[Intro | deep circular drones | whispered layered vocal] The circle breathes The dark uncoils A mouth in sleep A tail in soil [Verse 1 | slow frame-drum pulse | low breathy vocal] Under stone, the old paths wake Every turn the body takes Dust remembers where we crossed Nothing broken, nothing lost [Pre-Chorus | rising modal melody | faint chant layers] Round and round, the silence bends What begins is what descends [Chorus | ritual swell | circular bass motion] The circle opens But never breaks The world is turning Inside the snake The circle opens The shadow wakes We step forward But nothing escapes [Verse 2 | bansuri-like flute phrases | subtle microtonal bends] Gold in the eye Ash on the tongue Names we buried Rise unsung Skin of midnight Teeth of rain Every ending Feeds the same [Pre-Chorus | whispered backing echoes | slow coiling rhythm] Round and round, the silence bends What begins is what descends [Chorus | fuller ritual groove | layered breathy vocal] The circle opens But never breaks The world is turning Inside the snake The circle opens The shadow wakes We step forward But nothing escapes [Bridge | stripped drones | close whispered vocal] Do not ask Where it starts The gate is drawn Across the heart Do not run Do not stay The path returns The path obeys [Final Chorus | elongated soundscape | haunting chant layers] The circle opens But never breaks The world is turning Inside the snake The circle opens The shadow wakes We step forward But nothing escapes [Outro | seamless looping feel | fading whispered vocal] Mouth to tail Breath to bone We enter together We leave alone
