Awake

[Intro] (Deep, earth-shaking frame drum heartbeat. The howling wind. The raw, ancient scratching of the Tagelharpa begins a rhythmic, driving melody) [Verse 1 - Deep Male Lead, gravelly and weathered] For years we watched you walk through frozen halls, The silence echoing within your walls. A heart kept guarded, locked in winter’s sleep, With promises you never thought you’d keep. [Verse 2 - Mature Female Lead, powerful and wise] But then the summer came, a spark was thrown, A seed was planted in the dry, cold stone. You didn't know that day at the castle gate, Was the hand of spirit, turning the wheel of fate. [Pre-Chorus - Duet, low guttural male drone with soaring female harmonies] The pain was the fire that burned off the haze, Leading you out of the old, empty days. You found a new light, a path you’ve never trod, Connecting to the source, the pulse of the All. [Chorus - Full Duet with Tribal Chanting, heavy driving drums, primal intensity] Oh, our daughter is waking, the winter is gone! Walking through starlight into the dawn! Grateful for the ache and the tears you have shed, By the golden light of an invisible thread. You’ve grown through the longing, you’ve risen so tall, Finding the spirit that’s holding it all. [Verse 3 - Deep Male Lead, steady shamanic drum beat] You stood in the rain as the "Bye Love" was said, Choosing the path of your healing instead. In the missing, in the hollow, in the nights so long, You found a new rhythm, a deeper song. [Verse 4 - Mature Female Lead, raw and rhythmic] Now you look at the stars with wide-open eyes, No longer afraid of the earth or the skies. You’ve traded the armor for feathers and grace, Ready at last for your sacred place. [Bridge - Group Shamanic Chanting, Male guttural bass and Female high energy] And in your heart, you whisper a silent plea, Wondering if he’s changed, as much as he changed you. We saw the cup you gave, the charm for his key, A gift that was more than he could understand. Though you may never know, the universe knows... How a soul is transformed where the butterfly goes. [Chorus - Maximum Tribal Power, layered ancient voices, driving rhythmic Tagelharpa] Oh, our daughter is waking, the winter is gone! Walking through starlight into the dawn! Grateful for the ache and the tears you have shed, By the golden light of an invisible thread. [Outro - Slowing to a primal heartbeat, lone bone flute, fading voices] The longing was a teacher, the distance a gift... Watching the final shadows start to shift. You’re never alone, you’re part of the whole... The butterfly’s flight... the birth of a soul. [End - Final thunderous drum hit]