[Intro — the exodus begins without slowing the pulse] Lok’! Lok’! K’ax ta tan! Ajaw nah ta pat! K’uh nah ta pat! Ma’ sut! Lok’! Lok’! Ma’ sut! [Verse 1] Te’ t’ab ta tun K’ax och ta nah Butz’ ta k’uh nah K’ik’ ta tz’am Mih ajaw ta tz’am Mih k’ayom ta pat Ka nah wa’ ta pat Ka b’ih wa’ ta tan [Pre-Chorus — possessions gathered between shouted beats] Ch’am al! Ch’am ixim! Ch’am ha’! Ch’am pakal! Lok’ ta b’ih! Lok’ ta k’ax! Ma’ sut! Ma’ sut! [Chorus] Cham k’uh! Cham k’uh! Ma’ hul ha’al! Ma’ il ka mayij! Cham k’uh! Cham k’uh! K’ax och ta k’uh nah! Te’ t’ab ta lakam tun! Tzutz ajawlel! K’ax wa’! Ma’ sut! Ma’ sut! [Verse 2] U k’aba’ ajaw ta tun Te’ mak u yich K’ik’ ek’ ta tun Pom ma’ el ta nah Mih k’ay ta plaza Mih ahk’ot ta tz’am B’ih ta k’ax B’ih ma’ sut [Pre-Chorus 2 — survivors become a marching chorus] Ch’am al! Ch’am ixim! Ch’am ha’! Pul tz’am! Pul k’uh nah! Pul ajawlel! Lok’! Ma’ sut! [Chorus 2] Cham k’uh! Cham k’uh! Ma’ hul ha’al! Ma’ il ka mayij! Cham k’uh! Cham k’uh! K’ax och ta ajaw nah! Te’ mak u k’aba’ ajaw! Tzutz ajawlel! K’ax wa’! Ma’ sut! Ma’ sut! [Bridge — one final look back; shouted in unison] Il k’uh nah! Mih k’uh wa’! Il tz’am! Mih ajaw wa’! Il lakam tun! K’ax yich! Il ka k’ik’! Ek’ ta tun! K’uh cham! Ajaw cham! Ajawlel tzutz! K’ax wa’! [Guitar Solo — the opening riff mutates into a relentless descending figure] [Final Chorus — all surviving voices, no retreat] Cham k’uh! Cham k’uh! Ma’ hul ha’al! Ma’ il ka mayij! Cham k’uh! Cham k’uh! K’ax och ta k’uh nah! K’ax och ta ajaw nah! Te’ t’ab ta lakam tun! Te’ mak u k’aba’ ajaw! Tzutz ajawlel! Tzutz ajawlel! K’ax ajaw! K’ax wa’! Ma’ sut! Ma’ sut! Ma’ sut! (K’AX WA’!) [Outro — four final unison strikes] K’uh cham. Ajaw cham. Ajawlel tzutz. K’ax wa’!!!~~ ———————— English Translation ———————— [Intro — the exodus begins without slowing the pulse] Leave! Leave! The forest lies ahead! The royal house is behind us! The temple is behind us! Do not return! Leave! Leave! Do not return! [Verse 1] Trees climb over the stone The forest enters the houses Smoke remains in the temple Blood stains the throne There is no king upon the throne There are no singers behind us Our home is behind us now Our road lies ahead [Pre-Chorus — possessions gathered between shouted beats] Take the children! Take the maize! Take the water! Take the shields! Go to the road! Go into the forest! Do not return! Do not return! [Chorus] The gods are dead! The gods are dead! The rain did not come! They did not see our offerings! The gods are dead! The gods are dead! The forest enters the temple! Trees climb the great stelae! Kingship ends! The forest remains! Do not return! Do not return! [Verse 2] The king’s name remains upon the stone The trees cover its face Blood has darkened upon the stone Copal no longer burns in the house There is no singing in the plaza There is no dancing before the throne The road leads into the forest It is a road with no return [Pre-Chorus 2 — survivors become a marching chorus] Take the children! Take the maize! Take the water! Abandon the throne! Abandon the temple! Abandon kingship! Leave! Do not return! [Chorus 2] The gods are dead! The gods are dead! The rain did not come! They did not see our offerings! The gods are dead! The gods are dead! The forest enters the royal house! The trees cover the king’s name! Kingship ends! The forest remains! Do not return! Do not return! [Bridge — one final look back; shouted in unison] Look at the temple! There is no god there! Look at the throne! There is no king there! Look at the great stela! The forest covers its face! Look at our blood! It has darkened upon the stone! The gods are dead! The king is dead! Kingship is finished! The forest remains! [Guitar Solo — the opening riff mutates into a relentless descending figure] [Final Chorus — all surviving voices, no retreat] The gods are dead! The gods are dead! The rain did not come! They did not see our offerings! The gods are dead! The gods are dead! The forest enters the temple! The forest enters the royal house! Trees climb the great stelae! Trees cover the king’s name! Kingship ends! Kingship ends! The forest is lord! The forest remains! Do not return! Do not return! Do not return! (THE FOREST REMAINS!) [Outro — four final unison strikes] The gods are dead. The king is dead. Kingship ends. The forest remains.
