01 - BEFORE THE DUST RISES (B)

[Intro – Whispered, Distant] Not yet. Not yet. The sky is holding its first breath. The ground is warm beneath the dark. [Extended Instrumental] [Verse 1 – Female Whisper] Stay close to the silence. There is a rhythm underneath. No footsteps. No voices. Only the earth beginning to breathe. [Pre-Hook] Before the light, before the sound, before the world begins to turn— [Hook] Before the dust rises, we listen. Before the dust rises, we wait. Before the dust rises, the silence shows the way. [Extended Organic Groove] [Verse 2] The wind moves slowly across the open ground. A distant pulse is coming closer now. No need to follow. No need to run. The morning knows where we belong. [Hook – Reduced] Before the dust rises, we listen. Before the dust rises, we wait. [Instrumental Development] [Bridge – Spoken Whisper] The ground is breathing. The light is not here yet. Stay close. Stay close to the silence. [Final Hook] Before the dust rises, we listen. Before the dust rises, we move. Before the dust rises, the rhythm finds us. [Outro – Distant] We listen. We listen. Not yet. Not yet.