[VERSE 1] The pulse of the night sets me on fire, I dissolve, sinking back into the mire Roots stroke our hair, bark cracks our skin— What's in the mirror is not who's within. We feel for one another in the dark, Clasping hands to kindle the spark. [PRE-CHORUS] Within the tree (whistle) Within the vine (whistle) The river must flow; inward, we shine. the hum... The hum [CHORUS] (hummmm) As we sway It's the hum A network alive Inside the hum The foundation we join Allows us to thrive It's the hum Inside the hum [VERSE 2] I stood up to power, bold like the moon, A bright wild babe, freshly hewn. Held by bramble, facing the rain, I closed my eyes to learn the ways Becoming the trees, the wind, and the sky, I absorbed it and chose when to comply. [PRE-CHORUS] Within the tree (whistle) Within the vine (whistle) The river must flow; inward, we shine. the hum... The hum [CHORUS] (hummmm) As we sway It's the hum A network alive Inside the hum The foundation we join Allows us to thrive It's the hum Inside the hum [BRIDGE / Invocation] Hummmmm (hummmmm) Grandmothers of grandmothers, mmmmmmm sisters and aunties too mmmmmmmm Whispering secrets we always knew. We hear you in the hummmmmmm Yeah hummmmm Hummmmmmmmmmm Oh hummmmmmm [OUTRO] As we sway We hum... yeah hum... We come (hummmm) We come (hummmmmm) We come (hummmmmm) Tuned to the hum.
