[Intro — low throat-singing drone, morin khuur, slow ritual drum] (deep male throat-singing, single sustained note) (distant ritual horn) (spoken, hushed, ancient): "Magna Venari…" [Verse 1 — trochaic, half-sung half-chanted, low register] Smoke rose from the sacred fire Vision spoke to those who waited Hunt the man as hunt the beast Learn what God has separated Who shall live and who shall fall? Who shall hear the final calling? Not for pleasure, not for coin Only for the truth in falling [Pre-chorus — building, drums enter heavy] Kallipolis — keepers of the question Kallipolis — bearers of the blade Kallipolis — every age a reckoning Kallipolis — every life is weighed [Chorus — full throat-singing chorus, gang vocals, morin khuur soaring] MAGNA VENARI! The hunt begins! MAGNA VENARI! Only one wins! Why do some survive when others fall? The smoke knows all The smoke knows all [Verse 2 — trochaic, gathering pace] Soviet snow on Erangel One boy walked from out the burning Sergei from the silent graves Godfather of what was returning Then the tapes from Taego came Prisoners loosed upon each other Watching, watching from the dark Kallipolis found a brother [Pre-chorus] Kallipolis — keepers of the question Kallipolis — bearers of the blade Kallipolis — every age a reckoning Kallipolis — every life is weighed [Chorus] MAGNA VENARI! The hunt begins! MAGNA VENARI! Only one wins! Why do some survive when others fall? The smoke knows all The smoke knows all [Bridge — slower, ritual chant, Latin-style backing] (low chanted, layered): "Vir solidarius… vir solidarius…" (translation whispered): "The lone survivor…" One hundred drop, one walks away One hundred drop, one sees the day One hundred drop, one bears the mark One hundred drop, one breaks the dark (throat-singing crescendo) [Verse 3 — defiant, faster, drums driving] Now the island bears a hundred Now the circle starts its closing Vikendi snow, Miramar sand Sanhok green, the wheel still rolling Every map a sacred ground Every kill a question answered Why do some survive when others fall? The smoke remembers The smoke remembers [Final chorus — biggest, full ensemble, throat-singing chorus AND gang chant] MAGNA VENARI! The hunt begins! MAGNA VENARI! Only one wins! Why do some survive when others fall? The smoke knows all The smoke knows all THE SMOKE KNOWS ALL [Outro — drone fades, ritual drum slows, throat-singing trails off] (throat-singing sustains, fading) (spoken, ancient, low): "Magna Venari…" (single ritual drum hit) (silence)
