[Intro – whispered Hebrew, distant Nile wind, low choir] וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם... וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל־הַיְאֹר... שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת... יְפוֹת מַרְאֶה... וּשְׁבַע פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת... רָעוֹת מַרְאֶה... [Verse 1] By the river in the midnight heat, A king awoke beneath a crown of fear. The Nile was black, the moon was pale, And the future whispered in his ear. Seven came with bodies full, Seven rose like bones from clay. The plenty stood beneath the sun, Then the hunger ate the day. [Pre-Chorus] And no wise man could answer, No priest could read the night. Till a prisoner of sorrow Was summoned into light. [Chorus] Seven years of shadow, Seven years of grain. Store the bread before the darkness, Gather mercy before the pain. Seven years of shadow, When the fields forget the rain. But wisdom hears the warning Before the famine calls your name. [Hebrew Hook – choir] אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הֶרְאָה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה [Verse 2] He came from chains into the chamber, With dust still clinging to his name. Not by power, not by glory, But by the God who speaks through flame. The dream was one, the meaning certain, The feast would bow before the need. When heaven shows the storm approaching, The faithful gather every seed. [Pre-Chorus] For the river keeps its secrets, And the palace keeps its lies. But the Lord who speaks in silence Opens hidden eyes. [Chorus] Seven years of shadow, Seven years of grain. Store the bread before the darkness, Gather mercy before the pain. Seven years of shadow, When the fields forget the rain. But wisdom hears the warning Before the famine calls your name. [Bridge – darker, cinematic Egyptian rhythm] The fat were swallowed by the thin, The green was taken by the dry. The dream returned, the warning doubled, The hour had drawn nigh. שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שָׂבָע גָּדוֹל שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים רָעָב [Bridge 2 – emotional male vocal] From the pit to the prison, From the prison to the throne, The dreamer learned the language Of a God who works unknown. What brothers sold in anger, What chains could not erase, Became the road of mercy For a starving human race. [Build-Up – choir rising] Gather the grain, Open the storehouse. Prepare in the light, Stand through the night. Gather the grain, Mercy is wisdom. The dream was a warning, The warning was life. [Final Chorus – full power, triumphant] Seven years of shadow, Seven years of grain. Store the bread before the darkness, Gather mercy before the pain. Seven years of shadow, But the promise still remains. The dreamer rose from the dungeon, And the world was fed through chains. [Hebrew Final Hook – choir] וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אַחֲרֵי הוֹדִיעַ אֱלֹהִים אוֹתְךָ אֶת־כָּל־זֹאת אֵין־נָבוֹן וְחָכָם כָּמוֹךָ [Outro – fading choir, soft] Seven years of shadow... Seven years of grain... [Final whispered line] The famine was coming… but mercy had already begun.
