[Instrumental: tagelharpa drone, cow horn, percussive acoustic guitar] [Verse 1 - Male vocal, deep throat E2] Cold wind cuts through the standing stone Where the war drum beats, I walk alone Ash on my hands, mist on my breath The old path narrows between fire and death [Chorus - Male vocal, joined by primal male chant] [Frame drum and war drums enter] Find the courage, carved in bone Rise with the drum, stand with the stone Through smoke and silence, the ember calls Find the courage before the dark falls [Instrumental: guttural throat singing over war drums] [Verse 2 - Male vocal, deep throat E2] On the mountain's edge, the war-horns cry Runes still burning under a starless sky No gods to save us, no light to steal Only the drum, and the truth we feel [Chorus - Male vocal + male chant, percussion at full intensity] Find the courage, carved in bone Rise with the drum, stand with the stone Through smoke and silence, the ember calls Find the courage before the dark falls [Bridge - Slavonic female choir (three voices, polyphonic) enters, layered over fading male vocal] [Percussion drops to a low pulse, space for the choir to breathe] Voices rise from the mist below Ancient blood remembers what we know Stone by stone, the circle stands Carried forward by our hands [Final Chorus - Full ensemble: male lead, male chant, and female choir together, war drums at climax] Find the courage, carved in bone Rise with the drum, stand with the stone Through smoke and silence, the ember calls Find the courage before the dark falls [Outro - Instrumental: drums fade, tagelharpa drone lingers, female choir hums final note]
