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Hold the Thread [Metal Monday]

V6

Monday again!!! And Metal!!!! Check playlist!!! https://suno.com/playlist/62735088-47fd-42ed-8188-e16dde2ba29c Kokyangwuti, the Spider Grandmother, is an ancient figure of Hopi tradition. She is remembered as a guide and keeper of knowledge, associated with weaving, creation, and the threads that connect people, worlds, and generations. This song is an artistic interpretation inspired by those traditions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INTRO] They say she waited underneath Where roots hold fast in stone Where every thread remembers What the living have not known [VERSE 1 ] They said she walked where stone runs thin Where root and shadow intertwine She never called, she never led She only showed the hidden line She heard the darkness underneath She heard the earth above And with a thread between her hands She taught them how to move [PRE-CHORUS 1] The first world could not hold them The second fell away The path was hidden underneath Until she showed the way [CHORUS 1] Kokyangwuti Hold the thread Kokyangwuti Where the old ones led Through the dark beneath us Toward the light above Kokyangwuti Teach us how to cross [POST-CHORUS] Hold the thread... Hold the thread... [VERSE 2] They say she gave them what they needed For the road they had to take Not a sword to break the darkness Not a fire for them to make She gave them knowledge for the journey She showed them where to stand And what was hidden in the weaving Could be carried hand to hand [PRE-CHORUS 2] The old ones kept the story The story crossed the years A thread can cross a thousand hands And still remain sincere [CHORUS 2] Kokyangwuti Hold the thread Kokyangwuti Where the old ones led Through the dark beneath us Toward the light above Kokyangwuti Teach us how to cross [BRIDGE] I am not her. I carry what she left. I am not the guide. I only keep the thread. From those who came before me To those who come behind A fragile line of memory Still crossing space and time Keep the thread... Keep the thread... Pass it on... Pass it on... [FINAL CHORUS] Kokyangwuti Hold the thread Kokyangwuti Where the old ones led From earth to sky From hand to hand What was given into my hands I will pass it on again Kokyangwuti Hold the thread Kokyangwuti Let the old words live Through the dark beneath us Toward the light above The thread goes on The thread goes on [OUTRO] The elders spoke beside the fire Now I know what they were saying The thread goes on... The thread goes on © 2026 Written by Dhow All rights reserved.