[Intro] [Verse] Ghost-walkers in the amber breeze, Feet unsure on ancient knees. The forest fades to open light, And shadow learns to fear the night. [Verse] Teeth still sharp, but hearts grown slow, We learned to watch the grasses grow. Hands like leaves, reaching wide, For fruit, for sky, for something inside. [Chorus] Austral haze in the blood and bone, Half in silence, half full-grown. We dreamed of gods but knew no names, Just stars above and hunger flames. [Bridge] We danced with bones, we laughed with dust, We loved with fear, we killed with trust. The earth was wide and cruel and kind — A mirror cracked across the mind. [Outro - soft chant] We were the hush before the word, The step before the song was heard…
