Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 [INTRO – Soundscape Only] [Low wind] [Distant native flute (minor scale)] [Heartbeat drum begins slowly] [Soft echo of stones clinking, subtle bells] [Whispers swirl L/R (spirits, ancestors)] [Layered whispers (unintelligible)] “Remember… remember… remember… Ashes of the old world whisper… The bones of truth still burn…” [VERSE 1 – Male (low, grounded, ancient) (Sparse drum hits, flute weaving between lines)] We were born before your temples Before your rules, before your fear Before you named the sky your weapon And called obedience “holy” here You built your throne on stolen fire Chained the truth, crowned the lie But the earth remembers footsteps Older than your god in the sky (whispered ancestral echoes: “We walked before you… We rise again…”) [PRE-CHORUS – Female (soft, dangerous calm)] (Drums fade, breath and pulse only)] You taught us silence was salvation Taught us shame before our names But the body knows the rhythm And the soul rejects the chains (echoed micro-lines: “Feel it… Remember it… Rise…”) [CHORUS – Duet (Power rising)] [Drums return heavy, chant-like] We remember the fire We remember the sound We remember the power They tried to drown No altar owns us No throne decides The god you sold us Lives inside (staggered echoes: “Lives… Lives… Lives… Inside…”) [TRIBAL BREAK / CHANT (Call & Response) (Frame drums + stomping + claps)] [Male (call)] Who told you you were broken? [Group (chant)] LIE! LIE! LIE! [Female (call)] Who profits from your fear? [Group] THEM! THEM! THEM! [Both (call)] Where does the power live? [Group (shouted) IN! US! IN! US! [Native flute screams upward, layered][spirit whispers] “We rise… We remember… Fire… Fire…” (Tempo accelerates subtly on last calls)] [VERSE 2 – Female (fierce, controlled rage)] They baptized us in terror Called it love, called it grace Counted bodies, hid the victims Put a halo on disgrace They fear the drum, they fear the dance Fear the voice that won’t submit Because once you taste the power You don’t kneel — you stand in it (repetitive echo lines: “You tried… You tried… You tried… We stand… We rise…”) [BUILD – MALE & FEMALE (Alternating) (Drums accelerate, breath grows heavier)] [Male] No savior coming— [Female] We never needed one— [Male] No kingdom waiting— [Female] We are already home— [Male & Female whispers between lines] “Feel the fire… It lives… It remembers…” [SCREAM RELEASE – PRIMAL (NOT WORDS) [Both unleash raw vocalizations] — [guttural shouts, throat singing, rising scream into silence] (Drums CUT suddenly) [Layered echo of ancestor whispers: “Return… Return… Fire… Fire…”] [FINAL CHORUS – DUET ](Massive, victorious) (All instruments return)] We remember the fire We remember the way You can’t colonize the soul You can’t pray us away No scripture owns truth No fear survives We are the ritual We are alive (Echoes and ancestral layers: “Alive… Alive… Fire… Fire… We rise… We rise…”) [OUTRO – ANCESTOR VOICES] (Children laughing faintly, wind, flute) [Whispered (layered)] “It was always yours.” “It was always within.” “Welcome back.” [Final flute cry fades into wind Final drumbeat. Silence.]
