08. Pulse of the Stone (BONUS)

[Intro] (Deep rhythmic chanting in an ancient tongue) (Organic percussion builds slowly) [Verse 1] The dust settles on the red clay floor A memory waking behind the door We gather where the dry river bed lies Beneath the vast and heavy open skies [Chorus] We return to the pulse of the stone We return to the seed that was sown Hear the rhythm calling the rain Wash away the weight and the strain We return [Bridge] (Tribal drum solo crescendo) (Hypnotic chanting intensifies) [Verse 2] The fire breath pulls the iron from the earth A quiet cycle of death and of birth Footprints fading on the salt-crusted plain The wind carries back the forgotten refrain [Chorus] We return to the pulse of the stone We return to the seed that was sown Hear the rhythm calling the rain Wash away the weight and the strain We return [Outro] (Chants slowly fading into nature sounds) (Deep, resonant bass pulse) We return... We return...