The Cedar Ritual

Intro

(Slow rhythmic breathing)

Mmm

Mmm

Chorus

Salt on the tongue

Sand in the lung

Fire on the hills where the cedar is young

We go down

We go down

We go down to the water

Under the copper moon

Beyond the jagged dune

Ancient circles carved in stone

Calling the marrow out from the bone

Verse 1

Silver ships drifting

Blue waves lifting

Ghostly figures haunt the trade routes now

Linen shirts stained by the purple dye

Towers falling down

Chorus

Salt on the tongue

Sand in the lung

Fire on the hills where the cedar is young

We go down

We go down

We go down to the water

Under the copper moon

Beyond the jagged dune

Ancient circles carved in stone

Calling the marrow out from the bone

Verse 2

Olive groves burning

Tablets turning

Voices rising through the narrow port

Tides are moving back

Ocean turning black

Bridge

Burn the oil

Work the soil

Spill the wine

The smoke will rise

The sky will open

The word is spoken

Chorus

Salt on the tongue

Sand in the lung

Fire on the hills where the cedar is young

We go down

We go down

We go down to the water

Under the copper moon

Beyond the jagged dune

Ancient circles carved in stone

Calling the marrow out from the bone

Chorus

Salt on the tongue

Sand in the lung

Fire on the hills where the cedar is young

We go down

We go down

We go down to the water

Under the copper moon

Beyond the jagged dune

Ancient circles carved in stone

Calling the marrow out from the bone