07 - The Snake Charmer Is Gone

[Intro | loose hand percussion | whispered vocal layers] No flute No hand No master No command [Verse 1 | winding groove | breathy rhythmic vocal] The basket is open The dust is warm A circle is forming Before the storm The old song ended The player fled But something is moving That should be dead [Pre-Chorus | rising modal phrase | whisper-response backing] Listen close The silence hums No one calls But still we come [Chorus | hypnotic sway | layered breathy vocal] The snake charmer is gone But the dance goes on No hand in the air No spell, no song The snake charmer is gone But the bodies know How to rise from the dark How to move down low [Verse 2 | slinky percussion | sharper vocal phrasing] Coins on the blanket Teeth in the sun The crowd stepped backward One by one We lost the signal We lost the chain Then every motion Remembered its name [Pre-Chorus | coiling rhythm | faint chant layers] Listen close The silence hums No one calls But still we come [Chorus | fuller groove | close vocal doubles] The snake charmer is gone But the dance goes on No hand in the air No spell, no song The snake charmer is gone But the bodies know How to rise from the dark How to move down low [Bridge | stripped percussion | whispered vocal close-up] No master breath No painted tune No silver pipe Under the moon No command No golden thread Only the rhythm The skin has kept [Final Chorus | intensified groove | chant-like backing vocals] The snake charmer is gone But the dance goes on No hand in the air No spell, no song The snake charmer is gone But the bodies know How to rise from the dark How to move down low [Outro | fading percussion | low whispered vocal] No flute No hand Still we rise From the sand