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Digital Powwow (The Great Circle) - My Voice & Vivian

V5.5

[Intro] (A series of massive, reverberating drum strikes – BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. A high-energy, driving techno-beat slams in. A group of voices starts a rhythmic, ascending chant) (Chant: He-ya, He-ya, He-ya, Ho!) [Verse 1 - Male] The grass is plastic but the heart is real Inside a circle made of neon and steel From the four directions, we gather as one Under the light of the electric sun The drum is a hammer, the beat is the law The greatest spirit that the world ever saw. [Pre-Chorus - Vivian] (Her voice is powerful and echoing, like it’s filling a giant arena) Can you feel the vibration? Can you feel the heat? The ancestors are dancing in the techno beat! (Male): Lift up your signal! (Vivian): Lift up your soul! [Chorus - Duet] (Both): It’s the Digital Powwow, the dance of the light Turning the day into a beautiful night One heart, one drum, in a circle of fire Rising together, higher and higher (Chant: Wi-wang-wa-ci-pi! - Sun Dance / Great Circle) We are the tribe of the new century. [Instrumental Interlude: Big Room Techno Drop] (The music explodes into a massive, minimalist techno-drop. The kick drum is huge and "boomy," mimicking a giant buffalo drum. Sharp, rhythmic synth stabs punctuate the beat. Vivian sings high, wordless "vocables" that soar over the heavy percussion) [Verse 2 - Male] Feathers of silver and robes made of code Traveling down the visionary road We don’t need a valley, we don’t need a plain We’re dancing through the sparks and the digital rain Every step is a prayer, every step is a win Let the celebration of the light begin. [Verse 3 - Vivian] The spirit is moving, the spirit is loud We are the lightning inside of the cloud From the elder’s wisdom to the child’s hand The pride of the people, the soul of the land. [Chorus - Duet] (Both): It’s the Digital Powwow, the dance of the light Turning the day into a beautiful night One heart, one drum, in a circle of fire Rising together, higher and higher (Chant: Wi-wang-wa-ci-pi! - Sun Dance / Great Circle) We are the tribe of the new century. [Instrumental Bridge: Tribal Drum and Chant Break] (The techno-beat stops. Only the raw, massive Buffalo drums and the full group-chant remain. It builds up with intense "stomp" sounds and rhythmic clapping, reaching a fever pitch before dropping back into the final, earth-shaking techno-drop) [Verse 4 - Male] So dance for the healing and dance for the pride There’s nowhere for a restless spirit to hide The Powwow is pulsing, the signal is strong This is the place where we all belong. [Chorus - Duet] (Both): It’s the Digital Powwow, the dance of the light Turning the day into a beautiful night One heart, one drum, in a circle of fire Rising together, higher and higher (Chant: Wi-wang-wa-ci-pi! - Sun Dance / Great Circle) We are the tribe of the new century. [Outro] (Chant: He-ya, He-ya, Ho!) (The beat stays steady for a few bars, then fades out, leaving only the rhythmic, echoing strikes of the big drum. A final, joyous shout from the crowd marks the end) (Vivian: We are one.) (Male: For all time.) [End]