Circle of Dawn

Powwow-inspired chant-pop with steady hand-drum pulse, group-call verses and a rising chorus; verse stays grounded and sparse, pre-chorus opens with layered vocables, chorus answers with unison chanting and short harmony lifts, Lead vocal is close-mic and earthy, with group responses, hand claps, and drum accents, Ear candy includes drum-roll pickups, breathy call-and-response tails, and a final lift with crowd-like unison, Bright, open, and ceremonial in mix

[Verse 1] I wake with the sun on my face Dust on my boots, prayer in my pace Grandmother’s words in my chest I walk the road, I do my best [Pre-Chorus] Hey-ya, hey-ya Turn the wheel, let it shine Hey-ya, hey-ya We are here, we are alive [Chorus] Rise, rise, circle of dawn Rise, rise, keep moving on Drum in my heart, steady and strong Rise, rise, circle of dawn [Verse 2] Corn by the fence, wind in the grass Old songs live on in the steps we pass Hands in the earth, eyes to the sky I carry your name when I pass by [Pre-Chorus] Hey-ya, hey-ya Turn the wheel, let it shine Hey-ya, hey-ya We are here, we are alive [Chorus] Rise, rise, circle of dawn Rise, rise, keep moving on Drum in my heart, steady and strong Rise, rise, circle of dawn [Bridge] From the canyon to the river bend We sing for the living, we sing again One breath, one beat, one flame All of us called by the same name [Chorus] Rise, rise, circle of dawn Rise, rise, keep moving on Drum in my heart, steady and strong Rise, rise, circle of dawn

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