Verse 1 [Male 1] The hidden hall unfolds in waves of living gold Light dances on the walls like stories yet untold After the watchful sands and the whispers in the stone We step into a warmth we thought we had outgrown [Switch to Female 1] The fire in the braziers paints our faces bright Laughter echoes where the desert held its night Chorus [Male 1 with layered harmonies] In the revel where the pharaoh dreams, our hearts beat as one The gold itself is swaying to the rhythm we have won Sparks of ancient light rise with every note we sing For this stolen hour, the tomb itself takes wing Verse 2 [Male 1] My voice lifts the bass, deep as the desert’s core The hall answers back with a golden roar The party joins the song, hands clapping in the glow The pharaoh’s dreams seem to stir and start to flow [Switch to Female 1] We dance between the pillars carved with names long lost But tonight those names feel like they can be crossed Chorus [Male 1 with fuller harmonies] In the revel where the pharaoh dreams, our hearts beat as one The gold itself is swaying to the rhythm we have won No curse can reach us while the music fills the air In this circle of light, we are more than we were Bridge [Male 1] I feel the thread again, the one that ties us tight After every loss, this fire still burns bright The guilt is still there but the dance burns it low For tonight we are whole in the pharaoh’s glow [Switch to Female 1] We sing of iron bonds and the green that still grows Of ice that melted and the roots that we chose Chorus [Male 1 with all voices swelling] In the revel where the pharaoh dreams, our hearts beat as one The gold itself is swaying to the rhythm we have won We’ll carry this fire when the sands rise again But here in the hall, the joy still remains
