Wado for the Dawn

Verse 1

Dark before the dawn

Clan stirs while the stars still hold

Smudge smoke rise and spin

Eastern sky beginning to fold

Water calls my name

I wade in the cold and clear

Morning gift is mine

Creator whispers in my ear

Pre-Chorus

Standing with my people

Faces to the rising flame

One breath in the firelight

We give thanks and speak his name

Chorus

Wado for the day

Wado for the light

Working for the winter

Standing through the night

Wado for the sun

Bringing us together

Every single morning

Wado forever

Verse 2

Hides stretched on the frame

Corn stored deep in clay and bark

Sisters sew the seams

Brothers track the turning dark

Firewood stacked in rows

Songs prepared for colder nights

Stories held in hands

Passing down the burning rites

Pre-Chorus

Sharing every burden

Turning work into a prayer

Nothing done alone here

Every soul is in our care

Chorus

Wado for the day

Wado for the light

Working for the winter

Standing through the night

Wado for the sun

Bringing us together

Every single morning

Wado forever

Bridge

Bear walks the ridge above

Gives me strength to carry on

Clan is my backbone

Rooted like the ancient pines

Grateful heart beats strong

Sunrise paints the world awake

I am not alone

Every step I take

Chorus

Wado for the day

Wado for the light

Working for the winter

Standing through the night

Wado for the sun

Bringing us together

Every single morning

Wado forever

Outro

(Wado) sun comes rising

(Wado) breath of morning

(Wado) clan united

(Wado) forever grateful