our story to the dark [Pre-Chorus] Hold your hand against the stone Feel the buried pulse below [Chorus] We were here before the names Before the road, before the flame You and I, with open eyes Leave our breath where the mountain hides [Bridge] If the ceiling falls tomorrow If the river takes the plain Let the red earth keep the answer Let the stone repeat our names [Final Chorus] We were here before the names Before the road, before the flame You and I, with open eyes Leave our breath where the mountain hides [Outro] Ochre fades, but hands remain Warm against the ancient grain
