### *The Scale of Life* [INTRO — WHISPERED, ATMOSPHERIC] I crossed the desert With nothing in my hands The wind erased my footsteps And I began to understand [VERSE 1] I did not fight the burning sun I let the desert breathe The sand moved beneath my feet And carried me with ease No wall to break No war to win I only had to let go Of the weight I carried in [PRE-CHORUS — RISING] Then I found the river Flowing through the land The Nile was never forcing It simply knew where to stand [CHORUS — OPEN, EMOTIONAL] Lighter I can be lighter Than the weight I held before Lighter I can be lighter I don't need to fight anymore Every step Every breath Every shadow left behind The lighter the heart The freer the mind [VERSE 2 — MORE RHYTHMIC] From the river came the green From the green came life Roots beneath the golden earth Growing without a fight I watched the forest rise Where nothing once could grow The strongest things I've ever seen Were the ones that learned to flow [BUILD-UP — CINEMATIC] [Include a large portion of choir of various baritone males chanting in a older language in a rithmic way, try to awake the Gods inside the Pyramids] And there they stood Against the sky The ancient stones That learned to rise The pyramids Still facing time Holding no fear Holding no weight of mine [BREAKDOWN — MINIMAL, SACRED] Before the throne of Osiris I placed my heart upon the scale Beside the feather of Ma'at I watched my shadows fade I thought I had to prove That I was strong But the feather whispered: "Let it go." [TRANSITION — DAWN SIGNATURE] And in the silence I saw the Dawn Not in the sky But in my heart The lighter the heart The freer the mind [FINAL CHORUS — EXPANSIVE] [The choir of various baritone males chanting returns in a older language in a rithmic way, try to awake the Gods inside the Pyramids] Lighter I can be lighter Than the weight I held before Lighter I can be lighter I don't need to fight anymore Through the desert Through the river Through the forest Through the stone Every road Was leading somewhere I was never walking alone [OUTRO — ETHEREAL, FADING] And when I reached the ocean I stepped into the blue The river had carried me But now I became the river too No more weight No more fear No more need to hold I entered the endless water And finally... I let my heart Be light. [Voices echoing ion the center of the Pyramids] Lighter I can be lighter.
